Samuel Clinton Walling, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Louisville, KY
Samuel Clinton Walling, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Louisville, Kentucky, and NPI 1942731955, issued on Mar 22, 2017. Check the license (Kentucky 56880, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Samuel Clinton Walling
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 56880 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4001 Kresge Way Ste 200, Louisville, KY 40207
- Phone
- (502) 895-1995
- Enumerated
- Mar 22, 2017
- Record last updated
- May 22, 2023
- Fax
- (502) 928-3972
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230531000403); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Louisville School Of Medicine, 2017
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 4001 Kresge Way Ste 200
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Mary Dearmond, CRNFARegistered Nurse First Assistant1548471741
- Jessica GowinPhysician Assistant1386493310
- Brent Hillard, MDSurgery Physician1215399431
- Danielle Humphrey, M.D.Surgery Physician1194024422
- Michele LecatesSurgical Assistant1538758545
- Wendy Lewis, KCSASurgical Assistant1255604336
Verify Samuel Clinton Walling in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 56880Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average surgery physician in 2024
401 Medicare Part D claims for 157 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 139 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl103 claims
- Metronidazole37 claims
- Neomycin Sulfate32 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium24 claims
- Tramadol Hcl18 claims
- Ondansetron Odt17 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 95.5 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $358.57
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, 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
- Baptist Health Medical Group IncLa Grange, KY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Samuel Clinton Walling among 459 surgery physician records in Kentucky
Samuel Clinton Walling, M.D. is one of 459 surgery physician records with a practice address in Kentucky. 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 2017, is newer than 85% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 85% of these records are older, 11% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2005 among the 292 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 58% 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 Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Kentucky
There are 459 surgery physician records in Kentucky.
All 459 in Kentucky → Every provider in Louisville → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jeffrey Allen, MDLouisville, KY 402071174502728
- Robert Cacchione, MDLouisville, KY 402071760462790
- Janet Chipman, M.D.Louisville, KY 402071952380644
- Anthony George, M.D.Louisville, KY 402071225032014
- William Hoagland, MDLouisville, KY 402071720076029
- Gregory Juhl, MDLouisville, KY 402071205830098
- Marc Marcum, M.D.Louisville, KY 402071811976400
- Martin Mark, M.D.Louisville, KY 402071457312894
Common questions
What is Samuel Clinton Walling, M.D.'s NPI number?
Samuel Clinton Walling, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1942731955, issued on Mar 22, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Samuel Clinton Walling, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4001 Kresge Way Ste 200, Louisville, KY, 40207. Phone: (502) 895-1995. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Samuel Clinton Walling, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number 56880, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure at https://web1.ky.gov/GenSearch/LicenseSearch.aspx?AGY=5. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Samuel Clinton Walling, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Samuel Clinton Walling, M.D. had 401 Medicare Part D claims for 157 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Samuel Clinton Walling, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.5 of 100. 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.