NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Nicholas Walla, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · New Albany, OH

Nicholas Walla, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in New Albany, Ohio, and NPI 1154818607, issued on Apr 20, 2018. Check the license (Ohio 35.140803, as entered in NPPES) on the State Medical Board of Ohio; 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
1154818607
Name
Nicholas Walla
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License number
35.140803 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
7277 Smiths Mill RD Ste 200, New Albany, OH 43054
Phone
(614) 221-6331
Enumerated
Apr 20, 2018
Record last updated
Aug 5, 2024
Fax
(614) 221-9042
Medicaid ID
0295570 OH
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240418002662); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Toledo College Of Medicine, 2018
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 7277 Smiths Mill RD Ste 200

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

  1. Justin Anderson, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1972963676
  2. Alexander Athey, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1235660010
  3. Keith Berend, MDAdult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1003809484
  4. Kurt Berlekamp, PA-CPhysician Assistant1457344855
  5. Maggie Burns, DPTPhysical Therapist1184975567
  6. Zackary Byrd, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1225472319

Verify Nicholas Walla in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersState Medical Board of Ohio
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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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91% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

32 Medicare Part D claims for 24 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 14 claims were for opioids.

  1. Nicholas Walla32
  2. Specialty average346

Most prescribed

  1. Oxycodone Hcl14 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: $3,847.67

39 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Arthrex, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Nicholas Walla$3,848
  2. Specialty average$23,023

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

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Beacon Orthopaedics And Sports Medicine LtdNew Albany, OH
  2. Rehab-Bray LLCSteubenville, OH

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

Nicholas Walla among 921 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Ohio

Nicholas Walla, MD is one of 921 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Ohio. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 88% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 88% of these records are older, 10% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated2018 · median 2004 among the 579 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Ohio practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

8 orthopaedic surgery physician records list a practice address in New Albany

They are 8 of the 454 NPPES records with a practice address in New Albany, and 921 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Ohio.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Justin Anderson, MDNew Albany, OH 430541972963676
  2. Alexander Athey, MDNew Albany, OH 430541235660010
  3. Zackary Byrd, MDNew Albany, OH 430541225472319
  4. Michael Cannone, D.O.New Albany, OH 430541275517328
  5. David Crawford, M.D.New Albany, OH 430541073711982
  6. Brandon Passano, MDNew Albany, OH 430541992326110
  7. Scott SmithNew Albany, OH 430541780926931
  8. Zackary Birchard, DONewark, OH 430551376064642

Common questions

What is Nicholas Walla, MD's NPI number?

Nicholas Walla, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1154818607, issued on Apr 20, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Nicholas Walla, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7277 Smiths Mill RD Ste 200, New Albany, OH, 43054. Phone: (614) 221-6331. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Nicholas Walla, MD's license?

NPPES lists Ohio license number 35.140803, as entered by the provider. Search the State Medical Board of Ohio at https://elicense.ohio.gov/oh_verifylicense. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Nicholas Walla, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Nicholas Walla, MD had 32 Medicare Part D claims for 24 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.