Michael Wade Faulkner, M.D.
Interventional Cardiology Physician · Paducah, KY
Michael Wade Faulkner, M.D. is an interventional cardiology physician with a practice address in Paducah, Kentucky, and NPI 1336342427, issued on Jun 7, 2007. Check the license (Kentucky 43640, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael Wade Faulkner
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Interventional Cardiology Physician 207RI0011X
- License number
- 43640 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2601 Kentucky Ave, Paducah, KY 42003
- Phone
- (270) 575-3113
- Enumerated
- Jun 7, 2007
- Record last updated
- Dec 4, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (270) 575-3135
- Medicaid ID
- 7100182590 KY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150113000568); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Kentucky College Of Medicine, 2007
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Michael Wade Faulkner in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 43640Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
20% more Medicare Part D claims than the average interventional cardiology physician in 2024
3,821 Medicare Part D claims for 553 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,179 among the 6,605 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 22% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Eliquis403 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium397 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate316 claims
- Isosorbide Mononitrate Er287 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate241 claims
- Clopidogrel164 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): 95.5 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,898.12
82 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 6,394 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,062.29 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
- Baptist Health Medical Group IncPaducah, KY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael Wade Faulkner among 135 interventional cardiology physician records in Kentucky
Michael Wade Faulkner, M.D. is one of 135 interventional cardiology physician records with a practice address in Kentucky. 95% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 47% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 47% of these records are older, 41% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 95% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 85% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 2004 among the 115 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 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 207RI0011X and a Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Interventional Cardiology Physician providers in Kentucky
There are 135 interventional cardiology physician records in Kentucky.
All 135 in Kentucky → Every provider in Paducah → Interventional Cardiology Physician nationwide →
The 8 interventional cardiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Sanjay Bose, MDPaducah, KY 420031225038698
- Natalie Dal'Bo, MDPaducah, KY 420031750867909
- James Ford, M.D.Paducah, KY 420031285665182
- Stephen Frossard, D.O.Paducah, KY 420031518217413
- Shankho Ganguli, M.D.Paducah, KY 420031407122989
- James Gwinn, M.D.Paducah, KY 420031588693840
- Anil Mani, M.D.Paducah, KY 420031881688018
- Timothy McDermott, MDPaducah, KY 420031972613487
Common questions
What is Michael Wade Faulkner, M.D.'s NPI number?
Michael Wade Faulkner, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1336342427, issued on Jun 7, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael Wade Faulkner, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2601 Kentucky Ave, Paducah, KY, 42003. Phone: (270) 575-3113. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael Wade Faulkner, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number 43640, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure at https://web1.ky.gov/GenSearch/LicenseSearch.aspx?AGY=5. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Michael Wade Faulkner, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael Wade Faulkner, M.D. had 3,821 Medicare Part D claims for 553 beneficiaries; the average among interventional cardiology physician prescribers was 3,179. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Michael Wade Faulkner, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.5 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.