NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Craig Michael Walker, MD

Interventional Cardiology Physician · Houma, LA

Craig Michael Walker, MD is an interventional cardiology physician with a practice address in Houma, Louisiana, and NPI 1548267529, issued on Jul 5, 2005. Check the license (Louisiana 014224, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1548267529
Name
Craig Michael Walker
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Interventional Cardiology Physician 207RI0011X
License number
014224 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
225 Dunn St, Houma, LA 70360
Phone
(985) 876-0300
Enumerated
Jul 5, 2005
Record last updated
Oct 19, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(985) 872-0317
Medicaid ID
1336122 LA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100415000991); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In New Orleans, 1997
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 225 Dunn St

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

  1. Richard Abben, MDInterventional Cardiology Physician1750388740
  2. John Baskett, NPNurse Practitioner1467459388
  3. Gene Bergeron, NPNurse Practitioner1285631937
  4. Anil Chagarlamudi, MDInterventional Cardiology Physician1952308959
  5. Jacquelyn Coster, ACNP-AGAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1396231726
  6. Eric Engeron, MDInterventional Cardiology Physician1154328144

Verify Craig Michael 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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2.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average interventional cardiology physician in 2024

9,054 Medicare Part D claims for 841 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,179 among the 6,605 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 18 claims were for opioids.

  1. Craig Walker9,054
  2. Specialty average3,179

Most prescribed

  1. Clopidogrel896 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium519 claims
  3. Rosuvastatin Calcium488 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate484 claims
  5. Olmesartan Medoxomil363 claims
  6. Alprazolam355 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: $94,172.59

150 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Philips North America LLC. The 6,394 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,062.29 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Craig Walker$94,173
  2. Specialty average$7,062

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. Cardiovascular Institute OF The South, LLCHouma, LA

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

Craig Michael Walker among 176 interventional cardiology physician records in Louisiana

Craig Michael Walker, MD is one of 176 interventional cardiology physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 98% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 76% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 98% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 91% of these records are
  • Graduated1997 · median 2000 among the 160 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2015 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0011X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Interventional Cardiology Physician providers in Louisiana

There are 176 interventional cardiology physician records in Louisiana.

The 8 interventional cardiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Richard Abben, MDHouma, LA 703601750388740
  2. Anil Chagarlamudi, MDHouma, LA 703601952308959
  3. Eric Engeron, MDHouma, LA 703601154328144
  4. Matthew Finn, M.D,Houma, LA 703601376868000
  5. Vinod Nair, M.D.Houma, LA 703601770550857
  6. Pradeep Nair, M.D.Houma, LA 703601659517670
  7. McCall WalkerGray, LA 703591457705501
  8. Nidal Abi Rafeh, M.D.Hammond, LA 704031457506743

Common questions

What is Craig Michael Walker, MD's NPI number?

Craig Michael Walker, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548267529, issued on Jul 5, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Craig Michael Walker, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 225 Dunn St, Houma, LA, 70360. Phone: (985) 876-0300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Craig Michael Walker, MD's license?

NPPES lists Louisiana license number 014224, 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 Craig Michael Walker, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Craig Michael Walker, MD had 9,054 Medicare Part D claims for 841 beneficiaries; the average among interventional cardiology physician prescribers was 3,179. 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.