John Walter, M.D.
Emergency Medicine Physician · Lodi, CA
John Walter, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Lodi, California, and NPI 1285098384, issued on Apr 5, 2016. Check the license (California 155925, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John Walter
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- 155925 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 975 S Fairmont Ave, Lodi, CA 95240
- Phone
- (209) 334-3411
- Enumerated
- Apr 5, 2016
- Record last updated
- Oct 11, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20191231000237); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Nevada School Of Medicine, 2016
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 975 S Fairmont Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Elizabeth Bennett, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1699242065
- Andrew BottlePhysician Assistant1356026132
Verify John Walter in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license 155925Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
554 Medicare Part D claims for 322 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims. 34 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ibuprofen86 claims
- Ondansetron Odt63 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass42 claims
- Azithromycin41 claims
- Cephalexin40 claims
- Famotidine27 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $51.26
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 12,335 providers of this specialty with any payment received $953.79 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
- Team Physicians OF California Medical Group IncLodi, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
John Walter among 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California
John Walter, M.D. is one of 7,751 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 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 2016, is newer than 75% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 75% of these records are older, 22% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2011 among the 4,560 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
13 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Lodi
They are 13 of the 964 NPPES records with a practice address in Lodi, and 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California.
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The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jordan Baker, DOLodi, CA 952401356803753
- Kevin Buckman, MDLodi, CA 952401568484855
- Renee Gilpen, MDLodi, CA 952401780606921
- Robert Kim, MDLodi, CA 952401386105203
- Alexandra Lambeck, MDLodi, CA 952401235698002
- Christine McDavit, M.D.Lodi, CA 952401639122534
- Mark Paulekas, MDLodi, CA 952401932128121
- Genevieve Philiponis, MDLodi, CA 952401124527247
Common questions
What is John Walter, M.D.'s NPI number?
John Walter, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285098384, issued on Apr 5, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John Walter, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 975 S Fairmont Ave, Lodi, CA, 95240. Phone: (209) 334-3411. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John Walter, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 155925, 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 John Walter, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John Walter, M.D. had 554 Medicare Part D claims for 322 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is John Walter, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100. 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.