What is Walter Johnston's specialty?

Walter Johnston (NPI 1558312504) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is General Surgery in Richardson, TX.

Where does Walter Johnston practice?

Walter Johnston practices in Richardson, TX, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1558312504.

How much does Medicare pay Walter Johnston?

Walter Johnston (NPI 1558312504) received approximately $67K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 258 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1558312504

Walter JohnstonM.D.

PRACTICENORTH DALLAS SURGICAL SPECIALISTS, PASee all providers at this practice →

General SurgeryRichardson, TXI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

335

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

444

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$39K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,477 General Surgery providers in TX — top quintile (cohort median 212).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$123

Distinct drugs

Brand share

100.0%

Top prescribed drugs

Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen32 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$282

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$282

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$282

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Walter Johnston'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). 15 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
NPI 1134127749	128	395
Walter Simon Pathology · Dallas, TX	43	93
HOCKETT, SHERI	43	102
Scott Garoutte Diagnostic Radiology · Garland, TX	35	81
FISCHER, MARY	28	38
Ronald Sullivan Diagnostic Radiology · Garland, TX	24	35
Robert Flynn Diagnostic Radiology · Garland, TX	24	38
Brent Patterson Cardiology · Garland, TX	23	40
Clinical Pathology Laboratories, Inc. Clinical Laboratory · Austin, TX	22	43
TROMBELLO, MICHAEL	21	36
Biren Parikh Interventional Cardiology · Richardson, TX	19	29
Chase Mott Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Dallas, TX	19	31

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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