Walker S. Hickerson, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician · Austell, GA
Walker S. Hickerson, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Austell, Georgia, and NPI 1962516492, issued on Aug 19, 2006. Check the license (Georgia 040687, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Walker S. Hickerson
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- 040687 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3950 Austell RD, Austell, GA 30106
- Phone
- (770) 732-4000
- Enumerated
- Aug 19, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 9, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid IDs
- 00718099H GA
00718099G GA
00718099I GA
00718099J GA - Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Walker S. Hickerson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 040687Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
98% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
448 Medicare Part D claims for 282 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 146 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen80 claims
- Ondansetron Odt55 claims
- Tramadol Hcl47 claims
- Methocarbamol38 claims
- Ibuprofen23 claims
- Prednisone19 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.
Walker S. Hickerson among 1,685 emergency medicine physician records in Georgia
Walker S. Hickerson, MD is one of 1,685 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 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 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 57% of these records are
- Record last updated2007 · 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 207P00000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
45 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Austell
They are 45 of the 1,056 NPPES records with a practice address in Austell, and 1,685 emergency medicine physician records in Georgia.
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- Nicole Carbonell, MDAustell, GA 301061699889865
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Common questions
What is Walker S. Hickerson, MD's NPI number?
Walker S. Hickerson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1962516492, issued on Aug 19, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Walker S. Hickerson, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3950 Austell RD, Austell, GA, 30106. Phone: (770) 732-4000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Walker S. Hickerson, MD's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 040687, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Walker S. Hickerson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Walker S. Hickerson, MD had 448 Medicare Part D claims for 282 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.