NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Michael Walker

Optometrist · Atlanta, GA

Michael Walker is an optometrist with a practice address in Atlanta, Georgia, and NPI 1407826084, issued on Jan 25, 2006. Check the license (Georgia 2282, as entered in NPPES) with the Georgia 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
1407826084
Name
Michael Walker
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License numbers
2282 GA
0950 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3155 Cobb Pkwy, Atlanta, GA 30339
Phone
(770) 644-0012
Enumerated
Jan 25, 2006
Record last updated
Nov 16, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20080428000468); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 1995
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 Georgia board licenses this profession
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4% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024

266 Medicare Part D claims for 45 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 38% of claims.

  1. Michael Walker266
  2. Specialty average277

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost126 claims
  2. Dorzolamide-Timolol39 claims
  3. Lumigan22 claims
  4. Brimonidine Tartrate15 claims
  5. Restasis12 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: $234.04

7 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. Michael Walker$234.04
  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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Windward Eye CareAlpharetta, GA

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

Michael Walker among 1,430 optometrist records in Georgia

Michael Walker is one of 1,430 optometrist records with a practice address in Georgia. 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 8% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 61% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
  • Graduated1995 · median 2007 among the 830 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2017 · 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 Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Optometrist providers in Georgia

There are 1,430 optometrist records in Georgia.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. T'Sani Arias, ODAtlanta, GA 303391750804795
  2. Donald Braxton, ODAtlanta, GA 303391154353746
  3. Lianne Chuck, ODAtlanta, GA 303391225518236
  4. Dennis Hall, O DAtlanta, GA 303391659512267
  5. Hema Hebbar, O.DAtlanta, GA 303391356542765
  6. Marcy McKibbin, O.D.Atlanta, GA 303391437439072
  7. Anjali PatelAtlanta, GA 303391720098304
  8. Nikil Patel, O.D.Atlanta, GA 303391528119245

Common questions

What is Michael Walker's NPI number?

Michael Walker's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1407826084, issued on Jan 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Michael Walker located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3155 Cobb Pkwy, Atlanta, GA, 30339. Phone: (770) 644-0012. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Michael Walker's license?

NPPES lists Georgia license number 2282, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Michael Walker prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Michael Walker had 266 Medicare Part D claims for 45 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. 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.