NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Walter Richard Bush, M.D.

Emergency Medicine Physician · Los Angeles, CA

Walter Richard Bush, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1437191566, issued on Jun 12, 2006. Check the license (California G77957, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1437191566
Name
Walter Richard Bush
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
G77957 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
5925 San Vicente Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90019
Phone
(323) 932-5105
Enumerated
Jun 12, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 3, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(323) 932-5356
Medicaid ID
00G779570 CA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20220516000872); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Wake Forest University School Of Medicine, 1992
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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Also registered at 5925 San Vicente Blvd

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Stephen Carney, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1457394918
  2. Irv Edwards, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1568400513
  3. Kim Fouche, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1275573669
  4. Stephen Greenberg, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1184682387
  5. Marco Hernandez, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1831131804
  6. Robert Lynch, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1346283371

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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51% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

341 Medicare Part D claims for 178 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 45 claims were for opioids.

  1. Walter Bush341
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Naproxen57 claims
  2. Tramadol Hcl34 claims
  3. Ondansetron Odt31 claims
  4. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa16 claims
  5. Ibuprofen14 claims
  6. Ciprofloxacin Hcl13 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): 100 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 score100.0
  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).

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Huntington Park Emergency Physicians IncHuntington Park, CA
  2. Maui Memorial Emergency Medical Associates IncWailuku, HI

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

Emergency Medicine Physician providers in California

There are 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California.

Other emergency medicine physician records in California

  1. Cooper Aakhus, MDStanford, CA1194351007
  2. Pyra Aarden, MDMartinez, CA1417058199
  3. Neal Aaron, D.O.Encinitas, CA1114283520
  4. Eric AaserudeWalnut Creek, CA1811491194
  5. Nader Abas, MDBarstow, CA1346288305
  6. Michael Abbo, MDNovato, CA1205819042
  7. Daniel Abbott, MDFullerton, CA1518907864
  8. Paul-Andre Abboud, M.D.Oakland, CA1710065503
  9. Mostafa Abdel-Hamid, MDStanford, CA1457918740
  10. Ashraf Abdel-KerimChino, CA1396961538

Common questions

What is Walter Richard Bush, M.D.'s NPI number?

Walter Richard Bush, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437191566, issued on Jun 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Walter Richard Bush, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5925 San Vicente Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, 90019. Phone: (323) 932-5105. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Walter Richard Bush, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number G77957, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Walter Richard Bush, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Walter Richard Bush, M.D. had 341 Medicare Part D claims for 178 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Walter Richard Bush, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.