Joseph Walter, MD
Diagnostic Radiology Physician · Palo Alto, CA
Joseph Walter, MD is a diagnostic radiology physician with a practice address in Palo Alto, California, and NPI 1477629756, issued on Nov 28, 2006. Check the license (California G17607, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph Walter
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Diagnostic Radiology Physician 2085R0202X
- License number
- G17607 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 795 EL Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA 94301
- Phone
- (650) 853-2955
- Enumerated
- Nov 28, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 3, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080809000132); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Yale University School Of Medicine, 1967
- 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 ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G17607Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $62.62
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Merz North America, Inc. The 8,048 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,488.38 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
- Sutter Bay Medical FoundationBradbury, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joseph Walter among 4,500 diagnostic radiology physician records in California
Joseph Walter, MD is one of 4,500 diagnostic radiology physician records with a practice address in California. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated1967 · median 2004 among the 3,130 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2085R0202X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Diagnostic Radiology Physician providers in California
There are 4,500 diagnostic radiology physician records in California.
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The 8 diagnostic radiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Recha Bergstrom, MDPalo Alto, CA 943011821000456
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- Vida Campbell, M.D.Palo Alto, CA 943011912983735
- Tracey Dellaripa, MDPalo Alto, CA 943011093888133
- Cheryl Futerman, M.D.Palo Alto, CA 943011699709014
- Chris Goumas, MDPalo Alto, CA 943011710999693
- Alexander Habibian, MDPalo Alto, CA 943011073525978
- Robert Lamm, M.D.Palo Alto, CA 943011215949995
Common questions
What is Joseph Walter, MD's NPI number?
Joseph Walter, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477629756, issued on Nov 28, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph Walter, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 795 EL Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA, 94301. Phone: (650) 853-2955. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph Walter, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number G17607, 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.
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.