Charles A. Walch, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Surgery Physician · Oakland, MD
Charles A. Walch, M.D., F.A.C.S. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Oakland, Maryland, and NPI 1396845384, issued on Sep 22, 2006. Check the license (Maryland D47925, as entered in NPPES) on the Maryland Board of Physicians; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Charles A. Walch
- Credential
- M.D., F.A.C.S.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- D47925 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 255 North 4TH Street, Oakland, MD 21550
- Phone
- (301) 334-8282
- Enumerated
- Sep 22, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 10, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (301) 334-8468
- Medicaid ID
- 205900200 MD
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20131125000604); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical College Of Pennsylvania, 1990
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest surgery physician records → All 672 in Maryland → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 255 North 4TH Street
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Marjorie Fridkin, M.D.Surgery Physician1427129840
Verify Charles A. Walch in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMaryland Board of Physicians
Search for license D47925Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
6.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average surgery physician in 2024
955 Medicare Part D claims for 286 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims. 62 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Famotidine265 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium225 claims
- Ondansetron Hcl67 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen56 claims
- Omeprazole50 claims
- Eliquis32 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 26.5 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $91.33
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- Specialty Physicians OF Garrett County, LLCOakland, MD
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Charles A. Walch among 672 surgery physician records in Maryland
Charles A. Walch, M.D., F.A.C.S. is one of 672 surgery physician records with a practice address in Maryland. 69% 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, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 2003 among the 385 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
4 surgery physician records list a practice address in Oakland
They are 4 of the 304 NPPES records with a practice address in Oakland, and 672 surgery physician records in Maryland.
All 672 in Maryland → Every provider in Oakland → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Charles Fedde, M.D.Oakland, MD 215501649507146
- Marjorie Fridkin, M.D.Oakland, MD 215501427129840
- Jonathan Tannebaum, MDOakland, MD 215501285922724
- Juan Arrisueno, M.D., PACumberland, MD 215021851393565
- Julie Bielec, MDCumberland, MD 215021891754370
- Roy Chisholm, M.D.Cumberland, MD 215021275550279
- Milton Lum, MDCumberland, MD 215021740507433
- Philip Schroeder, MDCumberland, MD 215021457312530
Common questions
What is Charles A. Walch, M.D., F.A.C.S.'s NPI number?
Charles A. Walch, M.D., F.A.C.S.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396845384, issued on Sep 22, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Charles A. Walch, M.D., F.A.C.S. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 255 North 4TH Street, Oakland, MD, 21550. Phone: (301) 334-8282. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Charles A. Walch, M.D., F.A.C.S.'s license?
NPPES lists Maryland license number D47925, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland Board of Physicians at https://www.mbp.state.md.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Charles A. Walch, M.D., F.A.C.S. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Charles A. Walch, M.D., F.A.C.S. had 955 Medicare Part D claims for 286 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Charles A. Walch, M.D., F.A.C.S.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 26.5 of 100. 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.