Carla A. Walker, APRN
Family Nurse Practitioner · Fort Smith, AR
Carla A. Walker, APRN is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Fort Smith, Arkansas, and NPI 1740704774, issued on Aug 1, 2017. Check the license (Arkansas AA005291, as entered in NPPES) with the Arkansas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Carla A. Walker
- Credential
- APRN
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- AA005291 AR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7800 Dallas St, Fort Smith, AR 72903
- Phone
- (479) 259-9286
- Enumerated
- Aug 1, 2017
- Record last updated
- Oct 30, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170823001701); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 7800 Dallas St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Corey Arnold, APRNPediatric Nurse Practitioner1720503360
- Sean Baker, D.O.Family Medicine Physician1508060641
- John Bowers, DOFamily Medicine Physician1285375253
- Tawni Glander, APRNFamily Medicine Physician1558992149
- Tyler JacksonFamily Medicine Physician1205756970
Verify Carla A. Walker in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Arkansas board licenses this profession
Search for license AA005291Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
6.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
8,559 Medicare Part D claims for 356 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium589 claims
- Lisinopril339 claims
- Gabapentin270 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate266 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium244 claims
- Omeprazole239 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: $1,056.92
65 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 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
- Mercy Clinic Fort Smith CommunitiesFort Smith, AR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Carla A. Walker among 2,737 family nurse practitioner records in Arkansas
Carla A. Walker, APRN is one of 2,737 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Arkansas. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 37% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 37% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2018 among the 1,836 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 41% 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 Arkansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
117 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Fort Smith
They are 117 of the 2,951 NPPES records with a practice address in Fort Smith, and 2,737 family nurse practitioner records in Arkansas.
All 2,737 in Arkansas → Every provider in Fort Smith → Family Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Tonya Allen, APRN, NP-CFort Smith, AR 729031013255298
- Sarah Anderson, APRNFort Smith, AR 729031124418769
- Nina Copeland, APNFort Smith, AR 729031295093532
- Jennifer Davenport, APNFort Smith, AR 729031215256680
- Catherine Flannigan, RNFA, APRN-CFort Smith, AR 729031700079811
- Gayla Johnson, FNPFort Smith, AR 729031033500673
- Joann Mahan, APRNFort Smith, AR 729031104225317
- Tanya Robberson, APNFort Smith, AR 729031922348374
Common questions
What is Carla A. Walker, APRN's NPI number?
Carla A. Walker, APRN's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740704774, issued on Aug 1, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Carla A. Walker, APRN located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7800 Dallas St, Fort Smith, AR, 72903. Phone: (479) 259-9286. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Carla A. Walker, APRN's license?
NPPES lists Arkansas license number AA005291, as entered by the provider. Search the Arkansas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Carla A. Walker, APRN prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Carla A. Walker, APRN had 8,559 Medicare Part D claims for 356 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. 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.