NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kirk William Walker, M.D.

Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Bend, OR

Kirk William Walker, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Bend, Oregon, and NPI 1922076546, issued on Mar 9, 2006. Check the license (Oregon MD17301, as entered in NPPES) on the Oregon Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1922076546
Name
Kirk William Walker
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
License number
MD17301 OR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1501 NE Medical Center Dr, Bend, OR 97701
Phone
(541) 382-2811
Enumerated
Mar 9, 2006
Record last updated
Mar 29, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
030879 OR
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20081126000060); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Oregon Health Sciences University School Of Medicine, 1989
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 1501 NE Medical Center Dr

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

  1. Francena Abendroth, MDNeurology Physician1497760995
  2. John Allen, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1043304462
  3. Kurt Andreason, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1013990027
  4. Robert Andrews, M.D.Gastroenterology Physician1568805836
  5. Kathleen Antolak, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1316975741
  6. Stephen Archer, M.D.Surgery Physician1699750307

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersOregon Medical Board
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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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39% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024

1,892 Medicare Part D claims for 411 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims.

  1. Kirk Walker1,892
  2. Specialty average3,078

Most prescribed

  1. Eliquis190 claims
  2. Metoprolol Succinate188 claims
  3. Ezetimibe187 claims
  4. Rosuvastatin Calcium177 claims
  5. Atorvastatin Calcium130 claims
  6. Amlodipine Besylate93 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: $128.33

5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Kirk Walker$128.33
  2. Specialty average$3,819.56

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

  1. Bend Memorial Clinic PCBend, OR

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

Kirk William Walker among 265 cardiovascular disease physician records in Oregon

Kirk William Walker, M.D. is one of 265 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Oregon. 76% 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 21% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 21% of these records are older, 42% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • Graduated1989 · median 2001 among the 182 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Oregon practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Oregon

There are 265 cardiovascular disease physician records in Oregon.

The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Hugh Adair, D.O.Bend, OR 977011700866746
  2. Elizabeth Chandy, MDBend, OR 977011437456159
  3. Darrel Combs, MDBend, OR 977011932187481
  4. Gary Foster, M.D.Bend, OR 977011730192378
  5. Melissa Gunasekera, M.D.Bend, OR 977011417129925
  6. Sophia Larson, MDBend, OR 977011295113108
  7. Christopher McGann, MDBend, OR 977011477640423
  8. Brian Mott, MDBend, OR 977011811126782

Common questions

What is Kirk William Walker, M.D.'s NPI number?

Kirk William Walker, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1922076546, issued on Mar 9, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kirk William Walker, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1501 NE Medical Center Dr, Bend, OR, 97701. Phone: (541) 382-2811. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kirk William Walker, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Oregon license number MD17301, as entered by the provider. Search the Oregon Medical Board at https://www.oregon.gov/OMB/Pages/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Kirk William Walker, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Kirk William Walker, M.D. had 1,892 Medicare Part D claims for 411 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. 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.