NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kevin A. Walter, MD

Neurological Surgery Physician · Rochester, NY

Kevin A. Walter, MD is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in Rochester, New York, and NPI 1326014770, issued on Feb 27, 2006. Check the license (New York 242379, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1326014770
Name
Kevin A. Walter
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
License numbers
242379 NY
MD418563 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
601 Elmwood Ave, Rochester, NY 14642
Phone
(585) 276-3581
Enumerated
Feb 27, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 5, 2023
Fax
(585) 276-2892
Medicaid ID
02311324 NY
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20070611000429); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Johns Hopkins University School Of Medicine, 1995
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 601 Elmwood Ave

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Verify Kevin A. Walter in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
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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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93% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurological surgery physician in 2024

12 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 172 among the 4,378 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. Kevin Walter12
  2. Specialty average172

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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 81.1 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 score63.7
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%60.7
  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. University OF Rochester Neurosurgery GroupRochester, NY

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

Kevin A. Walter among 529 neurological surgery physician records in New York

Kevin A. Walter, MD is one of 529 neurological surgery physician records with a practice address in New York. 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 2006, is newer than 10% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 58% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
  • Graduated1995 · median 2003 among the 360 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207T00000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Neurological Surgery Physician providers in New York

There are 529 neurological surgery physician records in New York.

The 8 neurological surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Pierre Girgis, MDRochester, NY 146421952592362
  2. Melissa Lopresti, MD MPHRochester, NY 146421184019150
  3. Thomas Mattingly, M.D.Rochester, NY 146421528038528
  4. David Paul, MDRochester, NY 146421437504750
  5. Webster Pilcher, MDRochester, NY 146421124073937
  6. Robert Replogle, MDRochester, NY 146421780649590
  7. Tyler Schmidt, DORochester, NY 146421568805661
  8. Howard Silberstein, MDRochester, NY 146421861448730

Common questions

What is Kevin A. Walter, MD's NPI number?

Kevin A. Walter, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1326014770, issued on Feb 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kevin A. Walter, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 601 Elmwood Ave, Rochester, NY, 14642. Phone: (585) 276-3581. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kevin A. Walter, MD's license?

NPPES lists New York license number 242379, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Kevin A. Walter, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Kevin A. Walter, MD had 12 Medicare Part D claims; the average among neurological surgery physician prescribers was 172. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Kevin A. Walter, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 81.1 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.

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