Walter R. Below, DMD
Dentist · Westlake, OH
Walter R. Below, DMD is a dentist with a practice address in Westlake, Ohio, and NPI 1679605083, issued on Mar 12, 2007. Check the license (Ohio 17038, as entered in NPPES) with the Ohio board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Walter R. Below
- Credential
- DMD
- Primary taxonomy
- Dentist 122300000X
- License number
- 17038 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 30400 Detroit RD Ste 308, Westlake, OH 44145
- Phone
- (440) 871-1155
- Enumerated
- Mar 12, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jun 10, 2025
- Fax
- (440) 871-7334
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20260114001141); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Louisville School Of Dentistry, 1981
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Walter R. Below in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Ohio board licenses this profession
Search for license 17038Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
40% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average dentist in 2024
52 Medicare Part D claims for 33 beneficiaries, against an average of 86 among the 51,021 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin28 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: $13.57
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Colgate Oral Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 31,974 providers of this specialty with any payment received $540.36 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.
Walter R. Below among 2,780 dentist records in Ohio
Walter R. Below, DMD is one of 2,780 dentist records with a practice address in Ohio. 66% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 24% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 24% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 66% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · under 1% of these records are
- Graduated1981 · median 2011 among the 24 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 70% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 122300000X and a Ohio practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Dentist providers in Ohio
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- Stephen Cooke, DDSWestlake, OH 441451790850402
- Nishant Joshi, DMDWestlake, OH 441451437364304
- Kate Kelly, DDSWestlake, OH 441451346342797
- John Kohut, DDSWestlake, OH 441451942387451
- Katelyn Kosileski, DDSWestlake, OH 441451902548571
Common questions
What is Walter R. Below, DMD's NPI number?
Walter R. Below, DMD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679605083, issued on Mar 12, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Walter R. Below, DMD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 30400 Detroit RD Ste 308, Westlake, OH, 44145. Phone: (440) 871-1155. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Walter R. Below, DMD's license?
NPPES lists Ohio license number 17038, as entered by the provider. Search the Ohio board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Walter R. Below, DMD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Walter R. Below, DMD had 52 Medicare Part D claims for 33 beneficiaries; the average among dentist prescribers was 86. 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.