Richard Walker Byars, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Oxford, MS
Richard Walker Byars, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Oxford, Mississippi, and NPI 1518903178, issued on Jun 21, 2006. Check the license (Mississippi 15982, as entered in NPPES) on the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Walker Byars
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 15982 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 506 Azalea Dr, Oxford, MS 38655
- Phone
- (662) 234-4744
- Enumerated
- Jun 21, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 7, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (662) 234-4749
- Medicaid ID
- 0125938 MS
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090323000013); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Mississippi School Of Medicine, 1997
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 506 Azalea Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Robert McAuley, MDSurgery Physician1649241878
- Carah Walker, NURSE PRACTITIONERFamily Nurse Practitioner1992777486
Verify Richard Walker Byars in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMississippi State Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 15982Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average surgery physician in 2024
623 Medicare Part D claims for 266 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 3% of claims. 245 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen238 claims
- Ondansetron Odt192 claims
- Ondansetron Hcl59 claims
- Metronidazole18 claims
- Neomycin Sulfate17 claims
- Erythromycin16 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 86 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: $4,317.89
14 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was Alphatec Spine, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- Oxford Surgical And Bariatric Clinic PLLCOxford, MS
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard Walker Byars among 257 surgery physician records in Mississippi
Richard Walker Byars, M.D. is one of 257 surgery physician records with a practice address in Mississippi. 80% 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 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 54% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 2003 among the 152 with a school on file
- Record last updated2009 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Mississippi practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Mississippi
There are 257 surgery physician records in Mississippi.
All 257 in Mississippi → Every provider in Oxford → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Charles Hill, MDOxford, MS 386551780115501
- Michael King, M.D.Oxford, MS 386551780620971
- Matthew Knight, M.D.Oxford, MS 386551326139601
- Robert McAuley, MDOxford, MS 386551649241878
- Thomas Beasley, MDOlive Branch, MS 386541538393905
- Catherine Deshazo, D.O.Olive Branch, MS 386541962822692
- Michael Foster, M.D.Olive Branch, MS 386541447397427
- Guy Farmer, DONew Albany, MS 386521336118843
Common questions
What is Richard Walker Byars, M.D.'s NPI number?
Richard Walker Byars, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518903178, issued on Jun 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Walker Byars, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 506 Azalea Dr, Oxford, MS, 38655. Phone: (662) 234-4744. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Walker Byars, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Mississippi license number 15982, as entered by the provider. Search the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure at https://www.msbml.ms.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Richard Walker Byars, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Walker Byars, M.D. had 623 Medicare Part D claims for 266 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Richard Walker Byars, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 86 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.