Walter James Peters, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Tulsa, OK
Walter James Peters, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and NPI 1245258789, issued on Jul 17, 2006. Check the license (Oklahoma 20269, as entered in NPPES) on the Oklahoma Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Walter James Peters
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 20269 OK
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7171 S Yale Ave Ste 101, Tulsa, OK 74136
- Phone
- (918) 307-0496
- Enumerated
- Jul 17, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 27, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (918) 461-1609
- Medicaid ID
- 10045980A OK
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040504001472); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Oklahoma College Of Medicine, 1996
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 7171 S Yale Ave Ste 101
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Sarah Forrest, O.D.Optometrist1437438629
- Kristin Vandervoort, O.D.Optometrist1912255373
Verify Walter James Peters in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersOklahoma Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision
Search for license 20269Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
15% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
1,743 Medicare Part D claims for 445 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 33% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost765 claims
- Timolol Maleate158 claims
- Lumigan139 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol112 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate96 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate80 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $392.97
18 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. 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
- The Eye Institute IncTulsa, OK
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Walter James Peters among 208 ophthalmology physician records in Oklahoma
Walter James Peters, MD is one of 208 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Oklahoma. 79% 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 · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2003 among the 128 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 55% 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 Oklahoma practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Oklahoma
There are 208 ophthalmology physician records in Oklahoma.
All 208 in Oklahoma → Every provider in Tulsa → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Mark Allison, MDTulsa, OK 741361891795480
- James Anthamatten, DOTulsa, OK 741361639178494
- John Bryan, M.D.Tulsa, OK 741361770574709
- Kali Cole, MDTulsa, OK 741361205044211
- Gary Denslow, M.D.Tulsa, OK 741361194718775
- Kelli Dyer, D.O.Tulsa, OK 741361235385766
- Charles Garrett, MDTulsa, OK 741361396754644
- James Ronk, M.D.Tulsa, OK 741361467502005
Common questions
What is Walter James Peters, MD's NPI number?
Walter James Peters, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245258789, issued on Jul 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Walter James Peters, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7171 S Yale Ave Ste 101, Tulsa, OK, 74136. Phone: (918) 307-0496. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Walter James Peters, MD's license?
NPPES lists Oklahoma license number 20269, as entered by the provider. Search the Oklahoma Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision at https://www.okmedicalboard.org/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Walter James Peters, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Walter James Peters, MD had 1,743 Medicare Part D claims for 445 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Walter James Peters, MD's MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.