NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

James Patrick Walton, M.D.

Family Medicine Physician · Augusta, GA

James Patrick Walton, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Augusta, Georgia, and NPI 1578724779, issued on Jun 19, 2008. Check the license (Georgia 63975, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1578724779
Name
James Patrick Walton
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
63975 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3736 Mike Padgett Hwy Ste A, Augusta, GA 30906
Phone
(706) 560-2273
Enumerated
Jun 19, 2008
Record last updated
Jun 3, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20150512001677); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Medical College Of Georgia School Of Medicine, 2008
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 3736 Mike Padgett Hwy Ste A

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

  1. Katie FoleyPhysician Assistant1396427365
  2. Lauren Jackson, MDFamily Medicine Physician1861874380
  3. Joshua Lane, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1467680983
  4. Sean Lynch, DOFamily Medicine Physician1134142474
  5. Christy Sharbel, PAPhysician Assistant1770985442

Verify James Patrick Walton in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
    Search for license 63975    Check the board
  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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2.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024

8,089 Medicare Part D claims for 554 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 95 claims were for opioids.

  1. James Walton8,089
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium603 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate420 claims
  3. Losartan Potassium314 claims
  4. Gabapentin220 claims
  5. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa192 claims
  6. Levothyroxine Sodium175 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: $1,042.96

64 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. James Walton$1,042.96
  2. Specialty average$902.55

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. Georgialina Physical Therapy Associates LLCAugusta, GA
  2. Southern Family Medical Center PCAugusta, GA

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

James Patrick Walton among 3,951 family medicine physician records in Georgia

James Patrick Walton, M.D. is one of 3,951 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 52% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 52% of these records are older, 42% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • Graduated2008 · median 2005 among the 2,542 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

180 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Augusta

They are 180 of the 7,009 NPPES records with a practice address in Augusta, and 3,951 family medicine physician records in Georgia.

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The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. John Baxley, M.D.Augusta, GA 309061730104779
  2. Robert Franklin, MDAugusta, GA 309061679516967
  3. Jade Funck, DOAugusta, GA 309061396485355
  4. Brandon Hagopian, DOAugusta, GA 309061588192801
  5. Roger Holland, M. D.Augusta, GA 309061942274527
  6. Lauren Jackson, MDAugusta, GA 309061861874380
  7. Jodi Krueger, MDAugusta, GA 309061235165689
  8. Sean Lynch, DOAugusta, GA 309061134142474

Common questions

What is James Patrick Walton, M.D.'s NPI number?

James Patrick Walton, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578724779, issued on Jun 19, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is James Patrick Walton, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3736 Mike Padgett Hwy Ste A, Augusta, GA, 30906. Phone: (706) 560-2273. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify James Patrick Walton, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Georgia license number 63975, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does James Patrick Walton, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, James Patrick Walton, M.D. had 8,089 Medicare Part D claims for 554 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

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.