James Ely Walker, M.D.
Addiction Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician · Del Norte, CO
James Ely Walker, M.D. is an addiction medicine (family medicine) physician with a practice address in Del Norte, Colorado, and NPI 1043506413, issued on Jun 23, 2011. Check the license (Colorado 52335, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Ely Walker
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Addiction Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician 207QA0401X
- License numbers
- 52335 CO
P4832 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 310 County Road 14, Del Norte, CO 81132
- Phone
- (719) 657-4102
- Enumerated
- Jun 23, 2011
- Record last updated
- Jun 21, 2024
- Fax
- (719) 657-4106
- Medicaid ID
- 85933864 CO
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200909002921); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Colorado School Of Medicine, Denver, 2011
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 310 County Road 14
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Verify James Ely Walker in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
Search for license 52335Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
61% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average addiction medicine (family medicine) physician in 2024
261 Medicare Part D claims for 128 beneficiaries, against an average of 664 among the 581 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 11 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone24 claims
- Cephalexin19 claims
- Ondansetron Odt18 claims
- Buprenorphine-Naloxone16 claims
- Gabapentin15 claims
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim12 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): 84 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: $16.02
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Braeburn Inc. The 305 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,151.00 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
- Valley Citizens' Foundation For Health Care IncMonte Vista, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Ely Walker among 17 addiction medicine (family medicine) physician records in Colorado
James Ely Walker, M.D. is one of 17 addiction medicine (family medicine) physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 76% 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 59% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 59% of these records are older, 29% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 53% of these records are
- Record last updated2024 · 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 207QA0401X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
1 addiction medicine (family medicine) physician record lists a practice address in Del Norte
They are 1 of the 42 NPPES records with a practice address in Del Norte, and 17 addiction medicine (family medicine) physician records in Colorado.
All 17 in Colorado → Every provider in Del Norte → Addiction Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician nationwide →
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- Robert Ochsner, M.D.Colorado Springs, CO 809181790984623
- Ryan Jackman, M.D.Grand Junction, CO 815061114363942
- Tirzah Wethern, MDGrand Junction, CO 815061780242263
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Common questions
What is James Ely Walker, M.D.'s NPI number?
James Ely Walker, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043506413, issued on Jun 23, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Ely Walker, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 310 County Road 14, Del Norte, CO, 81132. Phone: (719) 657-4102. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Ely Walker, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number 52335, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado Medical Board at https://dpo.colorado.gov/Medical. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does James Ely Walker, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Ely Walker, M.D. had 261 Medicare Part D claims for 128 beneficiaries; the average among addiction medicine (family medicine) physician prescribers was 664. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is James Ely Walker, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 84 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.