What is Walter Wardell's specialty?

Walter Wardell (NPI 1538111851) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Internal Medicine in Havelock, NC.

Where does Walter Wardell practice?

Walter Wardell practices in Havelock, NC, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1538111851.

How much does Medicare pay Walter Wardell?

Walter Wardell (NPI 1538111851) received approximately $150K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 437 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1538111851

Walter WardellM.D.

PRACTICECAROLINAEAST PHYSICIANSSee all providers at this practice →

Internal MedicineHavelock, NCI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

3,217

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

8,790

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$143K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 2,554 Internal Medicine providers in NC — top quintile (cohort median 687).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

5,322

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$394K

Distinct drugs

107

Brand share

15.7%

Top prescribed drugs

Atorvastatin Calcium396 claims

Omeprazole236 claims

Amlodipine Besylate226 claims

Lisinopril211 claims

Prednisone200 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

72.6

Quality

57.4

Cost

78.0

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

68.0

Payment adjustment

-0.29%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$183

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$183

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$183

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Walter Wardell'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). 2 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
GINTAUTIENE, KRISTINA	21	101
Kristina Rowe Internal Medicine · Havelock, NC	12	48

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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