David S. Walker, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Portsmouth, OH
David S. Walker, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Portsmouth, Ohio, and NPI 1851495303, issued on Sep 12, 2006. Check the license (Ohio 35070542, as entered in NPPES) on the State Medical Board of Ohio; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David S. Walker
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 35070542 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 723 8TH St, Portsmouth, OH 45662
- Phone
- (740) 355-3989
- Enumerated
- Sep 12, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 26, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (740) 355-0419
- Medicaid IDs
- 0276366 OH
64953334 KY - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050308000609); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Kentucky College Of Medicine, 1994
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 723 8TH St
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Verify David S. Walker in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersState Medical Board of Ohio
Search for license 35070542Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
9,208 Medicare Part D claims for 296 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 430 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium403 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium378 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate316 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen282 claims
- Furosemide276 claims
- Gabapentin273 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: $216.72
13 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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.
David S. Walker among 5,606 family medicine physician records in Ohio
David S. Walker, M.D. is one of 5,606 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Ohio. 80% 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 18% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 18% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1994 · median 2005 among the 3,510 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Ohio practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
18 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Portsmouth
They are 18 of the 1,937 NPPES records with a practice address in Portsmouth, and 5,606 family medicine physician records in Ohio.
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The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Roy Adams, D.O.Portsmouth, OH 456621629053251
- Angela Ailes-Frick, M.D.Portsmouth, OH 456621255334462
- Christopher AvilesPortsmouth, OH 456621265521066
- Daren Barker, MDPortsmouth, OH 456621194957902
- David Hanzel, M.D.New Boston, OH 456621063579712
- Jeffrey Hill, D.O.Portsmouth, OH 456621154342582
- Jitendra Patel, M.D.Portsmouth, OH 456621346224995
- Jessica Powell, DOPortsmouth, OH 456621386893832
Common questions
What is David S. Walker, M.D.'s NPI number?
David S. Walker, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1851495303, issued on Sep 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David S. Walker, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 723 8TH St, Portsmouth, OH, 45662. Phone: (740) 355-3989. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David S. Walker, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Ohio license number 35070542, as entered by the provider. Search the State Medical Board of Ohio at https://elicense.ohio.gov/oh_verifylicense. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does David S. Walker, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David S. Walker, M.D. had 9,208 Medicare Part D claims for 296 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.