NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Walter Kip Johnson, M.D.

General Practice Physician · Ione, CA

Walter Kip Johnson, M.D. is a general practice physician with a practice address in Ione, California, and NPI 1780919282, issued on Oct 16, 2009. Check the license (California G32232, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; 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
1780919282
Name
Walter Kip Johnson
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
General Practice Physician 208D00000X
License number
G32232 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
305 Preston Ave, Ione, CA 95640
Phone
(209) 742-6144
Enumerated
Oct 16, 2009
Record last updated
Mar 3, 2023
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20241127002649); may accept Medicare assignment
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 305 Preston Ave

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

  1. Troy AdkinsPhysician Assistant1699697581
  2. Kristen Macrae, N.P.Family Nurse Practitioner1184007015
  3. Emma Vaher, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1841054400

Verify Walter Kip Johnson in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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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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65% more Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice physician in 2024

4,985 Medicare Part D claims for 309 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,030 among the 8,395 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 162 claims were for opioids.

  1. Walter Johnson4,985
  2. Specialty average3,030

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium334 claims
  2. Lisinopril287 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate220 claims
  4. Levothyroxine Sodium212 claims
  5. Metformin Hcl178 claims
  6. Gabapentin155 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: $173.07

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 4,259 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,273.40 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Walter Johnson$173.07
  2. Specialty average$1,273.40

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

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. M A C T Health Board IncorporatedIone, CA

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

Walter Kip Johnson among 1,956 general practice physician records in California

Walter Kip Johnson, M.D. is one of 1,956 general practice physician records with a practice address in California. 48% 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 54% of them.

  • NPI issued2009 · 54% of these records are older, 42% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 48% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 27% of these records are
  • Graduated1975 · median 1994 among the 520 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208D00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

3 general practice physician records list a practice address in Ione

They are 3 of the 94 NPPES records with a practice address in Ione, and 1,956 general practice physician records in California.

The 8 general practice physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Richard Galloway, MDIone, CA 956401114109568
  2. Brett Williams, MDIone, CA 956401194909044
  3. Gregory Avetisov, DOLincoln, CA 956481679917280
  4. Zabihullah Wardak, M.D.Lincoln, CA 956481811249790
  5. Brittany Busse, MDFolsom, CA 956301063649275
  6. Sujata Pawar, M.D.Folsom, CA 956301174772545
  7. Sean Vigil, M.D.Folsom, CA 956301265676555
  8. Reese Cooper, DOMcClellan, CA 956521831691948

Common questions

What is Walter Kip Johnson, M.D.'s NPI number?

Walter Kip Johnson, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780919282, issued on Oct 16, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Walter Kip Johnson, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 305 Preston Ave, Ione, CA, 95640. Phone: (209) 742-6144. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Walter Kip Johnson, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number G32232, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Walter Kip Johnson, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Walter Kip Johnson, M.D. had 4,985 Medicare Part D claims for 309 beneficiaries; the average among general practice physician prescribers was 3,030. 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.