NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Joshua N. Walker, NP

Family Nurse Practitioner · Hammond, LA

Joshua N. Walker, NP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Hammond, Louisiana, and NPI 1245967066, issued on Aug 2, 2022. Check the license (Louisiana 226884, as entered in NPPES) with the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1245967066
Name
Joshua N. Walker
Credential
NP
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
License number
226884 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
15790 Paul Vega Dr, Hammond, LA 70403
Phone
(985) 345-2700
Enumerated
Aug 2, 2022
Record last updated
Aug 2, 2022
Fax
(985) 230-2072
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20220930000897); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 15790 Paul Vega Dr

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

  1. Daniel Bayhi, MDAnesthesiology Physician1639116585
  2. Sean Gipson, M.D.Vascular & Interventional Radiology Physician1174865968
  3. Minyon Gremillion, C.R.N.A.Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1669677993
  4. Ryan Hanson, MDHospitalist Physician1396322715
  5. Melanie Johnson, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1174787295
  6. Rhonda LambertCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1871557751

Verify Joshua N. Walker in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Louisiana board licenses this profession
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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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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 79 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score74.5
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%42.9
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. North Oaks Medical Center LLCHammond, LA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Joshua N. Walker among 4,503 family nurse practitioner records in Louisiana

Joshua N. Walker, NP is one of 4,503 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Louisiana. 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 2022, is newer than 73% of them.

  • NPI issued2022 · 73% of these records are older, 20% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated2022 · median 2018 among the 2,959 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

127 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Hammond

They are 127 of the 1,766 NPPES records with a practice address in Hammond, and 4,503 family nurse practitioner records in Louisiana.

The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Carol Alyea, RN MSN FNPHammond, LA 704031629060744
  2. Malinda Balado, APRN BCHammond, LA 704031275543589
  3. Laura Blount, FNPHammond, LA 704031295928794
  4. Pauline Burrall, N.P.Hammond, LA 704031881992568
  5. Patricia Dalferes, N.P.Hammond, LA 704031003869942
  6. Rebecca Daniels, CPNPHammond, LA 704031215037288
  7. Maria Des Bordes, N.P.Hammond, LA 704031467499871
  8. Shirl Felder, FNP-BCHammond, LA 704031326372087

Common questions

What is Joshua N. Walker, NP's NPI number?

Joshua N. Walker, NP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245967066, issued on Aug 2, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joshua N. Walker, NP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 15790 Paul Vega Dr, Hammond, LA, 70403. Phone: (985) 345-2700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Joshua N. Walker, NP's license?

NPPES lists Louisiana license number 226884, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

What is Joshua N. Walker, NP's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 79 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.