Walter Joseph Newman, M.D.
Nephrology Physician · New Bern, NC
Walter Joseph Newman, M.D. is a nephrology physician with a practice address in New Bern, North Carolina, and NPI 1477555688, issued on Jun 1, 2005. Check the license (North Carolina 23000, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Walter Joseph Newman
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- 23000 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 970 Newman RD, New Bern, NC 28562
- Phone
- (252) 633-9262
- Enumerated
- Jun 1, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jun 24, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (252) 633-4080
- Medicaid ID
- 8962387 NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20111208000861); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Duke University School Of Medicine, 1974
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 970 Newman RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Heather Brock, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1750162913
- Thomas Burkart, M.D.Nephrology Physician1679575880
- Joseph Coladonato, M.D.Nephrology Physician1073557633
- Suzanne Holton, RN, NP-CAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1801125000
- Jessica HopperNurse Practitioner1528743036
- Stuart Jennings, M.D.Nephrology Physician1851566434
Verify Walter Joseph Newman in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 23000Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
60% more Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
2,349 Medicare Part D claims for 331 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Furosemide695 claims
- Metolazone460 claims
- Losartan Potassium216 claims
- Calcitriol177 claims
- Nifedipine Er157 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate76 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: $353.40
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 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 2 group practices
- Carteret Medical Group LLCCedar Point, NC
- Eastern Nephrology Associates PLLCGreenville, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 403 nephrology physician records in North Carolina.
Other nephrology physician records in North Carolina
- Sosan Abdullah, MDMorganton, NC1679664486
- Tariq Abo-Kamil, MDHenderson, NC1124077664
- Moses Aboagye-Kumi, M.D.Fayetteville, NC1497707640
- Pranab Acharya, M.D., MPHMonroe, NC1629385117
- Maureen Achuko, M.D.Fayetteville, NC1245239136
- Patricia Adams, MDWinston Salem, NC1992780282
- Adeyinka Adegoroye, MB CHBHigh Point, NC1952500423
- Syed Ahmed, M.D.Shelby, NC1568478683
- Joseph Aiello, M.D.Asheville, NC1942203310
- Anwar Al-HaidaryWilson, NC1205829066
Common questions
What is Walter Joseph Newman, M.D.'s NPI number?
Walter Joseph Newman, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477555688, issued on Jun 1, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Walter Joseph Newman, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 970 Newman RD, New Bern, NC, 28562. Phone: (252) 633-9262. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Walter Joseph Newman, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 23000, 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 Joseph Newman, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Walter Joseph Newman, M.D. had 2,349 Medicare Part D claims for 331 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. 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.