NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Eric Fulkerson, MD

Orthopaedic Trauma Physician · Walnut Creek, CA

Eric Fulkerson, MD is an orthopaedic trauma physician with a practice address in Walnut Creek, California, and NPI 1568581429, issued on Mar 29, 2007. Check the license (California A103677, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1568581429
Name
Eric Fulkerson
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Trauma Physician 207XX0801X
License number
A103677 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2625 Shadelands Dr, Walnut Creek, CA 94598
Phone
(925) 939-8585
Enumerated
Mar 29, 2007
Record last updated
Nov 12, 2025
Fax
(925) 933-2709
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20080814000610); may accept Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Georgetown University School Of Medicine, 2001
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 2625 Shadelands Dr

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Desiree AgostoFamily Nurse Practitioner1235907197
  2. James Albertson, DPTOrthopedic Physical Therapist1558919944
  3. Afshin AnoushiravaniOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1003310293
  4. Audrielle Angela Asuncion, OTR/LHand Occupational Therapist1689455016
  5. Lauren Baker, OTRHand Occupational Therapist1114669322
  6. Jason BalaoingHand Occupational Therapist1144714288

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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49% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic trauma physician in 2024

77 Medicare Part D claims for 41 beneficiaries, against an average of 151 among the 627 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. Eric Fulkerson77
  2. Specialty average151

Most prescribed

  1. Meloxicam53 claims
  2. Ibuprofen12 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.

No measured MIPS final score for 2023

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $4,972.84

16 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Globus Medical, Inc. The 722 providers of this specialty with any payment received $15,814.30 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Eric Fulkerson$4,973
  2. Specialty average$15,814

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Golden State Orthopedics And SpineBrentwood, CA
  2. John Muir Trauma Physicians Billing ServiceWalnut Creek, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Eric Fulkerson among 114 orthopaedic trauma physician records in California

Eric Fulkerson, MD is one of 114 orthopaedic trauma physician records with a practice address in California. 89% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 28% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 28% of these records are older, 62% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • Graduated2001 · median 2009 among the 95 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 41% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XX0801X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Trauma Physician providers in California

There are 114 orthopaedic trauma physician records in California.

The 8 orthopaedic trauma physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Christopher Coufal, M.D.Walnut Creek, CA 945981467402859
  2. Adam Warren, MD, MPHOakland, CA 946091205164761
  3. Christopher Grimsrud, MDOakland, CA 946111447241609
  4. Abhinav NalluriOakland, CA 946111801254537
  5. Virginia Lieu, MDCastro Valley, CA 945461063945962
  6. Steven Zourabian, D.O.Castro Valley, CA 945461578918926
  7. Julius Bishop, MDStanford, CA 943051548381999
  8. Michael Gardner, MDStanford, CA 943051710101555

Common questions

What is Eric Fulkerson, MD's NPI number?

Eric Fulkerson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568581429, issued on Mar 29, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Eric Fulkerson, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2625 Shadelands Dr, Walnut Creek, CA, 94598. Phone: (925) 939-8585. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Eric Fulkerson, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A103677, 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 Eric Fulkerson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Eric Fulkerson, MD had 77 Medicare Part D claims for 41 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic trauma physician prescribers was 151. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Eric Fulkerson, MD's MIPS final score?

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.

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.