NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Walton Wright Curl, M.D.

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Asheville, NC

Walton Wright Curl, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Asheville, North Carolina, and NPI 1679581946, issued on Aug 3, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 31971, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1679581946
Name
Walton Wright Curl
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License number
31971 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
111 Victoria RD, Asheville, NC 28801
Phone
(828) 252-7331
Enumerated
Aug 3, 2006
Record last updated
Feb 11, 2022
Fax
(828) 253-1123
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 111 Victoria RD

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Levi CalesAthletic Trainer1629466941
  2. Richard Culpepper, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1275589434
  3. Joseph Dement, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1730182593
  4. Christopher Elder, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1780687541
  5. Nicole Fava, ATCPhysician Assistant1356457147
  6. Donald Gajewski, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1851495535

Verify Walton Wright Curl in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 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.

  1. Qualitynot scored (reweighted)
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Walton Wright Curl among 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records in North Carolina

Walton Wright Curl, M.D. is one of 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 80% 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 20% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 20% of these records are older, 47% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 69% of these records are
  • Record last updated2022 · 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 207X00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in North Carolina

There are 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. David Cappiello, M.D.Asheville, NC 288011932149275
  2. Richard Culpepper, M.D.Asheville, NC 288011275589434
  3. Joseph Dement, M.D.Asheville, NC 288011730182593
  4. Christopher Elder, M.D.Asheville, NC 288011780687541
  5. Michael Goebel, M.D.Asheville, NC 288011114967189
  6. Kenneth Graf, M.D.Asheville, NC 288011477528321
  7. Gordon Groh, M.D.Asheville, NC 288011902853203
  8. Stewart Harley, M.D.Asheville, NC 288011861432783

Common questions

What is Walton Wright Curl, M.D.'s NPI number?

Walton Wright Curl, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679581946, issued on Aug 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Walton Wright Curl, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 111 Victoria RD, Asheville, NC, 28801. Phone: (828) 252-7331. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Walton Wright Curl, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 31971, 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.

What is Walton Wright Curl, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.