What is Keith Walter's specialty?

Keith Walter (NPI 1518940220) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Ophthalmology in Winston Salem, NC.

Where does Keith Walter practice?

Keith Walter practices in Winston Salem, NC, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1518940220.

How much does Medicare pay Keith Walter?

Keith Walter (NPI 1518940220) received approximately $84K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 290 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1518940220

Keith WalterMD

PRACTICEWAKE AIR CARE LLCSee all providers at this practice →

OphthalmologyWinston Salem, NCI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

530

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

598

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$75K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 512 Ophthalmology providers in NC — bottom quintile (cohort median 2,093).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

208

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$35K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

40.9%

Top prescribed drugs

Prednisolone Acetate79 claims

Cyclosporine34 claims

Valacyclovir Hcl25 claims

Fluorometholone16 claims

Latanoprost16 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$19K

Payment records

By payment type

Consulting Fee$18K

Food and Beverage$877

Travel and Lodging$641

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$263

Top paying entities

Consulting Fee$18K

Food and Beverage$877

Travel and Lodging$641

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$263

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Keith Walter'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). 9 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
NORTH CAROLINA BAPTIST HOSPITAL	220	968
DAVIE MEDICAL CENTER	164	1,275
FORSYTH MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, INC.	55	276
NORTHERN HOSPITAL DISTRICT OF SURRY COUNTY	55	231
Stacey Brickell Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Winston Salem, NC	25	58
SOLSTAS LAB PARTNERS GROUP LLC	21	81
Jorge Gonzalez Optometry · Stuart, VA	14	33
DUNN, MARIE	11	56
Robert Leonard Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Winston Salem, NC	11	51

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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