William Ray Walker
Physician Assistant · Fort Smith, AR
William Ray Walker is a physician assistant with a practice address in Fort Smith, Arkansas, and NPI 1295553782, issued on Oct 2, 2024. Check the license (Arkansas PA-1377, as entered in NPPES) with the Arkansas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William Ray Walker
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- PA-1377 AR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3501 WE Knight Dr, Fort Smith, AR 72903
- Phone
- (479) 709-6700
- Enumerated
- Oct 2, 2024
- Record last updated
- Apr 10, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250319001653); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify William Ray Walker in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Arkansas board licenses this profession
Search for license PA-1377Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Fands Physical Therapy, IncAlma, AR
- Mercy Clinic Fort Smith CommunitiesFort Smith, AR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
William Ray Walker among 599 physician assistant records in Arkansas
William Ray Walker is one of 599 physician assistant records with a practice address in Arkansas. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2024, is newer than 81% of them.
- NPI issued2024 · 81% of these records are older, 15% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2024 · median 2018 among the 377 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 34% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Arkansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
35 physician assistant records list a practice address in Fort Smith
They are 35 of the 2,951 NPPES records with a practice address in Fort Smith, and 599 physician assistant records in Arkansas.
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The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Lydia England, CNAFort Smith, AR 729031316057730
- Aubrey Garland, PA-CFort Smith, AR 729031134695265
- Charles Geske, P.A.Fort Smith, AR 729031447616040
- Collin Grimes, PA-CFort Smith, AR 729031184076119
- Emily Kordsmeier, PAFort Smith, AR 729031780196550
- Laura Laughter, PA-CFort Smith, AR 729031558894295
- Brittany Leonard, P.A.Fort Smith, AR 729031578869764
- Benton Loggains, P.A.-CFort Smith, AR 729031891763165
Common questions
What is William Ray Walker's NPI number?
William Ray Walker's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1295553782, issued on Oct 2, 2024. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William Ray Walker located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3501 WE Knight Dr, Fort Smith, AR, 72903. Phone: (479) 709-6700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William Ray Walker's license?
NPPES lists Arkansas license number PA-1377, as entered by the provider. Search the Arkansas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.