Justin W. Walker, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Lenoir, NC
Justin W. Walker, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Lenoir, North Carolina, and NPI 1073742573, issued on Jul 7, 2009. Check the license (North Carolina 2019-01795, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Justin W. Walker
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License numbers
- 2019-01795 NC
074428 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 401 Mulberry St SW Ste 102, Lenoir, NC 28645
- Phone
- (828) 757-6434
- Enumerated
- Jul 7, 2009
- Record last updated
- Mar 19, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200429001975); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Tennessee, Hsc, College Of Medicine, 2009
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 401 Mulberry St SW Ste 102
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Justin W. Walker in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2019-01795Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
75% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
605 Medicare Part D claims for 261 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 291 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Celecoxib123 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen115 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen85 claims
- Methylprednisolone64 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl48 claims
- Tramadol Hcl34 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $5,569.10
17 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Catalyst OrthoScience. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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
- Caldwell Memorial Hospital IncLenoir, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Justin W. Walker among 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records in North Carolina
Justin W. Walker, MD is one of 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 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 2009, is newer than 67% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 67% of these records are older, 31% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2003 among the 677 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records in North Carolina.
All 977 in North Carolina → Every provider in Lenoir → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jeffrey Keverline, MDLenoir, NC 286451326092271
- John McCormick, MDLenoir, NC 286451104871318
- James Stanislaw, MDLenoir, NC 286451457307274
- Ronald Benfield, MDJefferson, NC 286401104884964
- Douglas Turgeon, M.D.Jefferson, NC 286401861431793
- Larry Anderson, MDMorganton, NC 286551790737401
- William Bell, MDMorganton, NC 286551659531259
- Mark Brazinski, MDMorganton, NC 286551003869371
Common questions
What is Justin W. Walker, MD's NPI number?
Justin W. Walker, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1073742573, issued on Jul 7, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Justin W. Walker, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 401 Mulberry St SW Ste 102, Lenoir, NC, 28645. Phone: (828) 757-6434. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Justin W. Walker, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2019-01795, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Justin W. Walker, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Justin W. Walker, MD had 605 Medicare Part D claims for 261 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.