Walter C. Robinson, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Ruidoso, NM
Walter C. Robinson, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Ruidoso, New Mexico, and NPI 1629162011, issued on Oct 3, 2006. Check the license (New Mexico 87137, as entered in NPPES) on the New Mexico Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Walter C. Robinson
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 87137 NM
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 121 EL Paso RD, Ruidoso, NM 88345
- Phone
- (575) 630-8350
- Enumerated
- Oct 3, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 24, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (575) 630-5232
- Medicaid ID
- 39834 NM
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070913000389); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of New Mexico School Of Medicine, 1984
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Walter C. Robinson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Mexico Medical Board
Search for license 87137Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
13,047 Medicare Part D claims for 1,054 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 561 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium710 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium511 claims
- Losartan Potassium413 claims
- Lisinopril348 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate341 claims
- Gabapentin311 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): 83.8 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: $139.45
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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
- Presbyterian Healthcare ServicesRuidoso, NM
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Walter C. Robinson among 770 internal medicine physician records in New Mexico
Walter C. Robinson, MD is one of 770 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in New Mexico. 74% 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 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated1984 · median 2009 among the 447 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 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 207R00000X and a New Mexico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
6 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Ruidoso
They are 6 of the 302 NPPES records with a practice address in Ruidoso, and 770 internal medicine physician records in New Mexico.
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Common questions
What is Walter C. Robinson, MD's NPI number?
Walter C. Robinson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629162011, issued on Oct 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Walter C. Robinson, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 121 EL Paso RD, Ruidoso, NM, 88345. Phone: (575) 630-8350. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Walter C. Robinson, MD's license?
NPPES lists New Mexico license number 87137, as entered by the provider. Search the New Mexico Medical Board at https://www.nmmb.state.nm.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Walter C. Robinson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Walter C. Robinson, MD had 13,047 Medicare Part D claims for 1,054 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Walter C. Robinson, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 83.8 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.