Joseph A. Walters, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Bastrop, LA
Joseph A. Walters, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Bastrop, Louisiana, and NPI 1740490895, issued on May 23, 2007. Check the license (Louisiana 203093, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph A. Walters
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 203093 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 425 S Vine St, Bastrop, LA 71220
- Phone
- (318) 283-3960
- Enumerated
- May 23, 2007
- Record last updated
- Nov 22, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (318) 239-8960
- Medicaid ID
- 1077038 LA
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joseph A. Walters in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 203093Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
78% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
5,642 Medicare Part D claims for 120 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 13 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium244 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate198 claims
- Levetiracetam189 claims
- Fluoxetine Hcl180 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium160 claims
- Carbamazepine146 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.
Joseph A. Walters among 1,749 internal medicine physician records in Louisiana
Joseph A. Walters, M.D. is one of 1,749 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 42% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 42% of these records are older, 50% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 70% of these records are
- Record last updated2019 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Internal Medicine Physician providers in Louisiana
There are 1,749 internal medicine physician records in Louisiana.
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Common questions
What is Joseph A. Walters, M.D.'s NPI number?
Joseph A. Walters, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740490895, issued on May 23, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph A. Walters, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 425 S Vine St, Bastrop, LA, 71220. Phone: (318) 283-3960. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph A. Walters, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 203093, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joseph A. Walters, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph A. Walters, M.D. had 5,642 Medicare Part D claims for 120 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.