Daniel C. Walters, MD
Interventional Cardiology Physician · Laguna Hills, CA
Daniel C. Walters, MD is an interventional cardiology physician with a practice address in Laguna Hills, California, and NPI 1659665461, issued on Jun 9, 2011. Check the license (California A129565, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Daniel C. Walters
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Interventional Cardiology Physician 207RI0011X
- License number
- A129565 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 24411 Health Center Dr Ste 550, Laguna Hills, CA 92653
- Phone
- (949) 770-6266
- Enumerated
- Jun 9, 2011
- Record last updated
- Jun 1, 2022
- Fax
- (949) 916-0140
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190814003861); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Michigan State University College Of Human Medicine, 2011
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Daniel C. Walters in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A129565Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
48% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average interventional cardiology physician in 2024
1,642 Medicare Part D claims for 309 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,179 among the 6,605 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Succinate173 claims
- Losartan Potassium152 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium142 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium122 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate112 claims
- Furosemide80 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): 75.8 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: $2,999.88
83 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Biotronik Inc. 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.
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
- South Orange County Cardiology GrpLaguna Hills, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Daniel C. Walters among 632 interventional cardiology physician records in California
Daniel C. Walters, MD is one of 632 interventional cardiology physician records with a practice address in California. 90% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 76% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 76% of these records are older, 21% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 83% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2001 among the 526 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 55% 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 California 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 California
There are 632 interventional cardiology physician records in California.
All 632 in California → Every provider in Laguna Hills → Interventional Cardiology Physician nationwide →
The 8 interventional cardiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Amarpal Chana, M.D.Laguna Hills, CA 926531669763447
- Cheng-Han Chen, M.D., PH.D.Laguna Hills, CA 926531215181722
- John Hollowed, MDLaguna Hills, CA 926531891115572
- Milan Patel, M.D.Laguna Hills, CA 926531952447476
- Ramin Rabbani, MDLaguna Hills, CA 926531518962539
- George Tadros, M.D.Laguna Hills, CA 926531588623144
- Hohai Van, MDLaguna Hills, CA 926531780761965
- Richard Caso, M.D.Aliso Viejo, CA 926561407822141
Common questions
What is Daniel C. Walters, MD's NPI number?
Daniel C. Walters, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659665461, issued on Jun 9, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Daniel C. Walters, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 24411 Health Center Dr Ste 550, Laguna Hills, CA, 92653. Phone: (949) 770-6266. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Daniel C. Walters, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A129565, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Daniel C. Walters, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Daniel C. Walters, MD had 1,642 Medicare Part D claims for 309 beneficiaries; the average among interventional cardiology physician prescribers was 3,179. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Daniel C. Walters, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 75.8 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.