NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Michael John Walta, MD

Emergency Medicine Physician · Albuquerque, NM

Michael John Walta, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and NPI 1770643272, issued on Dec 12, 2006. Check the license (New Mexico MD2008-0144, as entered in NPPES) on the New Mexico Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1770643272
Name
Michael John Walta
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License numbers
MD2008-0144 NM
218547 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1100 Central Ave SE, Albuquerque, NM 87106
Phone
(505) 841-1125
Enumerated
Dec 12, 2006
Record last updated
Jan 7, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20081209000133); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of New Mexico School Of Medicine, 2003
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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Also registered at 1100 Central Ave SE

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Ahmed Abbasi, MDInternal Medicine Physician1871233254
  2. Mohamed Abdelbaky, MDInternal Medicine Physician1770103897
  3. Genine Abeyta, BSN, IBCLCLactation Consultant (Registered Nurse)1992693592
  4. Jeannine Acantilado, CNPPediatric Nurse Practitioner1477504959
  5. Chidozie Agu, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1982952156
  6. Angela Aldrich, PHARM.D.Pharmacist1093789927

Verify Michael John Walta in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Mexico Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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3.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

719 Medicare Part D claims for 523 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims.

  1. Michael Walta719
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Methylprednisolone95 claims
  2. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass70 claims
  3. Prednisone55 claims
  4. Cephalexin54 claims
  5. Doxycycline Hyclate47 claims
  6. Paxlovid38 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. St Vincent HospitalSanta Fe, NM

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

Michael John Walta among 517 emergency medicine physician records in New Mexico

Michael John Walta, MD is one of 517 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in New Mexico. 75% 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 2% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 57% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 51% of these records are
  • Graduated2003 · median 2013 among the 263 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a New Mexico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

302 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Albuquerque

They are 302 of the 24,162 NPPES records with a practice address in Albuquerque, and 517 emergency medicine physician records in New Mexico.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Irene Agostini, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871061467418475
  2. Lesley Barbour, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871061265474332
  3. Darren Braude, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871061891766226
  4. Patrick Craddock, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871061477518710
  5. Daniel Dobbins, DOAlbuquerque, NM 871061093737678
  6. Cathy Drake, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871061508818543
  7. Stephanie Gardner, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871061063447274
  8. Andrew Kalishman, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871061609898196

Common questions

What is Michael John Walta, MD's NPI number?

Michael John Walta, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1770643272, issued on Dec 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Michael John Walta, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1100 Central Ave SE, Albuquerque, NM, 87106. Phone: (505) 841-1125. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Michael John Walta, MD's license?

NPPES lists New Mexico license number MD2008-0144, as entered by the provider. Search the New Mexico Medical Board at https://www.nmmb.state.nm.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Michael John Walta, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Michael John Walta, MD had 719 Medicare Part D claims for 523 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.