Ronald Dean Walters, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Pinehurst, NC
Ronald Dean Walters, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Pinehurst, North Carolina, and NPI 1699798157, issued on Jul 25, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 200101405, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ronald Dean Walters
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 200101405 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 293 Olmsted Blvd, Pinehurst, NC 28374
- Phone
- (910) 255-0033
- Enumerated
- Jul 25, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 7, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (910) 255-0036
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ronald Dean Walters in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 200101405Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
7,813 Medicare Part D claims for 521 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 21 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium636 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium326 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate281 claims
- Lisinopril264 claims
- Eliquis240 claims
- Omeprazole236 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): 92.9 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: $158.82
9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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.
Ronald Dean Walters among 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina
Ronald Dean Walters, MD is one of 4,056 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 82% 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 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 67% of these records are
- Record last updated2017 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
31 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Pinehurst
They are 31 of the 1,305 NPPES records with a practice address in Pinehurst, and 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Ronald Dean Walters, MD's NPI number?
Ronald Dean Walters, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1699798157, issued on Jul 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ronald Dean Walters, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 293 Olmsted Blvd, Pinehurst, NC, 28374. Phone: (910) 255-0033. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ronald Dean Walters, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 200101405, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ronald Dean Walters, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ronald Dean Walters, MD had 7,813 Medicare Part D claims for 521 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ronald Dean Walters, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 92.9 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.