NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Billy Ray Walton, PMHNP-BC

Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner · Whitfield, MS

Billy Ray Walton, PMHNP-BC is a psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner with a practice address in Whitfield, Mississippi, and NPI 1871980995, issued on Apr 16, 2015. Check the license (Mississippi R861812, as entered in NPPES) with the Mississippi board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1871980995
Name
Billy Ray Walton
Credential
PMHNP-BC
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner 363LP0808X
License number
R861812 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3550 Highway 468 W, Whitfield, MS 39193
Phone
(601) 351-8000
Enumerated
Apr 16, 2015
Record last updated
Jul 21, 2022
Fax
(601) 351-8586
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20150709002251); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 3550 Highway 468 W

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Kody BaileyPsychiatry Physician1467341313
  2. Sierra BarnesOccupational Therapist1720818065
  3. Mariah Bohl, MDPsychiatry Physician1376221986
  4. Edward Brewer, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1831106418
  5. Adam Chen, DOPsychiatry Physician1902796824
  6. William Copenhaver, DOPsychiatry Physician1720977622

Verify Billy Ray Walton in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Mississippi board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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6.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner in 2024

6,020 Medicare Part D claims for 361 beneficiaries, against an average of 906 among the 30,717 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims.

  1. Billy Walton6,020
  2. Specialty average906

Most prescribed

  1. Benztropine Mesylate459 claims
  2. Trazodone Hcl323 claims
  3. Quetiapine Fumarate298 claims
  4. Aripiprazole277 claims
  5. Buspirone Hcl271 claims
  6. Clonazepam233 claims

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

Industry payments in 2024: $732.71

36 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 23,362 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,027.77 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Billy Walton$732.71
  2. Specialty average$1,027.77

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 3 group practices

  1. Region VI Community Mental Health CommissionGreenwood, MS
  2. Urban Rehab, IncJackson, MS
  3. Warren Yazoo Mental Health ServiceVicksburg, MS

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Billy Ray Walton among 624 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Mississippi

Billy Ray Walton, PMHNP-BC is one of 624 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Mississippi. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 21% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 21% of these records are older, 75% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
  • Graduated2000 · median 2020 among the 366 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 30% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LP0808X and a Mississippi practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

6 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Whitfield

They are 6 of the 92 NPPES records with a practice address in Whitfield, and 624 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Mississippi.

The 8 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jackie Dyess, C. A. P. M. H. N. P.Whitfield, MS 391931003972928
  2. Kimberly Harrell, C. A. P. M. H. N. P.Whitfield, MS 391931265505853
  3. Laura Johnson, PMHNPWhitfield, MS 391931407209489
  4. Clint Trest, PMHNPWhitfield, MS 391931750833984
  5. Chassity Vanderford, NPWhitfield, MS 391931427607688
  6. Hailey Beckwith, PMHNPYazoo City, MS 391941326521048
  7. Debra Bell, CRNPJackson, MS 392011083653257
  8. Sharon Davis, FPMHNPJackson, MS 392011194753962

Common questions

What is Billy Ray Walton, PMHNP-BC's NPI number?

Billy Ray Walton, PMHNP-BC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871980995, issued on Apr 16, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Billy Ray Walton, PMHNP-BC located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3550 Highway 468 W, Whitfield, MS, 39193. Phone: (601) 351-8000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Billy Ray Walton, PMHNP-BC's license?

NPPES lists Mississippi license number R861812, as entered by the provider. Search the Mississippi board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Billy Ray Walton, PMHNP-BC prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Billy Ray Walton, PMHNP-BC had 6,020 Medicare Part D claims for 361 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner prescribers was 906. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.