NPI registry status
Active
2026 NPPES data Surgery Physician NPI 1043410418 MD
Verify on CMS → Norma Walks, MD
Surgery Physician in Oro Valley, Arizona.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 36,199 in Surgery Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
Federal data, no proprietary rating.
We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
39
Medicare Part D claims · 23 beneficiaries · Surgery Physician avg: 169
MIPS score
89.3/100
▲ 6 pts above national avg 83.5 · Exceptional
Industry payments
$38.32
2 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File, 2023
What the federal data shows
Norma Walks, MD reported a CMS MIPS final score of 89.3/100 - above the 83.5 national average - and filed 39 Medicare Part D claims in 2023.
- 89.3/100
- MIPS score · +6 vs avg
- 39
- Part D claims, 2023
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
- ≥56th
- pct among measured MIPS (lower-bound band)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1043410418 · Surgery Physician
NPI-10 · ENUM-MID · TAX-MID · MIPS-ABOVE · RX-TRACE · BOOK-LIGHT · PHOTO-FINISH
- NPI-10 1043410418
- ENUM-MID 2007
- TAX-MID 36K Surgery Physician
- MIPS-ABOVE 89.3/100
- RX-TRACE 39
- BOOK-LIGHT 803 in Arizona
- PHOTO-FINISH Akbar Ali · ±0.0
MIPS final-score neighbourhood
Same-specialty nationwide peers by CMS final score, not geographic proximity
- Walks · this pro…
Walks · this provider
89.3 MIPS pts
- Renata Brodsky ·…
Renata Brodsky
89.3 MIPS pts
- Akbar Ali · near
Akbar Ali
89.3 MIPS pts
- Murugan Athigama…
Murugan Athigaman
89.3 MIPS pts
- Katherine Baugh …
Katherine Baugh
89.3 MIPS pts
What this shows Nearest measured MIPS peers for this NUCC specialty (2023 performance year).
Norma Walks, MD's MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.
89 ≥ 56th percentile 56% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more measured providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
The percentile is a conservative whole-score-point band: it counts only measured clinicians in lower score bands. A CMS MIPS metric is not a recommendation or a clinical-quality rating by PlainDoctor. See methodology § corpus placement.
Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023
Where Norma Walks, MD sits
This provider among surgery physician peers
Across the 7,271 surgery physician providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Norma Walks, MD writes more Part D claims than 24% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 55% - placing this provider in the lower-volume, high-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.
Each dot is one surgery physician peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Norma Walks, MD. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.
✓
Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)
Norma Walks, MD practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 1 hospital affiliation - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about Norma Walks, MD?
High performer (top quartile)Primary specialty
Surgery Physician
Medicare Part D claims
39 77% vs specialty avg
MIPS final score
89.3/100 5.8 pts vs avg
Specialty distribution in Arizona
How Surgery Physician compares to other specialties among Arizona providers
Medicare quality performance, MIPS
Norma Walks, MD's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Surgery Physician national average
- MIPS Final Score
- 89.3/100
- vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1043410418 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Surgery Physician |
| Credentials | MD |
| Gender | Female |
| NPI Issued | 07/23/2007 |
CMS Quality Score (MIPS)
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.
89.2805
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
78.5609
Quality
100
Promoting Interoperability
Reporting: Alternative Payment Model
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Norma Walks, MD bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Dhew Ind Hlth SV Hlth Svs And Mntl Hlth Adm
Phoenix, AZ
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Norma Walks, MD. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$38
Largest payer
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.
39
Total Claims
$656
Total Drug Cost
23
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 43
- Total Day Supply
- 497
- Brand Drug Cost
- $0
- Generic Drug Cost
- $656
- Opioid Claims
- 13 (33.3% rate)
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 70.1 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.25
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 12 |
| Ibuprofen | 12 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Surgery Physician Overview
How Norma Walks, MD fits within the Surgery Physician landscape nationally.
36,199
Surgery Physician Providers in US
56
States with Surgery Physician
169
Avg Claims per Provider
Norma Walks, MD's 39 claims are below the specialty average of 169.
Nationwide Surgery Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Walks, both outside Arizona so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Similar MIPS final score
Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (89.3 here).
Same NPPES enumeration year (2007)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Surgery Physician Providers in Arizona
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Arizona, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Walks.
One of 803 Surgery Physician providers enrolled in Arizona, 5 are shown here.
Mazin Abdalgadir
Tucson, AZ
Dr. Mannal Abdalla
FNP, RN, CSA
Phoenix, AZ
Dr. Hiba Abdel Aziz
MD
Phoenix, AZ
Dr. Joseph Abdo
M.D.
Globe, AZ
Dr. Mohamad Abdulhai
M.D.
Gilbert, AZ
Compare Surgery Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Norma Walks, MD's specialty? ▼
Norma Walks, MD specializes in Surgery Physician and practices in Oro Valley, Arizona. Credentials: MD.
How much does Norma Walks, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2023, Norma Walks, MD wrote 39 Medicare Part D claims totaling $656 in drug costs for 23 beneficiaries.
What is Norma Walks, MD's Medicare quality score? ▼
Norma Walks, MD has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 89.3/100 (Quality: 78.6). The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Norma Walks, MD located? ▼
Norma Walks, MD is located at 1521 E TANGERINE RD STE 201, Oro Valley, AZ, 85755. Phone: (520) 605-5664.
What is Norma Walks, MD's NPI number? ▼
Norma Walks, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043410418, issued on 07/23/2007.
Does Norma Walks, MD prescribe opioids? ▼
Yes, Norma Walks, MD had 13 opioid claims in 2023 with an opioid prescribing rate of 33.3%.
How many Surgery Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 36,199 Surgery Physician providers across 56 states in the US. The average Surgery Physician provider writes 169 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Norma Walks, MD prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2023 Medicare Part D data, Norma Walks, MD's most frequently prescribed drugs include Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen, Ibuprofen. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Norma Walks, MD accept Medicare? ▼
Norma Walks, MD appears in CMS Medicare data with 39 Part D claims and 23 Medicare beneficiaries in 2023. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Norma Walks, MD's credentials? ▼
Norma Walks, MD's NPI is 1043410418 with credentials MD. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Quality Performance
- CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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