NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Carl D. Walker, M. D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Harvey, LA

Carl D. Walker, M. D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Harvey, Louisiana, and NPI 1255442539, issued on Aug 31, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana 017885, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; 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
1255442539
Name
Carl D. Walker
Credential
M. D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
017885 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1816 Industrial Blvd, Harvey, LA 70058
Phone
(504) 366-7638
Enumerated
Aug 31, 2006
Record last updated
Feb 7, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
1900109 LA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20101209001443); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In Shreveport, 1984
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 1816 Industrial Blvd

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

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  2. Lindsay Ballard, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1083119523
  3. Lisa BrewerFamily Nurse Practitioner1417320532
  4. Mithra Butler, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1376901850
  5. Pierre Detiege, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1902821861
  6. Peter Gentry, MDUndersea and Hyperbaric Medicine (Emergency Medicine) Physician1043329899

Verify Carl D. Walker in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
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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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98% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

63 Medicare Part D claims for 22 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Carl Walker63
  2. Specialty average3,176

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: $146.53

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abiomed. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Carl Walker$146.53
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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

  1. St. Thomas Community Health Center IncNew Orleans, LA

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

Carl D. Walker among 1,749 internal medicine physician records in Louisiana

Carl D. Walker, M. D. is one of 1,749 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 85% 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 10% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 58% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
  • Graduated1984 · median 2008 among the 1,216 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2013 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

11 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Harvey

They are 11 of the 549 NPPES records with a practice address in Harvey, and 1,749 internal medicine physician records in Louisiana.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Candice Abuso, MDHarvey, LA 700581780670489
  2. Thomas Bambrick, MDHarvey, LA 700581316926249
  3. Crystal GaurHarvey, LA 700581932661782
  4. Joseph Imseis, MDHarvey, LA 700581932195344
  5. Evelyn Magsino-Bacuta, MDHarvey, LA 700581306832738
  6. Joshua Mizell, M.D.Harvey, LA 700581881782001
  7. William Newman, MDHarvey, LA 700581316906837
  8. Rebecca Nguyen, MDHarvey, LA 700581922094358

Common questions

What is Carl D. Walker, M. D.'s NPI number?

Carl D. Walker, M. D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255442539, issued on Aug 31, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Carl D. Walker, M. D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1816 Industrial Blvd, Harvey, LA, 70058. Phone: (504) 366-7638. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Carl D. Walker, M. D.'s license?

NPPES lists Louisiana license number 017885, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Carl D. Walker, M. D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Carl D. Walker, M. D. had 63 Medicare Part D claims for 22 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.