NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Walter Raymond Fairfax, MD

Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · Coeur D Alene, ID

Walter Raymond Fairfax, MD is a critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in Coeur D Alene, Idaho, and NPI 1124170170, issued on Jan 18, 2007. Check the license (Idaho M11477, as entered in NPPES) on the Idaho Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1124170170
Name
Walter Raymond Fairfax
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RC0200X
License number
M11477 ID
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2003 Kootenai Health Way, Coeur D Alene, ID 83814
Phone
(208) 625-4000
Enumerated
Jan 18, 2007
Record last updated
Apr 16, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20111128000649); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Oregon Health Sciences University School Of Medicine, 1979
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 2003 Kootenai Health Way

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

  1. Eric AchatzEmergency Medicine Physician1780145227
  2. Lindsay Adams, ARNPNurse Practitioner1891133641
  3. Katie Adrian, RDRegistered Dietitian1053741371
  4. Kristine Allen, CST/CSFASurgical Assistant1184110827
  5. Veronica Alotta, RNRegistered Nurse1447173968
  6. Justin Anderson, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1598414401

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIdaho Board of Medicine
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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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27% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician in 2024

511 Medicare Part D claims for 116 beneficiaries, against an average of 696 among the 2,873 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 30 claims were for opioids.

  1. Walter Fairfax511
  2. Specialty average696

Most prescribed

  1. Clonazepam119 claims
  2. Gabapentin55 claims
  3. Modafinil51 claims
  4. Zolpidem Tartrate47 claims
  5. Armodafinil24 claims
  6. Belsomra24 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): 94.9 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score87.8
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Kootenai Health IncOrofino, ID

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

Walter Raymond Fairfax among 13 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Idaho

Walter Raymond Fairfax, MD is one of 13 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records with a practice address in Idaho. 92% 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 38% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 38% of these records are older, 54% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 85% of these records are
  • Graduated1979 · median 2009 among the 11 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 15% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0200X and a Idaho practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers in Idaho

There are 13 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Idaho.

The 8 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Lyudmila Burkart, DOCoeur D Alene, ID 838141699262147
  2. Kathrine GiarraCoeur D Alene, ID 838141033615836
  3. Jeffrey Lin, MDBoise, ID 837121891704169
  4. Paula Carvalho, MDBoise, ID 837061255432910
  5. Patrick Lindsay, MD, MBBSBoise, ID 837061851949598
  6. Ivan Martinez Avalos, DOBoise, ID 837061114411865
  7. Ravi Nallamothu, M.D.Boise, ID 837061265764781
  8. Anil Patel, M.D.Boise, ID 837061356350664

Common questions

What is Walter Raymond Fairfax, MD's NPI number?

Walter Raymond Fairfax, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1124170170, issued on Jan 18, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Walter Raymond Fairfax, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2003 Kootenai Health Way, Coeur D Alene, ID, 83814. Phone: (208) 625-4000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Walter Raymond Fairfax, MD's license?

NPPES lists Idaho license number M11477, as entered by the provider. Search the Idaho Board of Medicine at https://dopl.idaho.gov/bom/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Walter Raymond Fairfax, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Walter Raymond Fairfax, MD had 511 Medicare Part D claims for 116 beneficiaries; the average among critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician prescribers was 696. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Walter Raymond Fairfax, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.9 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.