Walter Arthur Cooper, DDS
General Practice Dentistry · Gastonia, NC
Walter Arthur Cooper, DDS is a general practice dentistry with a practice address in Gastonia, North Carolina, and NPI 1417965336, issued on Aug 4, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 5278, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Walter Arthur Cooper
- Credential
- DDS
- Primary taxonomy
- General Practice Dentistry 1223G0001X
- License number
- 5278 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 414 South York Street, Gastonia, NC 28052
- Phone
- (704) 864-8757
- Enumerated
- Aug 4, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 899015F NC
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Walter Arthur Cooper in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 5278Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average general practice dentistry in 2024
181 Medicare Part D claims for 138 beneficiaries, against an average of 83 among the 70,290 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin143 claims
- Azithromycin16 claims
- Chlorhexidine Gluconate12 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: $1,475.32
13 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was Zimvie Inc. The 41,669 providers of this specialty with any payment received $597.01 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 Arthur Cooper among 3,856 general practice dentistry records in North Carolina
Walter Arthur Cooper, DDS is one of 3,856 general practice dentistry records with a practice address in North Carolina. 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 2006, is newer than 2% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 65% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 66% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2007 · 66% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 1223G0001X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
58 general practice dentistry records list a practice address in Gastonia
They are 58 of the 2,833 NPPES records with a practice address in Gastonia, and 3,856 general practice dentistry records in North Carolina.
All 3,856 in North Carolina → Every provider in Gastonia → General Practice Dentistry nationwide →
The 8 general practice dentistry records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Julia Barnard, D.M.D.Gastonia, NC 280521245441864
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- William Donigan, DDSGastonia, NC 280521609969716
- Anika Howell-Hastings, DMDGastonia, NC 280521255441333
- Jessica Jackson, DDSGastonia, NC 280521689169260
- Raimundas Jokubaitis, D.M.D.Gastonia, NC 280521538276845
- Meredith McClay, DMDGastonia, NC 280521467828830
- Heather Newman, DDSGastonia, NC 280521578050001
Common questions
What is Walter Arthur Cooper, DDS's NPI number?
Walter Arthur Cooper, DDS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1417965336, issued on Aug 4, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Walter Arthur Cooper, DDS located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 414 South York Street, Gastonia, NC, 28052. Phone: (704) 864-8757. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Walter Arthur Cooper, DDS's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 5278, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Walter Arthur Cooper, DDS prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Walter Arthur Cooper, DDS had 181 Medicare Part D claims for 138 beneficiaries; the average among general practice dentistry prescribers was 83. 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.