NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Walter Calvin Damper, D.O

Family Medicine Physician · Tucson, AZ

Walter Calvin Damper, D.O is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Tucson, Arizona, and NPI 1639309180, issued on Jul 18, 2009. Check the license (Arizona 006195, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1639309180
Name
Walter Calvin Damper
Credential
D.O
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License numbers
006195 AZ
BF4649604A392 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4881 E Grant RD, Tucson, AZ 85712
Phone
(520) 318-6035
Enumerated
Jul 18, 2009
Record last updated
Apr 7, 2026
Fax
(520) 795-9953
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20130708000309); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
At Still University Of Health Sciences, College Of Osteo Med, Kirksville, 2008
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 4881 E Grant RD

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

  1. America Ramirez Sierra, NPNurse Practitioner1699411868
  2. Victoria Taravella, PA-CPhysician Assistant1700559770
  3. Donna WoodsInternal Medicine Physician1811072051

Verify Walter Calvin Damper in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
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97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

112 Medicare Part D claims for 43 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 14 claims were for opioids.

  1. Walter Damper112
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Tizanidine Hcl31 claims
  2. Meloxicam23 claims
  3. Pregabalin18 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: $22.29

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Walter Damper$22.29
  2. Specialty average$902.55

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Arcadia Medical Group LLCPhoenix, AZ
  2. Pain Institute OF Southern Arizona Pisa PCTucson, AZ

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

Walter Calvin Damper among 3,119 family medicine physician records in Arizona

Walter Calvin Damper, D.O is one of 3,119 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 60% of them.

  • NPI issued2009 · 60% of these records are older, 38% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
  • Graduated2008 · median 2006 among the 1,775 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

554 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Tucson

They are 554 of the 18,788 NPPES records with a practice address in Tucson, and 3,119 family medicine physician records in Arizona.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Allan Aven, MDTucson, AZ 857121609878750
  2. Thomas Brysacz, MDTucson, AZ 857121780632935
  3. J Burgess, MDTucson, AZ 857121184672339
  4. Abraham Byrd, MDTucson, AZ 857121669430385
  5. Kimberly Carlson, D.O.Tucson, AZ 857121578546081
  6. Stephen Cohen, M.D.Tucson, AZ 857121649254780
  7. Celia Elias, MDTucson, AZ 857121932192747
  8. David Kahan, D.O.Tucson, AZ 857121598741167

Common questions

What is Walter Calvin Damper, D.O's NPI number?

Walter Calvin Damper, D.O's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1639309180, issued on Jul 18, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Walter Calvin Damper, D.O located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4881 E Grant RD, Tucson, AZ, 85712. Phone: (520) 318-6035. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Walter Calvin Damper, D.O's license?

NPPES lists Arizona license number 006195, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona Medical Board at https://www.azmd.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Walter Calvin Damper, D.O prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Walter Calvin Damper, D.O had 112 Medicare Part D claims for 43 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.