NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

John Walsh, MD

Surgery Physician · Fargo, ND

John Walsh, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Fargo, North Dakota, and NPI 1245806025, issued on Jun 2, 2021. Check the license (North Dakota RL18721, as entered in NPPES) on the North Dakota Board of Medicine; 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
1245806025
Name
John Walsh
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License numbers
RL18721 ND
BP10074490 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
5225 23RD Ave S, Fargo, ND 58104
Phone
(210) 567-7000
Enumerated
Jun 2, 2021
Record last updated
Jun 21, 2022
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 5225 23RD Ave S

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

  1. Brooke Abel, OTR/LOccupational Therapist1700392305
  2. Nabil Abouchala, MDCritical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1265450233
  3. Nicole Abrahamson, APRN, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1851319529
  4. Nisha AgarwalPediatric Critical Care Medicine Physician1174928162
  5. Rita Ahmad, MDInternal Medicine Physician1376383778
  6. Anusha Akhai, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1043107055

Verify John Walsh in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Dakota Board of Medicine
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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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65% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024

52 Medicare Part D claims for 33 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 28 claims were for opioids.

  1. John Walsh52
  2. Specialty average147

Most prescribed

  1. Oxycodone Hcl22 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: $123.07

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. John Walsh$123.07
  2. Specialty average$3,513.80

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

John Walsh among 142 surgery physician records in North Dakota

John Walsh, MD is one of 142 surgery physician records with a practice address in North Dakota. 73% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 77% of them.

  • NPI issued2021 · 77% of these records are older, 20% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 53% of these records are
  • Record last updated2022 · 44% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a North Dakota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgery Physician providers in North Dakota

There are 142 surgery physician records in North Dakota.

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Daphne Denham, M.D.Fargo, ND 581041811131527
  2. Patrick Kane, MDFargo, ND 581041578904777
  3. Joclyn Seiler Hall, MDFargo, ND 581041922528868
  4. Jonathan Sticca, MDFargo, ND 581041669854196
  5. Tatsuma Yanagimoto, MDFargo, ND 581041548947278
  6. Sugong Chen, M.D.Fargo, ND 581031487972972
  7. Brian Dees, MDFargo, ND 581031255363693
  8. Zachary Ernst, M.D.Fargo, ND 581031013295260

Common questions

What is John Walsh, MD's NPI number?

John Walsh, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245806025, issued on Jun 2, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is John Walsh, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5225 23RD Ave S, Fargo, ND, 58104. Phone: (210) 567-7000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify John Walsh, MD's license?

NPPES lists North Dakota license number RL18721, as entered by the provider. Search the North Dakota Board of Medicine at https://www.ndbom.org/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does John Walsh, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, John Walsh, MD had 52 Medicare Part D claims for 33 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.