Dean N. Walker, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · West Valley City, UT
Dean N. Walker, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in West Valley City, Utah, and NPI 1861424012, issued on Jul 7, 2006. Check the license (Utah 2724521205, as entered in NPPES) on the Utah Medical Licensing Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Dean N. Walker
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 2724521205 UT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2965 W 3500 S, West Valley City, UT 84119
- Phone
- (801) 965-3600
- Enumerated
- Jul 7, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 26, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100119000729); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical School At San Antonio, 1989
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2965 W 3500 S
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Dean N. Walker in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersUtah Medical Licensing Board
Search for license 2724521205Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
9% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
316 Medicare Part D claims for 100 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 25 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Celecoxib129 claims
- Ibuprofen72 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium21 claims
- Amoxicillin20 claims
- Meloxicam20 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Granger Medical Clinic PCWest Valley City, UT
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Dean N. Walker among 266 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Utah
Dean N. Walker, MD is one of 266 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Utah. 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 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 53% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2005 among the 164 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Utah practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Utah
There are 266 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Utah.
All 266 in Utah → Every provider in West Valley City → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- John Bermen, MDSalt Lake City, UT 841201548351364
- Dennis Gordon, MDSalt Lake City, UT 841201558301366
- Ross Jarrett, PASalt Lake City, UT 841201396789558
- Peter Silvero, MDWest Valley City, UT 841201699844001
- Daniel Gibbs, MDSalt Lake City, UT 841211144582354
- Johnathan HorneSalt Lake City, UT 841211407988504
- David Curtis, M.D.Salt Lake City, UT 841241730222720
- Robert Hansen, M.D.Salt Lake City, UT 841241598808503
Common questions
What is Dean N. Walker, MD's NPI number?
Dean N. Walker, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1861424012, issued on Jul 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Dean N. Walker, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2965 W 3500 S, West Valley City, UT, 84119. Phone: (801) 965-3600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Dean N. Walker, MD's license?
NPPES lists Utah license number 2724521205, as entered by the provider. Search the Utah Medical Licensing Board at https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Dean N. Walker, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Dean N. Walker, MD had 316 Medicare Part D claims for 100 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.