Bruce E. Walker, MD
Gastroenterology Physician · Thornton, CO
Bruce E. Walker, MD is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Thornton, Colorado, and NPI 1790717486, issued on Jul 6, 2006. Check the license (Colorado 32538, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Bruce E. Walker
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License number
- 32538 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 10001 N Washington St, Thornton, CO 80229
- Phone
- (303) 252-4442
- Enumerated
- Jul 6, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 17, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (303) 429-6714
- Medicaid ID
- 01325380 CO
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100802000046); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical College Of Wisconsin, 1987
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 10001 N Washington St
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Verify Bruce E. Walker in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
Search for license 32538Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
22 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium11 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 54.2 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $117.37
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Rocky Mountain Gastroenterology Associates, PLLCThornton, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Bruce E. Walker among 334 gastroenterology physician records in Colorado
Bruce E. Walker, MD is one of 334 gastroenterology physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 53% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
- Graduated1987 · median 2003 among the 258 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RG0100X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Gastroenterology Physician providers in Colorado
There are 334 gastroenterology physician records in Colorado.
All 334 in Colorado → Every provider in Thornton → Gastroenterology Physician nationwide →
The 8 gastroenterology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Sam Anouna, M.D.Thornton, CO 802291639119365
- Paul Deneault, M.D.Thornton, CO 802291346276177
- James Higham-Kessler, M.D.Thornton, CO 802291003105636
- Ajit Ramadugu, M.D.Thornton, CO 802291316473762
- Shazad Rana, M.D.Thornton, CO 802291285670323
- Bruce Weber, D.O.Thornton, CO 802291811972219
- Gareth Weiner, MDThornton, CO 802291003845249
- John Goff, M.D.Lakewood, CO 802281942231832
Common questions
What is Bruce E. Walker, MD's NPI number?
Bruce E. Walker, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790717486, issued on Jul 6, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Bruce E. Walker, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 10001 N Washington St, Thornton, CO, 80229. Phone: (303) 252-4442. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Bruce E. Walker, MD's license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number 32538, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado Medical Board at https://dpo.colorado.gov/Medical. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Bruce E. Walker, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Bruce E. Walker, MD had 22 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Bruce E. Walker, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 54.2 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.