Vernon R. Walling, M.D., P.A.
Psychiatry Physician · Houston, TX
Vernon R. Walling, M.D., P.A. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1396841391, issued on Sep 16, 2006. Check the license (Texas G0255, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Vernon R. Walling
- Credential
- M.D., P.A.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- G0255 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5151 San Felipe St, Houston, TX 77056
- Phone
- (713) 622-4499
- Enumerated
- Sep 16, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (713) 622-3466
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Vernon R. Walling in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license G0255Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
44% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
556 Medicare Part D claims for 41 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 3% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Clonazepam59 claims
- Bupropion Xl52 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate48 claims
- Zolpidem Tartrate32 claims
- Alprazolam27 claims
- Divalproex Sodium Er27 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: $74.19
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 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.
Vernon R. Walling among 3,318 psychiatry physician records in Texas
Vernon R. Walling, M.D., P.A. is one of 3,318 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Texas. 72% 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 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 65% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 45% of these records are
- Record last updated2007 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Vernon R. Walling, M.D., P.A.'s NPI number?
Vernon R. Walling, M.D., P.A.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396841391, issued on Sep 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Vernon R. Walling, M.D., P.A. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5151 San Felipe St, Houston, TX, 77056. Phone: (713) 622-4499. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Vernon R. Walling, M.D., P.A.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number G0255, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Vernon R. Walling, M.D., P.A. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Vernon R. Walling, M.D., P.A. had 556 Medicare Part D claims for 41 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.