Paul C. Walker, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Hendersonville, NC
Paul C. Walker, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Hendersonville, North Carolina, and NPI 1609837053, issued on Mar 28, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 27534, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Paul C. Walker
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 27534 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 712 Fleming St, Hendersonville, NC 28791
- Phone
- (828) 694-7630
- Enumerated
- Mar 28, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 29, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (828) 694-7631
- Medicaid ID
- 891145W NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080211000749); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Wake Forest University School Of Medicine, 1981
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Paul C. Walker in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 27534Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
87% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
6,610 Medicare Part D claims for 601 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 237 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium332 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate297 claims
- Lisinopril218 claims
- Zolpidem Tartrate182 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium179 claims
- Losartan Potassium160 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): 93.5 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Carolina Physical Therapy Associates LLCHendersonville, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Paul C. Walker among 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina
Paul C. Walker, M.D. is one of 4,953 family medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 79% 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 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1981 · median 2006 among the 3,104 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
80 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Hendersonville
They are 80 of the 1,658 NPPES records with a practice address in Hendersonville, and 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Paul C. Walker, M.D.'s NPI number?
Paul C. Walker, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609837053, issued on Mar 28, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Paul C. Walker, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 712 Fleming St, Hendersonville, NC, 28791. Phone: (828) 694-7630. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Paul C. Walker, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 27534, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Paul C. Walker, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Paul C. Walker, M.D. had 6,610 Medicare Part D claims for 601 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Paul C. Walker, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 93.5 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.