Walter Byrd, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · Morgantown, WV
Walter Byrd, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Morgantown, West Virginia, and NPI 1427023985, issued on Feb 20, 2006. Check the license (West Virginia 18712, as entered in NPPES) on the West Virginia Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Walter Byrd
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 18712 WV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 930 Chestnut Ridge RD, Morgantown, WV 26505
- Phone
- (304) 293-2411
- Enumerated
- Feb 20, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 7, 2022
- Fax
- (304) 285-7126
- Medicaid ID
- 0020064000 WV
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040114000391); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical School At San Antonio, 1975
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest psychiatry physician records → All 238 in West Virginia → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 930 Chestnut Ridge RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Aliana Abascal, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1083957534
- Ahmed Aboraya, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1760458756
- Thomas Adamski, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1467425256
- Anoushirvan Adel-Sabzevari, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1962470369
- Sarah Algabbani, M.D.Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1083298954
- Brandi Anderson, LICSWSocial Worker1023465853
Verify Walter Byrd in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWest Virginia Board of Medicine
Search for license 18712Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
64% more Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
1,642 Medicare Part D claims for 52 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 12 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Buspirone Hcl65 claims
- Gabapentin63 claims
- Trazodone Hcl61 claims
- Benztropine Mesylate58 claims
- Clonazepam52 claims
- Bupropion Xl51 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 94.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $26,428.74
32 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Neurocrine Biosciences, 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- West Virginia University Medical CorporationMorgantown, WV
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Walter Byrd among 238 psychiatry physician records in West Virginia
Walter Byrd, M.D. is one of 238 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in West Virginia. 76% 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 3% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated1975 · median 2005 among the 143 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 41% 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 West Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Psychiatry Physician providers in West Virginia
There are 238 psychiatry physician records in West Virginia.
All 238 in West Virginia → Every provider in Morgantown → Psychiatry Physician nationwide →
The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ahmed Aboraya, M.D.Morgantown, WV 265051760458756
- Thomas Adamski, M.D.Morgantown, WV 265051467425256
- Anoushirvan Adel-Sabzevari, M.D.Morgantown, WV 265051962470369
- Dia Arpon, MDMorgantown, WV 265051639102395
- Paul Clausell, M.D.Morgantown, WV 265051891768446
- Christi Cooper-Lehki, D.O.Morgantown, WV 265051760456115
- Daniel Elswick, M.D.Morgantown, WV 265051891705125
- Cheryl Hill, M.D.Morgantown, WV 265051699785345
Common questions
What is Walter Byrd, M.D.'s NPI number?
Walter Byrd, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427023985, issued on Feb 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Walter Byrd, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 930 Chestnut Ridge RD, Morgantown, WV, 26505. Phone: (304) 293-2411. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Walter Byrd, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists West Virginia license number 18712, as entered by the provider. Search the West Virginia Board of Medicine at https://wvbom.wv.gov/public/search/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Walter Byrd, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Walter Byrd, M.D. had 1,642 Medicare Part D claims for 52 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Walter Byrd, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.1 of 100. 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.