Philip S. Walters, O.D.
Optometrist · McPherson, KS
Philip S. Walters, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in McPherson, Kansas, and NPI 1780997502, issued on Jul 21, 2010. Check the license (Kansas 1881, as entered in NPPES) with the Kansas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Philip S. Walters
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 1881 KS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 915 N Main St, McPherson, KS 67460
- Phone
- (620) 241-9600
- Enumerated
- Jul 21, 2010
- Record last updated
- Oct 15, 2025
- Fax
- (620) 241-9999
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100913000013); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Verify Philip S. Walters in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Kansas board licenses this profession
Search for license 1881Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
35% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
375 Medicare Part D claims for 111 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 31% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost145 claims
- Timolol Maleate49 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol37 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate33 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate27 claims
- Lumigan26 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): 0 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $135.09
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Biotissue Holdings Inc. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
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
- Walters Optometry, LLCMcPherson, KS
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
7 optometrist records list a practice address in McPherson
They are 7 of the 223 NPPES records with a practice address in McPherson, and 715 optometrist records in Kansas.
All 7 in McPherson → All 715 in Kansas → Every provider in McPherson →
Other optometrist records in Kansas
- Miles Abbey, ODArkansas City, KS1073537569
- Mindy Abbey, ODDerby, KS1891890414
- Stewart Abbey, ODArkansas City, KS1316989072
- Wade Abbey, ODDerby, KS1437254059
- Mark Abrahams, O.D.McPherson, KS1497160832
- Scott Ackerman, O.D.Garden City, KS1770749160
- Suzanne Adkins, O.D.McPherson, KS1609122837
- Laura Aelvoet, ODWichita, KS1427542661
- Robin Agpoon, ODWichita, KS1023084878
- Brianna Albers, ODManhattan, KS1245924273
Common questions
What is Philip S. Walters, O.D.'s NPI number?
Philip S. Walters, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780997502, issued on Jul 21, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Philip S. Walters, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 915 N Main St, McPherson, KS, 67460. Phone: (620) 241-9600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Philip S. Walters, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Kansas license number 1881, as entered by the provider. Search the Kansas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Philip S. Walters, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Philip S. Walters, O.D. had 375 Medicare Part D claims for 111 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Philip S. Walters, O.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 0 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.