Walter Wales, LICSW, LADC
Clinical Social Worker · Walker, MN
Walter Wales, LICSW, LADC is a clinical social worker with a practice address in Walker, Minnesota, and NPI 1225453426, issued on Feb 25, 2014. Check the license (Minnesota 23322, as entered in NPPES) with the Minnesota board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Walter Wales
- Credential
- LICSW, LADC
- Primary taxonomy
- Clinical Social Worker 1041C0700X
- License numbers
- 23322 MN
303896 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 614 Michigan Ave W, Walker, MN 56484
- Phone
- (218) 547-7700
- Enumerated
- Feb 25, 2014
- Record last updated
- Oct 25, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (218) 547-7729
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20181204001723); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 614 Michigan Ave W
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Walter Wales in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Minnesota board licenses this profession
Search for license 23322Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 82.6 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Sanford Health OF Northern MinnesotaBemidji, MN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Walter Wales among 6,609 clinical social worker records in Minnesota
Walter Wales, LICSW, LADC is one of 6,609 clinical social worker records with a practice address in Minnesota. 24% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 36% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 36% of these records are older, 61% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 24% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 31% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2014 among the 2,023 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 1041C0700X and a Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
4 clinical social worker records list a practice address in Walker
They are 4 of the 42 NPPES records with a practice address in Walker, and 6,609 clinical social worker records in Minnesota.
All 6,609 in Minnesota → Every provider in Walker → Clinical Social Worker nationwide →
The 8 clinical social worker records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Cristin Trejos, LICSW, LADCWalker, MN 564841225420615
- Nancy BernWadena, MN 564821700920014
- Cathy HansenWadena, MN 564821952445231
- Kathryn Hart, LICSWWadena, MN 564821619423167
- Cady Horning, MSW, LICSWWadena, MN 564821013508902
- Shannon Kempf, LICSWWadena, MN 564821598072894
Common questions
What is Walter Wales, LICSW, LADC's NPI number?
Walter Wales, LICSW, LADC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1225453426, issued on Feb 25, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Walter Wales, LICSW, LADC located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 614 Michigan Ave W, Walker, MN, 56484. Phone: (218) 547-7700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Walter Wales, LICSW, LADC's license?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number 23322, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
What is Walter Wales, LICSW, LADC's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 82.6 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.