What is Barbara Walton's specialty?

Barbara Walton (NPI 1972583938) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Pathology in Altoona, PA.

Where does Barbara Walton practice?

Barbara Walton practices in Altoona, PA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1972583938.

How much does Medicare pay Barbara Walton?

Barbara Walton (NPI 1972583938) received approximately $28K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 349 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1972583938

Barbara WaltonMD

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PathologyAltoona, PAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

606

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,047

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$25K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 593 Pathology providers in PA — below median (cohort median 1,465).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

No data available for this provider in 2025.

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Barbara Walton'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). 38 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Blair Endoscopy Center, Llc Ambulatory Surgical Center · Altoona, PA	166	188
STRAESSER, DEBRA	69	76
MCKIBBIN, RALPH	67	184
David Rose Diagnostic Radiology · Altoona, PA	67	124
Edmond Bouassaf Gastroenterology · Altoona, PA	66	171
DEFRANCISCO, LANCE	59	128
Richard Wertz Diagnostic Radiology · Altoona, PA	57	97
Mitul Patel Gastroenterology · Altoona, PA	47	109
Patricia Blender Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Ft Myers, FL	36	39
Altoona Logan Twp Mobile Med Emerg Dept Authority Ambulance Service Provider · Altoona, PA	35	49
Esiri Karunaratne Diagnostic Radiology · Altoona, PA	31	37
Michael Schlechter Internal Medicine · Altoona, PA	25	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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