NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kimberley Dawn Walters, O.D.

Optometrist · Weaverville, NC

Kimberley Dawn Walters, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Weaverville, North Carolina, and NPI 1598769093, issued on Jun 13, 2005. Check the license (North Carolina 1726, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina 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
1598769093
Name
Kimberley Dawn Walters
Credential
O.D.
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
1726 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
49 N Buncombe School RD, Weaverville, NC 28787
Phone
(828) 645-0061
Enumerated
Jun 13, 2005
Record last updated
Jul 13, 2026
Fax
(828) 645-0602
Medicaid ID
7909003 NC
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20041216001080); 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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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2.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024

783 Medicare Part D claims for 230 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 57% of claims.

  1. Kimberley Walters783
  2. Specialty average277

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost246 claims
  2. Restasis122 claims
  3. Miebo92 claims
  4. Lumigan71 claims
  5. Timolol Maleate58 claims
  6. Vyzulta42 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): 74.9 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score49.8
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

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

Industry payments in 2024: $233.75

9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Kimberley Walters$233.75
  2. Specialty average$769.99

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Kimberley Dawn Walters among 1,480 optometrist records in North Carolina

Kimberley Dawn Walters, O.D. is one of 1,480 optometrist 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 85% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • Graduated1998 · median 2006 among the 1,060 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

3 optometrist records list a practice address in Weaverville

They are 3 of the 245 NPPES records with a practice address in Weaverville, and 1,480 optometrist records in North Carolina.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Michael Beckerman, O.D.Weaverville, NC 287871245557487
  2. Douglas Hauschild, ODWeaverville, NC 287871245390491
  3. Lora CretellaWaynesville, NC 287861326662834
  4. Amy Krempecki, O.D.Waynesville, NC 287861508133786
  5. Elyn McBride, O.D.Waynesville, NC 287861932457827
  6. Thomas Pinkston, O.D.Waynesville, NC 287861427313568
  7. Weronika Przepiora, ODWaynesville, NC 287861497502553
  8. Leroy Roberson, ODWaynesville, NC 287861336121540

Common questions

What is Kimberley Dawn Walters, O.D.'s NPI number?

Kimberley Dawn Walters, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598769093, issued on Jun 13, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kimberley Dawn Walters, O.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 49 N Buncombe School RD, Weaverville, NC, 28787. Phone: (828) 645-0061. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kimberley Dawn Walters, O.D.'s license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 1726, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Kimberley Dawn Walters, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Kimberley Dawn Walters, O.D. had 783 Medicare Part D claims for 230 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Kimberley Dawn Walters, O.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 74.9 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.