Laura Walker, D.P.M
Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist · Santa Maria, CA
Laura Walker, D.P.M is a foot & ankle surgery podiatrist with a practice address in Santa Maria, California, and NPI 1437561537, issued on May 22, 2014. Check the license (California E5521, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Laura Walker
- Credential
- D.P.M
- Primary taxonomy
- Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist 213ES0103X
- License numbers
- E5521 CA
855 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2342 Professional Pkwy Ste 100, Santa Maria, CA 93455
- Phone
- (805) 928-5645
- Enumerated
- May 22, 2014
- Record last updated
- Mar 16, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (805) 739-1139
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190613001075); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Temple University School Of Medicine, 2014
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Laura Walker in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license E5521Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average foot & ankle surgery podiatrist in 2024
324 Medicare Part D claims for 148 beneficiaries, against an average of 335 among the 7,761 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 13 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin62 claims
- Meloxicam33 claims
- Ciclopirox29 claims
- Terbinafine Hcl27 claims
- Ketoconazole25 claims
- Pregabalin22 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $744.81
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Arthrex, Inc. The 6,936 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,972.24 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
- Scott E Adams Dpm IncSanta Maria, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Laura Walker among 1,248 foot & ankle surgery podiatrist records in California
Laura Walker, D.P.M is one of 1,248 foot & ankle surgery podiatrist records with a practice address in California. 86% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 63% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 63% of these records are older, 34% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 78% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2010 among the 970 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 213ES0103X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist providers in California
There are 1,248 foot & ankle surgery podiatrist records in California.
All 1,248 in California → Every provider in Santa Maria → Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist nationwide →
The 8 foot & ankle surgery podiatrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Peter FillerupSanta Maria, CA 934551366450405
- Casey FillerupSanta Maria, CA 934551093229650
- Byron Collier, DPMPismo Beach, CA 934491497133631
- Brian O'Carroll, DPMPismo Beach, CA 934491336133768
- Julie Chatigny, DPMTempleton, CA 934651073870085
- Kayla Deblauw, DPMTempleton, CA 934651598389389
- Jesse Larson, DPMTempleton, CA 934651528412244
- Mark Rotenstein, DPMTempleton, CA 934651992258008
Common questions
What is Laura Walker, D.P.M's NPI number?
Laura Walker, D.P.M's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437561537, issued on May 22, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Laura Walker, D.P.M located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2342 Professional Pkwy Ste 100, Santa Maria, CA, 93455. Phone: (805) 928-5645. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Laura Walker, D.P.M's license?
NPPES lists California license number E5521, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Laura Walker, D.P.M prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Laura Walker, D.P.M had 324 Medicare Part D claims for 148 beneficiaries; the average among foot & ankle surgery podiatrist prescribers was 335. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Laura Walker, D.P.M's MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.