What is Walter Burns's specialty?

Walter Burns (NPI 1831170323) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is General Surgery in Durham, NC.

Where does Walter Burns practice?

Walter Burns practices in Durham, NC, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1831170323.

How much does Medicare pay Walter Burns?

Walter Burns (NPI 1831170323) received approximately $86K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 266 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1831170323

Walter BurnsMD

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General SurgeryDurham, NCI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

680

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,463

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$73K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 710 General Surgery providers in NC — top quintile (cohort median 242).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

820

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$7K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

8.3%

Top prescribed drugs

Doxycycline Hyclate421 claims

Mupirocin161 claims

Clindamycin Hcl74 claims

Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav53 claims

Triamcinolone Acetonide38 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$94

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$94

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$94

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Walter Burns'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 SPECIALTY HOSPITAL LLC	146	8,409
WEEKS, SUSAN	87	5,576
ALAMANCE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, INC.	65	862
SOLSTAS LAB PARTNERS GROUP LLC	23	271
Jason Dew Vascular Surgery · Burlington, NC	20	158
OAKS, TIMOTHY	20	329
County Of Durham Finance Dept Ambulance Service Provider · Durham, NC	15	58
John Lord Podiatry · Durham, NC	13	49
Blair Keagy Vascular Surgery · Chapel Hill, NC	11	53

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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