Earl William Walker, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Morganton, NC
Earl William Walker, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Morganton, North Carolina, and NPI 1518066976, issued on Sep 22, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 2006-01758, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Earl William Walker
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License numbers
- 2006-01758 NC
009000926 NC
35086615 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 503 East Parker RD, Morganton, NC 28655
- Phone
- (828) 437-6500
- Enumerated
- Sep 22, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 28, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (828) 438-0836
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070511000466); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Tennessee, Hsc, College Of Medicine, 2000
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Earl William Walker in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2006-01758Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
8% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
374 Medicare Part D claims for 99 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims. 203 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen79 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen57 claims
- Cephalexin40 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl28 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate23 claims
- Tramadol Hcl17 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): 88.4 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: $1,787.87
19 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Arthrex, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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
- Emergeortho PAMorganton, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Earl William Walker among 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records in North Carolina
Earl William Walker, MD is one of 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 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 20% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 20% of these records are older, 47% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2000 · median 2003 among the 677 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 54% 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 North Carolina 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 North Carolina
There are 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records in North Carolina.
All 977 in North Carolina → Every provider in Morganton → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Larry Anderson, MDMorganton, NC 286551790737401
- William Bell, MDMorganton, NC 286551659531259
- Mark Brazinski, MDMorganton, NC 286551003869371
- Robert Cope, D.O.Morganton, NC 286551316473424
- Jason Zook, M.D.Morganton, NC 286551114131786
- Steven Anderson, MDNorth Wilkesboro, NC 286591295853018
- Craig Bennett, M.D.N Wilkesboro, NC 286591245268556
- Jeffrey Keverline, MDLenoir, NC 286451326092271
Common questions
What is Earl William Walker, MD's NPI number?
Earl William Walker, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518066976, issued on Sep 22, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Earl William Walker, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 503 East Parker RD, Morganton, NC, 28655. Phone: (828) 437-6500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Earl William Walker, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2006-01758, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Earl William Walker, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Earl William Walker, MD had 374 Medicare Part D claims for 99 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Earl William Walker, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 88.4 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.