Walter John Murrell, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Amarillo, TX
Walter John Murrell, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Amarillo, Texas, and NPI 1598734634, issued on Mar 14, 2006. Check the license (Texas G2561, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Walter John Murrell
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- G2561 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7411 Wallace Blvd, Amarillo, TX 79106
- Phone
- (806) 351-1177
- Enumerated
- Mar 14, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 6, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (806) 355-1284
- Medicaid ID
- 114451103 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100619000181); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Tufts University School Of Medicine, 1981
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 7411 Wallace Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Walter John Murrell in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license G2561Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
62% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
573 Medicare Part D claims for 122 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 43% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Timolol Maleate152 claims
- Latanoprost133 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate64 claims
- Lumigan45 claims
- Alphagan P25 claims
- Levobunolol Hcl21 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): 77.2 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $250.56
9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
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
- Panhandle Eye Group, LLPAmarillo, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Walter John Murrell among 1,514 ophthalmology physician records in Texas
Walter John Murrell, M.D. is one of 1,514 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 22% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 22% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated1981 · median 2003 among the 1,052 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 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 207W00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Texas
There are 1,514 ophthalmology physician records in Texas.
All 1,514 in Texas → Every provider in Amarillo → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Antonio Aragon, M.D.Amarillo, TX 791061992774590
- Amber Dobler-Dixon, M.D.Amarillo, TX 791061235107590
- Jennifer Gallagher, M.D.Amarillo, TX 791061366820151
- Robert Gerald, M.D.Armarillo, TX 791061154384253
- J. Howell, M.D.Amarillo, TX 791061467424440
- Christopher McCarty, M.D.Amarillo, TX 791061356310726
- Paul Proffer, M.D.Amarillo, TX 791061962488676
- James Rush, M.D.Amarillo, TX 791061376512400
Common questions
What is Walter John Murrell, M.D.'s NPI number?
Walter John Murrell, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598734634, issued on Mar 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Walter John Murrell, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7411 Wallace Blvd, Amarillo, TX, 79106. Phone: (806) 351-1177. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Walter John Murrell, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number G2561, 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 John Murrell, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Walter John Murrell, M.D. had 573 Medicare Part D claims for 122 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Walter John Murrell, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 77.2 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.