Richard H. Walker, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · La Jolla, CA
Richard H. Walker, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in La Jolla, California, and NPI 1255378550, issued on Jun 2, 2006. Check the license (California G38290, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard H. Walker
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- G38290 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 10666 N Torrey Pines RD, La Jolla, CA 92037
- Phone
- (858) 554-7993
- Enumerated
- Jun 2, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 30, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 00G382900 CA
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Richard H. Walker in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G38290Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $339.20
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Acera Surgical, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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.
Richard H. Walker among 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records in California
Richard H. Walker, M.D. is one of 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 74% 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 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 59% of these records are
- Record last updated2009 · 66% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
55 orthopaedic surgery physician records list a practice address in La Jolla
They are 55 of the 3,648 NPPES records with a practice address in La Jolla, and 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records in California.
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- Robert Eastlack, M.D.La Jolla, CA 920371861471369
- Kace Ezzet, M.D.La Jolla, CA 920371134195670
- Jan Fronek, M.D.La Jolla, CA 920371770559171
- Merlin Hamer, MDLa Jolla, CA 920371578541082
Common questions
What is Richard H. Walker, M.D.'s NPI number?
Richard H. Walker, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255378550, issued on Jun 2, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard H. Walker, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 10666 N Torrey Pines RD, La Jolla, CA, 92037. Phone: (858) 554-7993. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard H. Walker, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number G38290, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
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.