Walter Clinton West, MD
Specialist · Pueblo, CO
Walter Clinton West, MD is a specialist with a practice address in Pueblo, Colorado, and NPI 1528087962, issued on Jul 18, 2006. Check the license (Colorado 26226, as entered in NPPES) with the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Walter Clinton West
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Specialist 174400000X
- License number
- 26226 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1008 Minnequa Ave, Pueblo, CO 81004
- Phone
- (719) 560-5656
- Enumerated
- Jul 18, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 7, 2023
- Fax
- (719) 560-4715
- Medicaid ID
- 01262260 CO
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120316000508); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Howard University College Of Medicine, 1973
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Walter Clinton West in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Colorado board licenses this profession
Search for license 26226Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average specialist in 2024
76 Medicare Part D claims for 41 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of 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): 83.9 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
- Huerfano County Hospital DistrictWalsenburg, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Walter Clinton West among 1,105 specialist records in Colorado
Walter Clinton West, MD is one of 1,105 specialist records with a practice address in Colorado. 12% 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 4% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 76% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 12% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 8% of these records are
- Graduated1973 · median 1993 among the 86 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 89% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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- James Sbarbaro, M.D.Pueblo, CO 810041558315986
- Michael Silver, MDPueblo, CO 810041700805140
Common questions
What is Walter Clinton West, MD's NPI number?
Walter Clinton West, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1528087962, issued on Jul 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Walter Clinton West, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1008 Minnequa Ave, Pueblo, CO, 81004. Phone: (719) 560-5656. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Walter Clinton West, MD's license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number 26226, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Walter Clinton West, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Walter Clinton West, MD had 76 Medicare Part D claims for 41 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Walter Clinton West, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 83.9 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.