Derek Alan Walton, OD
Optometrist · Riverton, WY
Derek Alan Walton, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Riverton, Wyoming, and NPI 1295019339, issued on Oct 7, 2011. Check the license (Wyoming 413T, as entered in NPPES) with the Wyoming board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Derek Alan Walton
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License numbers
- 413T WY
8527006-9934 UT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 400 E Adams Ave, Riverton, WY 82501
- Phone
- (307) 856-3937
- Enumerated
- Oct 7, 2011
- Record last updated
- Jul 21, 2022
- Fax
- (307) 856-1306
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20111025000697); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern California College Of Optometry, 2011
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 400 E Adams Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Benjamin Kister, ODOptometrist1336125319
- Ross Wortham, ODOptometrist1821072042
Verify Derek Alan Walton in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Wyoming board licenses this profession
Search for license 413TCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
14% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
315 Medicare Part D claims for 91 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 28% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost93 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate43 claims
- Timolol Maleate39 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate34 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol23 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth15 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: $26.80
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 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
- Hometown Eyecare And OpticalRiverton, WY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Derek Alan Walton among 147 optometrist records in Wyoming
Derek Alan Walton, OD is one of 147 optometrist records with a practice address in Wyoming. 70% 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 75% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 75% of these records are older, 24% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2006 among the 92 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 79% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a Wyoming practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
8 optometrist records list a practice address in Riverton
They are 8 of the 364 NPPES records with a practice address in Riverton, and 147 optometrist records in Wyoming.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Tracy Ammann, O.D.Riverton, WY 825011962591263
- Brian Ballard, O.D.Riverton, WY 825011114919826
- Shelly Cadman, O.D.Riverton, WY 825011417969718
- Christopher Frazier, ODRiverton, WY 825011841302189
- James Hinkle, O.D.Riverton, WY 825011083606792
- Benjamin Kister, ODRiverton, WY 825011336125319
- Ross Wortham, ODRiverton, WY 825011821072042
- David Langford, O.D.Arapahoe, WY 825101255337549
Common questions
What is Derek Alan Walton, OD's NPI number?
Derek Alan Walton, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1295019339, issued on Oct 7, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Derek Alan Walton, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 400 E Adams Ave, Riverton, WY, 82501. Phone: (307) 856-3937. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Derek Alan Walton, OD's license?
NPPES lists Wyoming license number 413T, as entered by the provider. Search the Wyoming board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Derek Alan Walton, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Derek Alan Walton, OD had 315 Medicare Part D claims for 91 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. 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.