What is Earl Walker's specialty?

Earl Walker (NPI 1518066976) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Orthopedic Surgery in Morganton, NC.

Where does Earl Walker practice?

Earl Walker practices in Morganton, NC, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1518066976.

How much does Medicare pay Earl Walker?

Earl Walker (NPI 1518066976) received approximately $60K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 114 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1518066976

Earl WalkerMD

Orthopedic SurgeryMorganton, NCI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

214

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

371

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$21K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 770 Orthopedic Surgery providers in NC — below median (cohort median 1,323).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

310

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$37K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

47.7%

Top prescribed drugs

Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen79 claims

Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen57 claims

Cephalexin40 claims

Oxycodone Hcl28 claims

Doxycycline Hyclate23 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

89.1

Quality

85.9

Cost

77.6

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.59%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$2K

Payment records

By payment type

Travel and Lodging$1K

Food and Beverage$355

Top paying entities

Travel and Lodging$1K

Food and Beverage$355

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Earl Walker's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 18 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
BLUE RIDGE HEALTHCARE HOSPITALS, INC.	80	370
Kevin Leonard Diagnostic Radiology · Morganton, NC	42	133
Michael Smith Diagnostic Radiology · Hickory, NC	40	146
David Glowacki Diagnostic Radiology · Morganton, NC	33	97
Fernando De La Serna Interventional Cardiology · Morganton, NC	32	139
Christopher Hanger Anesthesiology · Morganton, NC	29	86
Mark Brazinski Orthopedic Surgery · Morganton, NC	27	98
CATAWBA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER	27	127
Christopher Daley Orthopedic Surgery · Rutherford College, NC	26	53
CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER AT HOME, LLC	22	67
Jason Zook Orthopedic Surgery · Morganton, NC	22	92
Edward Plyler Family Practice · Morganton, NC	18	122

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

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