NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Michael James Walls, M.D.

Specialist · Conroe, TX

Michael James Walls, M.D. is a specialist with a practice address in Conroe, Texas, and NPI 1679579791, issued on Jun 23, 2005. Check the license (Texas J6047, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas 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
1679579791
Name
Michael James Walls
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Specialist 174400000X
License number
J6047 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4015 I 45 N Ste 310, Conroe, TX 77304
Phone
(936) 520-8983
Enumerated
Jun 23, 2005
Record last updated
Oct 28, 2024
Fax
(936) 463-6508
Medicaid ID
102913404 TX
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20170329000893); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Texas Medical School At Houston, 1993
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 Texas board licenses this profession
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2.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average specialist in 2024

3,817 Medicare Part D claims for 353 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 20% of claims. 110 claims were for opioids.

  1. Michael Walls3,817
  2. Specialty average1,380

Most prescribed

  1. Furosemide234 claims
  2. Ozempic175 claims
  3. Losartan Potassium132 claims
  4. Hydralazine Hcl131 claims
  5. Jardiance131 claims
  6. Temazepam107 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): 15.3 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score0.0
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%51.1
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities0 of 40 points · 15%0.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $44.38

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 5,844 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,760.79 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Michael Walls$44.38
  2. Specialty average$4,760.79

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Michael James Walls among 1,716 specialist records in Texas

Michael James Walls, M.D. is one of 1,716 specialist records with a practice address in Texas. 31% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 83% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 31% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 18% of these records are
  • Graduated1993 · median 1989 among the 310 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 77% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Specialist providers in Texas

There are 1,716 specialist records in Texas.

The 8 specialist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Carol Coglianese, M.D.Conroe, TX 773041285675033
  2. Natallia Echeandia, RMAConroe, TX 773041114275500
  3. Philip Greger, MDConroe, TX 773041578532966
  4. Kristy JanakConroe, TX 773041740011956
  5. Meri Laydevant, OTRConroe, TX 773041538378831
  6. Rebecca Maxwell, OTRConroe, TX 773041285844431
  7. Barry Neeland, M.D.Conroe, TX 773041821094376
  8. Wilmer Wuest, M.D.Conroe, TX 773041215018569

Common questions

What is Michael James Walls, M.D.'s NPI number?

Michael James Walls, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679579791, issued on Jun 23, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Michael James Walls, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4015 I 45 N Ste 310, Conroe, TX, 77304. Phone: (936) 520-8983. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Michael James Walls, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number J6047, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Michael James Walls, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Michael James Walls, M.D. had 3,817 Medicare Part D claims for 353 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Michael James Walls, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 15.3 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.