Kenneth Brian Walton, MD
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Statesboro, GA
Kenneth Brian Walton, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Statesboro, Georgia, and NPI 1699719179, issued on Jun 15, 2006. Check the license (Georgia 065436, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kenneth Brian Walton
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License number
- 065436 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1497 Fair RD Ste 200, Statesboro, GA 30458
- Phone
- (912) 871-7100
- Enumerated
- Jun 15, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 9, 2026
- Fax
- (912) 871-7110
- Medicaid ID
- 003107922A GA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110418000195); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Texas Tech University Health Science Center School Of Medicine, 1998
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1497 Fair RD Ste 200
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Richard Cowart, MDSurgery Physician1568862381
- George Durrell, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1053144238
Verify Kenneth Brian Walton in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 065436Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
531 Medicare Part D claims for 248 beneficiaries, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 225 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen213 claims
- Clopidogrel123 claims
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim34 claims
- Mupirocin23 claims
- Ondansetron Hcl21 claims
- Triamcinolone Acetonide18 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 89.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $92.74
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Smith+Nephew, Inc. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 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
- East Georgia Hma Physician Management LLCStatesboro, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kenneth Brian Walton among 155 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Georgia
Kenneth Brian Walton, MD is one of 155 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 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 2006, is newer than 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 50% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 1998 among the 111 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Georgia
There are 155 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Georgia.
All 155 in Georgia → Every provider in Statesboro → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jason Budde, M.D.Gainesville, GA 305011992711915
- Karen Gersch, MDGainesville, GA 305011649294240
- John Hastings, MDGainesville, GA 305011174506869
- Matthew Janko, M.D.Gainesville, GA 305011750708806
- Robert Thompson, M.D.Gainesville, GA 305011780812974
- Susan Trocciola, MDGainesville, GA 305011831365345
- Dimitrios Tsirigotis, MDGainesville, GA 305011316450869
- Shady Eldaif, M.D.Atlanta, GA 303421790969111
Common questions
What is Kenneth Brian Walton, MD's NPI number?
Kenneth Brian Walton, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1699719179, issued on Jun 15, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kenneth Brian Walton, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1497 Fair RD Ste 200, Statesboro, GA, 30458. Phone: (912) 871-7100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kenneth Brian Walton, MD's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 065436, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Kenneth Brian Walton, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kenneth Brian Walton, MD had 531 Medicare Part D claims for 248 beneficiaries; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Kenneth Brian Walton, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 89.6 of 100. 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.