Shaka Malik Walker, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Pittsburgh, PA
Shaka Malik Walker, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1689605156, issued on Jul 5, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD449662, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Shaka Malik Walker
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- MD449662 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1050 Bower Hill RD Ste 105, Pittsburgh, PA 15243
- Phone
- (412) 942-7262
- Enumerated
- Jul 5, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 16, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (412) 942-7397
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140825000273); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Georgetown University School Of Medicine, 2000
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1050 Bower Hill RD Ste 105
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Shaka Malik Walker in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD449662Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
53% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
161 Medicare Part D claims for 98 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 115 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Tramadol Hcl55 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl42 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen15 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $114.55
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bioventus LLC. 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- St Clair Medical Services IncPittsburgh, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Shaka Malik Walker among 1,253 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Pennsylvania
Shaka Malik Walker, M.D. is one of 1,253 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 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 21% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 21% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2000 · median 2003 among the 777 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 56% 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 Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Pennsylvania
There are 1,253 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Pennsylvania.
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The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Robert Donofrio, MD, PHDPittsburgh, PA 152431487634416
- Jon Tucker, MDPittsburgh, PA 152431124029178
- Richard CollinsPittsburgh, PA 152411992240584
- David Hartmann, M.D.Pittsburgh, PA 152381811990922
- Harold Swensen, M.D.Pittsburgh, PA 152381801057211
- Derek Andreini, MDPittsburgh, PA 152371568923167
- Paul Baldwin, M.D.Pittsburgh, PA 152371578884409
- Issei Komatsu, M.D.Pittsburgh, PA 152371386053437
Common questions
What is Shaka Malik Walker, M.D.'s NPI number?
Shaka Malik Walker, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1689605156, issued on Jul 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Shaka Malik Walker, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1050 Bower Hill RD Ste 105, Pittsburgh, PA, 15243. Phone: (412) 942-7262. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Shaka Malik Walker, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD449662, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Shaka Malik Walker, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Shaka Malik Walker, M.D. had 161 Medicare Part D claims for 98 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.