NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

William Blair Walden, M.D.

Emergency Medicine Physician · Winston Salem, NC

William Blair Walden, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Winston Salem, North Carolina, and NPI 1245524057, issued on Jun 9, 2011. Check the license (North Carolina 2013-02200, 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 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1245524057
Name
William Blair Walden
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
2013-02200 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
Medical Center Blvd, Winston Salem, NC 27157
Phone
(336) 716-4195
Enumerated
Jun 9, 2011
Record last updated
May 16, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(336) 716-3202
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20140123001610); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Tennessee, Hsc, College Of Medicine, 2011
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at Medical Center Blvd

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

  1. Franco Abad, PAPhysician Assistant1154017440
  2. Mohammed Abdulhaleem, MDHospitalist Physician1023472693
  3. Firas Abdulmajeed, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1427358043
  4. Nuhad Abou Zeid, MDNeurology Physician1144427766
  5. Rachel AbrahamStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1790451987
  6. Jon Abramson, MDPediatric Infectious Diseases Physician1033194691

Verify William Blair Walden 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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16% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

190 Medicare Part D claims for 111 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 29 claims were for opioids.

  1. William Walden190
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen24 claims
  2. Cephalexin17 claims
  3. Prednisone16 claims
  4. Famotidine12 claims
  5. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass11 claims
  6. Atorvastatin Calcium11 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $24.90

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Inari Medical, Inc. The 12,335 providers of this specialty with any payment received $953.79 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. William Walden$24.90
  2. Specialty average$953.79

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

  1. Emergency Coverage LLCFranklin, NC

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

William Blair Walden among 2,094 emergency medicine physician records in North Carolina

William Blair Walden, M.D. is one of 2,094 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 58% of them.

  • NPI issued2011 · 58% of these records are older, 39% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated2011 · median 2012 among the 1,317 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2016 · 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 207P00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

174 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Winston Salem

They are 174 of the 10,040 NPPES records with a practice address in Winston Salem, and 2,094 emergency medicine physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Howard Blumstein, MDWinston Salem, NC 271571801870209
  2. David Cline, MDWinston Salem, NC 271571811970510
  3. Michael Fitch, MDWinston Salem, NC 271571215911615
  4. Mark Hess, MDWinston Salem, NC 271571124003082
  5. James Hoekstra, MDWinston Salem, NC 271571255315651
  6. Ralph Leonard, MDWinston Salem, NC 271571104800598
  7. David Manthey, MDWinston Salem, NC 271571285618686
  8. Henderson McGinnis, MDWinston Salem, NC 271571174508030

Common questions

What is William Blair Walden, M.D.'s NPI number?

William Blair Walden, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245524057, issued on Jun 9, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is William Blair Walden, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at Medical Center Blvd, Winston Salem, NC, 27157. Phone: (336) 716-4195. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify William Blair Walden, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2013-02200, 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.

How much does William Blair Walden, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, William Blair Walden, M.D. had 190 Medicare Part D claims for 111 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

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.