Joseph Walter, M.D.
Emergency Medicine Physician · Saint Paul, MN
Joseph Walter, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and NPI 1578875464, issued on Jul 8, 2010. Check the license (Minnesota 56134, as entered in NPPES) on the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph Walter
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License numbers
- 56134 MN
60746-20 WI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 640 Jackson St, Saint Paul, MN 55101
- Phone
- (651) 254-3666
- Enumerated
- Jul 8, 2010
- Record last updated
- May 10, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joseph Walter in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMinnesota Board of Medical Practice
Search for license 56134Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
44% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
127 Medicare Part D claims for 86 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Cephalexin15 claims
- Ondansetron Odt11 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): 91.4 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).
Joseph Walter among 1,348 emergency medicine physician records in Minnesota
Joseph Walter, M.D. is one of 1,348 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Minnesota. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 54% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 54% of these records are older, 43% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 61% of these records are
- Record last updated2019 · 45% 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 Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
127 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Saint Paul
They are 127 of the 10,084 NPPES records with a practice address in Saint Paul, and 1,348 emergency medicine physician records in Minnesota.
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Common questions
What is Joseph Walter, M.D.'s NPI number?
Joseph Walter, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578875464, issued on Jul 8, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph Walter, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 640 Jackson St, Saint Paul, MN, 55101. Phone: (651) 254-3666. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph Walter, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number 56134, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice at https://mn.gov/boards/medical-practice/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joseph Walter, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph Walter, M.D. had 127 Medicare Part D claims for 86 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joseph Walter, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.4 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.