Walter Earle Fowler, MD, PHD
Internal Medicine Physician · Durham, NC
Walter Earle Fowler, MD, PHD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Durham, North Carolina, and NPI 1013913631, issued on Jun 28, 2005. Check the license (North Carolina 31722, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Walter Earle Fowler
- Credential
- MD, PHD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 31722 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4205 Ben Franklin Blvd, Durham, NC 27704
- Phone
- (919) 477-6900
- Enumerated
- Jun 28, 2005
- Record last updated
- Nov 7, 2022
- Fax
- (919) 477-5081
- Medicaid ID
- 8933403 NC
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Walter Earle Fowler in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 31722Check 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% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
1,143 Medicare Part D claims for 283 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate97 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium79 claims
- Lisinopril51 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium42 claims
- Metformin Hcl42 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium41 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): 88.4 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Walter Earle Fowler among 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina
Walter Earle Fowler, MD, PHD is one of 4,056 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 88% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 67% of these records are
- Record last updated2022 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
380 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Durham
They are 380 of the 13,451 NPPES records with a practice address in Durham, and 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Walter Earle Fowler, MD, PHD's NPI number?
Walter Earle Fowler, MD, PHD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1013913631, issued on Jun 28, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Walter Earle Fowler, MD, PHD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4205 Ben Franklin Blvd, Durham, NC, 27704. Phone: (919) 477-6900. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Walter Earle Fowler, MD, PHD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 31722, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Walter Earle Fowler, MD, PHD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Walter Earle Fowler, MD, PHD had 1,143 Medicare Part D claims for 283 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Walter Earle Fowler, MD, PHD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 88.4 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.