Walter Grear Hurt, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Irving, TX
Walter Grear Hurt, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Irving, Texas, and NPI 1881695559, issued on Aug 3, 2005. Check the license (Texas L6950, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Walter Grear Hurt
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- L6950 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 400 W Lbj Fwy, Irving, TX 75063
- Phone
- (972) 556-2885
- Enumerated
- Aug 3, 2005
- Record last updated
- Aug 7, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (972) 506-8733
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20091118000232); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Vanderbilt University School Of Medicine, 1997
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Walter Grear Hurt in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license L6950Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
93% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
25 Medicare Part D claims for 21 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 11 claims were for opioids.
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): 96.2 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Las Colinas Orthopedic Surgery And Sports Medicine PAFort Worth, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Walter Grear Hurt among 1,514 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Texas
Walter Grear Hurt, MD is one of 1,514 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 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, 82% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 2003 among the 1,016 with a school on file
- Record last updated2009 · 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 207X00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Texas
There are 1,514 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Texas.
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The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Brian Straus, M. D.Irving, TX 750631629137815
- Merritt Pember, MDIrving, TX 750621164571527
- Robert Bayless, M.D.Irving, TX 750611346287604
- Bruce Faust, M.D.Irving, TX 750611891006086
- Richard Roberts, M.D.Irving, TX 750611902846819
- Steven Sanders, M.D.Irving, TX 750611346282225
- Duncan McKellar, MDMcKinney, TX 750691699750323
- Robert Mendonsa, M.D.Lewisville, TX 750571760430508
Common questions
What is Walter Grear Hurt, MD's NPI number?
Walter Grear Hurt, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881695559, issued on Aug 3, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Walter Grear Hurt, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 400 W Lbj Fwy, Irving, TX, 75063. Phone: (972) 556-2885. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Walter Grear Hurt, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number L6950, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Walter Grear Hurt, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Walter Grear Hurt, MD had 25 Medicare Part D claims for 21 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Walter Grear Hurt, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.2 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.