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 · 2024

Total received

$2K

Payment records

By payment type

Travel and Lodging$1K

Food and Beverage$389

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.

CROSS-REFERENCE

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ProviderScore

OIG/SAM exclusion screening, sanctions history