NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Carah L. Walker, NURSE PRACTITIONER

Family Nurse Practitioner · Oxford, MS

Carah L. Walker, NURSE PRACTITIONER is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Oxford, Mississippi, and NPI 1992777486, issued on Feb 7, 2006. Check the license (Mississippi 718548, as entered in NPPES) with the Mississippi board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1992777486
Name
Carah L. Walker
Credential
NURSE PRACTITIONER
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
License number
718548 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
506 Azalea Dr, Oxford, MS 38655
Phone
(210) 701-5571
Enumerated
Feb 7, 2006
Record last updated
Jun 30, 2023
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20051107000647); 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 506 Azalea Dr

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

  1. Richard Byars, M.D.Surgery Physician1518903178
  2. Robert McAuley, MDSurgery Physician1649241878

Verify Carah L. Walker 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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92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024

102 Medicare Part D claims for 50 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Carah Walker102
  2. Specialty average1,305

Most prescribed

  1. Pantoprazole Sodium30 claims
  2. Famotidine18 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): 86 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score82.1
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%63.4
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Oxford Surgical And Bariatric Clinic PLLCOxford, MS

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

Carah L. Walker among 3,798 family nurse practitioner records in Mississippi

Carah L. Walker, NURSE PRACTITIONER is one of 3,798 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Mississippi. 81% 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 2% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 87% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
  • Graduated1996 · median 2017 among the 2,576 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a Mississippi practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

97 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Oxford

They are 97 of the 1,418 NPPES records with a practice address in Oxford, and 3,798 family nurse practitioner records in Mississippi.

The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Miranda Bennett, APNOxford, MS 386551184678716
  2. Penny Burcham, CFNPOxford, MS 386551609967520
  3. Margaret Embry, RN, MSN, CFNPOxford, MS 386551386843407
  4. Shannon Fryery, NPOxford, MS 386551407895725
  5. Neeli Kirkendall, RN, MSN, CFNP, DNPOxford, MS 386551598984395
  6. Deanna Mackie, CFNPOxford, MS 386551225026032
  7. Jason Melton, CFNPOxford, MS 386551467525865
  8. Kymberly Ross, CFNPOxford, MS 386551437242724

Common questions

What is Carah L. Walker, NURSE PRACTITIONER's NPI number?

Carah L. Walker, NURSE PRACTITIONER's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1992777486, issued on Feb 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Carah L. Walker, NURSE PRACTITIONER located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 506 Azalea Dr, Oxford, MS, 38655. Phone: (210) 701-5571. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Carah L. Walker, NURSE PRACTITIONER's license?

NPPES lists Mississippi license number 718548, as entered by the provider. Search the Mississippi board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Carah L. Walker, NURSE PRACTITIONER prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Carah L. Walker, NURSE PRACTITIONER had 102 Medicare Part D claims for 50 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Carah L. Walker, NURSE PRACTITIONER's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 86 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.