NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Timothy W. Walker, MD

Family Medicine Physician · Defuniak Springs, FL

Timothy W. Walker, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Defuniak Springs, Florida, and NPI 1679525463, issued on May 17, 2006. Check the license (Florida 51072, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1679525463
Name
Timothy W. Walker
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License numbers
51072 FL
ME51072 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4413 US Hwy 331 South, Defuniak Springs, FL 32435
Phone
(850) 951-4500
Enumerated
May 17, 2006
Record last updated
May 7, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(850) 951-4527
Medicaid ID
054964900 FL
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20041115000358); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Florida College Of Medicine, 1986
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
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75% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

876 Medicare Part D claims for 375 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 157 claims were for opioids.

  1. Timothy Walker876
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen100 claims
  2. Prednisone86 claims
  3. Cephalexin57 claims
  4. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen55 claims
  5. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa54 claims
  6. Amoxicillin44 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): 94.6 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score85.6
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $42.95

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alkermes, Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Timothy Walker$42.95
  2. Specialty average$902.55

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

  1. Paragon Emergency Services LLCTallahassee, FL

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Timothy W. Walker among 9,399 family medicine physician records in Florida

Timothy W. Walker, MD is one of 9,399 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Florida. 79% 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, 55% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
  • Graduated1986 · median 2004 among the 5,504 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2010 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

7 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Defuniak Springs

They are 7 of the 226 NPPES records with a practice address in Defuniak Springs, and 9,399 family medicine physician records in Florida.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Alfredo Cartaya, MDDefuniak Springs, FL 324351447218102
  2. Ned Farber, D.O.Defuniak Spgs, FL 324351487655296
  3. Fawzi Fawaz, M. D.Defuniak Springs, FL 324351932283389
  4. Samia Kozman, M.D.Defuniak Springs, FL 324351033440946
  5. Ruben Garcia, M.D.Defuniak Springs, FL 324331639265846
  6. Kerrian Hazley, MDDefuniak Springs, FL 324331689802993
  7. Robert Persons, D.O.Defuniak Springs, FL 324331629062351
  8. William Nolin, M.D.Graceville, FL 324401093789141

Common questions

What is Timothy W. Walker, MD's NPI number?

Timothy W. Walker, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679525463, issued on May 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Timothy W. Walker, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4413 US Hwy 331 South, Defuniak Springs, FL, 32435. Phone: (850) 951-4500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Timothy W. Walker, MD's license?

NPPES lists Florida license number 51072, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Timothy W. Walker, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Timothy W. Walker, MD had 876 Medicare Part D claims for 375 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Timothy W. Walker, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.6 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.