Kristen Leigh Walker, M.D.
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Sarasota, FL
Kristen Leigh Walker, M.D. is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Sarasota, Florida, and NPI 1386924926, issued on Aug 26, 2011. Check the license (Florida ME144948, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kristen Leigh Walker
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License number
- ME144948 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1540 S Tamiami Trl Ste 303, Sarasota, FL 34239
- Phone
- (941) 917-8791
- Enumerated
- Aug 26, 2011
- Record last updated
- Jun 21, 2023
- Fax
- (941) 917-8793
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230725000667); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Mercer University School Of Medicine, 2014
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1540 S Tamiami Trl Ste 303
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Spencer Bouton, PA-CPhysician Assistant1699240465
- Claudette Byrd, PA-CPhysician Assistant1093322661
- Pierre Cenizario, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1053617985
- Paul Chomiak, MDThoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1851390694
- Eric Danz, PA-CPhysician Assistant1639698699
- John Galat, M.D.Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1326079674
Verify Kristen Leigh Walker in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME144948Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 78.8 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $3,849.68
27 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Edwards Lifesciences Corporation. 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
- Smh Physician Services IncSarasota, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kristen Leigh Walker among 468 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Florida
Kristen Leigh Walker, M.D. is one of 468 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Florida. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 80% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 80% of these records are older, 18% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 1995 among the 311 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 45% 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 Florida 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 Florida
There are 468 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Florida.
All 468 in Florida → Every provider in Sarasota → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Paul Chomiak, MDSarasota, FL 342391851390694
- Jonathan Fong, M.D.Sarasota, FL 342391154359339
- John Galat, M.D.Sarasota, FL 342391326079674
- William Graper, MDSarasota, FL 342391952305302
- Jonathan Hoffberger, DOSarasota, FL 342391154389245
- Thomas Kelly, M.D., P.A.Sarasota, FL 342391073519104
- Jeffrey Sell, M.D.Sarasota, FL 342391194719856
- Paul Vesco, MDSarasota, FL 342391487641098
Common questions
What is Kristen Leigh Walker, M.D.'s NPI number?
Kristen Leigh Walker, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1386924926, issued on Aug 26, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kristen Leigh Walker, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1540 S Tamiami Trl Ste 303, Sarasota, FL, 34239. Phone: (941) 917-8791. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kristen Leigh Walker, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME144948, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
What is Kristen Leigh Walker, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 78.8 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.
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.