Ruth Fulghum Walters, M.D.
Clinical Pathology/Laboratory Medicine Physician · Chapel Hill, NC
Ruth Fulghum Walters, M.D. is a clinical pathology/laboratory medicine physician with a practice address in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and NPI 1497968606, issued on May 7, 2007. Check the license (North Carolina 200401447, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ruth Fulghum Walters
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Clinical Pathology/Laboratory Medicine Physician 207ZP0105X
- License number
- 200401447 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2238 Nelson Hwy, Chapel Hill, NC 27517
- Phone
- (919) 401-1994
- Enumerated
- May 7, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jan 28, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (919) 401-1924
- Medicaid ID
- 1497968606 NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20130830000551); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill School Of Medicine, 2002
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2238 Nelson Hwy
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Anne Casperson, PA-CPhysician Assistant1962693945
- David Devries, M.D.Dermatology Physician1467561589
- Beth Goldstein, MDDermatology Physician1073594412
- Karin Hipp, PA-CPhysician Assistant1679544886
- Stephanie Knutson, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1053768622
Verify Ruth Fulghum Walters in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 200401447Check 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): 92.2 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: $1,351.56
60 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. The 177 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,028.16 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
- Central Dermatology Center PAChapel Hill, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ruth Fulghum Walters among 35 clinical pathology/laboratory medicine physician records in North Carolina
Ruth Fulghum Walters, M.D. is one of 35 clinical pathology/laboratory medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 54% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 71% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 71% of these records are older, 9% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 54% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 46% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 1997 among the 16 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 89% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207ZP0105X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Clinical Pathology/Laboratory Medicine Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 35 clinical pathology/laboratory medicine physician records in North Carolina.
All 35 in North Carolina → Every provider in Chapel Hill → Clinical Pathology/Laboratory Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 clinical pathology/laboratory medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Stephanie Mathews, M.D.Chapel Hill, NC 275161942413083
- Alicia Carter, M.D.Chapel Hill, NC 275141659584837
- Nadia Malouf, MDChapel Hill, NC 275141497840946
- James Devillier, MDRoxboro, NC 275741457403206
- Araba Afenyi-Annan, MDChapel Hill, NC 275991275629842
- Georgette Dent, MDChapel Hill, NC 275991568556199
- Cherie Dunphy, MDChapel Hill, NC 275991104911734
- William Funkhouser, MDChapel Hill, NC 275991518052836
Common questions
What is Ruth Fulghum Walters, M.D.'s NPI number?
Ruth Fulghum Walters, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497968606, issued on May 7, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ruth Fulghum Walters, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2238 Nelson Hwy, Chapel Hill, NC, 27517. Phone: (919) 401-1994. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ruth Fulghum Walters, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 200401447, 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.
What is Ruth Fulghum Walters, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 92.2 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.