Christopher James Walton, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Mobile, AL
Christopher James Walton, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Mobile, Alabama, and NPI 1568564722, issued on Sep 1, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 26498, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher James Walton
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 26498 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3701 Dauphin St, Mobile, AL 36608
- Phone
- (251) 341-3368
- Enumerated
- Sep 1, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 7, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (251) 341-3371
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070709000318); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of South Alabama College Of Medicine, 2001
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3701 Dauphin St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Molly Harris, AUDAudiologist1386252369
- James Harrison, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1467456160
Verify Christopher James Walton in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 26498Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
1,600 Medicare Part D claims for 631 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 34% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Ketorolac Tromethamine451 claims
- Latanoprost276 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate202 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol189 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth104 claims
- Restasis65 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): 81.6 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $374.35
10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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
- Premier Health Management IncThomasville, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher James Walton among 234 ophthalmology physician records in Alabama
Christopher James Walton, MD is one of 234 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 77% 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 25% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 25% of these records are older, 35% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 1999 among the 148 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Alabama
There are 234 ophthalmology physician records in Alabama.
All 234 in Alabama → Every provider in Mobile → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Curtis Graf, M.D.Mobile, AL 366081316941016
- James Harrison, M.D.Mobile, AL 366081467456160
- Charles Mosteller, M.D.Mobile, AL 366081235121492
- Matthew Mosteller, M.D.Mobile, AL 366081134112139
- Charles Salisbury, MDMobile, AL 366081255758199
- Andrew Terry, M.D.Mobile, AL 366081154316321
- Claude Warren, M.D.Mobile, AL 366081841285020
- John Wright, MDMobile, AL 366081326571670
Common questions
What is Christopher James Walton, MD's NPI number?
Christopher James Walton, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568564722, issued on Sep 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher James Walton, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3701 Dauphin St, Mobile, AL, 36608. Phone: (251) 341-3368. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher James Walton, MD's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 26498, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Christopher James Walton, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher James Walton, MD had 1,600 Medicare Part D claims for 631 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Christopher James Walton, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 81.6 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.