NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Christopher Ronald Walters, M.D.

Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Lumberton, NC

Christopher Ronald Walters, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Lumberton, North Carolina, and NPI 1053461319, issued on Jan 11, 2007. Check the license (North Carolina 200401001, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; 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
1053461319
Name
Christopher Ronald Walters
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
License number
200401001 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
403 W 27TH St, Lumberton, NC 28358
Phone
(910) 671-6619
Enumerated
Jan 11, 2007
Record last updated
Apr 25, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20081213000073); 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 403 W 27TH St

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

  1. Donald Glower, M.D.Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1528148657
  2. George Hughes, M.D.Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1255363990
  3. Shu Lin, M.D.Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1003990912
  4. Carmelo Milano, M.D.Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1508946633

Verify Christopher Ronald Walters in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
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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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53% more Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024

4,702 Medicare Part D claims for 604 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims.

  1. Christopher Walters4,702
  2. Specialty average3,078

Most prescribed

  1. Eliquis336 claims
  2. Metoprolol Succinate324 claims
  3. Carvedilol294 claims
  4. Atorvastatin Calcium258 claims
  5. Furosemide243 claims
  6. Metoprolol Tartrate240 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: $156.25

10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Zoll Services LLC (a/k/a Zoll LifeCor Corp). The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Christopher Walters$156.25
  2. Specialty average$3,819.56

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. Southeastern Regional Physician ServicesLumberton, NC

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

Christopher Ronald Walters among 841 cardiovascular disease physician records in North Carolina

Christopher Ronald Walters, M.D. is one of 841 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 58% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 58% of these records are older, 31% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • Graduated2001 · median 1999 among the 606 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2008 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in North Carolina

There are 841 cardiovascular disease physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Sagir Ahmed, MDLumberton, NC 283581245235506
  2. Robert Everhart, M.D.Lumberton, NC 283581215026638
  3. Sadanand Hegde, M.D.Lumberton, NC 283581083611586
  4. Ishtiaque MohiuddinLumberton, NC 283581114969433
  5. Stephen Royal, M.D.Lumberton, NC 283581497745418
  6. Xiuxian Zhu, MDLumberton, NC 283581780895599
  7. Matthew Block, MDLaurinburg, NC 283521417997172
  8. Edward Anderson, D.O.Pinehurst, NC 283741700911328

Common questions

What is Christopher Ronald Walters, M.D.'s NPI number?

Christopher Ronald Walters, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053461319, issued on Jan 11, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Christopher Ronald Walters, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 403 W 27TH St, Lumberton, NC, 28358. Phone: (910) 671-6619. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Christopher Ronald Walters, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 200401001, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Christopher Ronald Walters, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Christopher Ronald Walters, M.D. had 4,702 Medicare Part D claims for 604 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. 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.