R. Kent Walker, MD
Diagnostic Radiology Physician · Tyler, TX
R. Kent Walker, MD is a diagnostic radiology physician with a practice address in Tyler, Texas, and NPI 1003877069, issued on Mar 30, 2006. Check the license (Texas H6683, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- R. Kent Walker
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Diagnostic Radiology Physician 2085R0202X
- License number
- H6683 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 627 Turtle Creek Dr, Tyler, TX 75701
- Phone
- (903) 593-2539
- Enumerated
- Mar 30, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 13, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (903) 593-0559
- Medicaid ID
- 125629901 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20081205000187); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical School At San Antonio, 1988
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 627 Turtle Creek Dr
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Verify R. Kent Walker in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license H6683Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 93.7 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $391.04
10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Penumbra, Inc. The 8,048 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,488.38 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
- Radiology Associates OF North Texas PAFort Worth, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
R. Kent Walker among 3,124 diagnostic radiology physician records in Texas
R. Kent Walker, MD is one of 3,124 diagnostic radiology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 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 2006, is newer than 15% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 15% of these records are older, 49% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
- Graduated1988 · median 2003 among the 2,277 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2085R0202X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Diagnostic Radiology Physician providers in Texas
There are 3,124 diagnostic radiology physician records in Texas.
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The 8 diagnostic radiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- John Andrews, MDTyler, TX 757011205897477
- Stephen Armstrong, MDTyler, TX 757011992766083
- Daniel Bennett, MDTyler, TX 757011205809076
- James Cabell, M.D.Tyler, TX 757011477554673
- Bruce Carter, M.D.Tyler, TX 757011548249105
- Evan Evans, MDTyler, TX 757011699749127
- Howell Gaddy, MDTyler, TX 757011962463976
- Thomas Hayes, MDTyler, TX 757011508827536
Common questions
What is R. Kent Walker, MD's NPI number?
R. Kent Walker, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1003877069, issued on Mar 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is R. Kent Walker, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 627 Turtle Creek Dr, Tyler, TX, 75701. Phone: (903) 593-2539. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify R. Kent Walker, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number H6683, 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.
What is R. Kent Walker, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 93.7 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.