NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Paul David Walter, MD

Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Lubbock, TX

Paul David Walter, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Lubbock, Texas, and NPI 1629031307, issued on Apr 11, 2006. Check the license (Texas F5088, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas 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
1629031307
Name
Paul David Walter
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
License numbers
F5088 TX
85117 NM
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3514 21St St, Lubbock, TX 79410
Phone
(806) 725-1801
Enumerated
Apr 11, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 20, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(806) 723-7530
Medicaid ID
105356303 TX
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20031106000369); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Harvard Medical School, 1971
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 3514 21St St

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

  1. Jerry Ary, ACNPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1326398702
  2. Kyler Barkley, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1144545781
  3. Ravyn Barr, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1225510647
  4. Mohammad Chaudhry, MDAnesthesiology Physician1467766675
  5. Melissa Franco, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1740702398
  6. Amanda Galyon, APRN, ACNPC-AGAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1518856640

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas 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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2.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024

7,248 Medicare Part D claims for 793 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims.

  1. Paul Walter7,248
  2. Specialty average3,078

Most prescribed

  1. Eliquis588 claims
  2. Metoprolol Succinate488 claims
  3. Atorvastatin Calcium483 claims
  4. Clopidogrel364 claims
  5. Furosemide308 claims
  6. Carvedilol303 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: $478.45

25 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Paul Walter$478.45
  2. Specialty average$3,819.56

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

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Covenant Medical GroupLubbock, TX

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

Paul David Walter among 1,603 cardiovascular disease physician records in Texas

Paul David Walter, MD is one of 1,603 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Texas. 88% 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 20% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 20% of these records are older, 42% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • Graduated1971 · median 1998 among the 1,219 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2009 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Texas

There are 1,603 cardiovascular disease physician records in Texas.

The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Nabil Attaya, MDLubbock, TX 794101649256637
  2. Kyler Barkley, MDLubbock, TX 794101144545781
  3. Haley Hughston, MDLubbock, TX 794101700272788
  4. Ayman Karkoutly, M.D.Lubbock, TX 794101477583052
  5. Paul Overlie, M.D.Lubbock, TX 794101598769275
  6. Jason Strefling, D.O.Lubbock, TX 794101720215296
  7. John Zias, MDLubbock, TX 794101285698357
  8. Howard Hurd, MDLubbock, TX 794071033112560

Common questions

What is Paul David Walter, MD's NPI number?

Paul David Walter, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629031307, issued on Apr 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Paul David Walter, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3514 21St St, Lubbock, TX, 79410. Phone: (806) 725-1801. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Paul David Walter, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number F5088, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Paul David Walter, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Paul David Walter, MD had 7,248 Medicare Part D claims for 793 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. 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.