Dr. Karen Dietrich Walker, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 2,072
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 502
- Part D claims, 2024
- 1,235
- MIPS score, 2024
- 93
- Industry payments
- $13,126
- Practice address
- 4410 Watermelon Rd, Northport, AL 35473
- Practice phone
- Call (205) 345-1520
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Alabama Dermatology Associates
Northport, Alabama
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Dr. Karen Dietrich Walker is a dermatologist in Northport, Alabama
Dr. Walker practices at Alabama Dermatology Associates in Northport, Alabama.
Dr. Walker's NPI, 1669430872, was assigned on May 4, 2006. Dr. Walker graduated from University of Alabama School of Medicine in 2002. Dr. Walker holds Alabama license 00026457.
- NPI
- 1669430872NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 5395748131
- NPI enumeration date
- May 4, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (205) 345-1520
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Female
- Estimated age
- 50
- Medical school graduation
- 2002
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Karen Dietrich Walker practices at Alabama Dermatology Associates in Northport, Alabama
Dr. Walker's primary practice is Alabama Dermatology Associates, at 4410 Watermelon Rd, Northport, AL 35473 in Tuscaloosa County. The practice phone is (205) 345-1520.
- Alabama Dermatology Associates4410 Watermelon Rd, Northport, AL 35473 · Tuscaloosa CountyPhone(205) 345-1520
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Karen Dietrich Walker is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Walker's primary practice is Alabama Dermatology Associates in Northport, Alabama. The medical group on file is Alabama Dermatology Associates. Dmand AI also links Dr. Walker to 1 more group practice or clinic, named with a free account.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Karen Dietrich Walker's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Walker practices. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Alabama Dermatology Associates | Available with a free account |
| +1 more affiliated site | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Karen Dietrich Walker is one of 134 dermatologists in Alabama
Dermatology is Dr. Walker's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207N00000X. Dr. Walker is licensed in Alabama.
Specialties and state licenses
- Dermatology, AlabamaPrimary
Dermatologists near Dr. Walker
Counts of dermatologists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Karen Dietrich Walker billed Medicare for 2,072 services in 2024
CMS data shows 2,072 Medicare services from Dr. Walker across 13 procedure codes in 2024, for 502 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $97,724 for them. Every service was in an office.
Dr. Walker's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Surgery
- 2023: 9112024: 1,35549%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 7112024: 7171%
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 202024: 0100%
Dr. Walker compared with the Alabama median for dermatologists, 2024
- Dr. Walker
- Alabama median
- Medicare services
- 2,072vs 2,63721% below
- Medicare patients
- 502vs 55910% below
- Part D claims
- 1,042vs 71845% above
Medians across 137 dermatologists in Alabama with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Walker's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Karen Dietrich Walker treated 502 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 76
CMS counts 502 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Walker in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 209 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 2% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.01, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Walker's median patient age at 74, with 74% women.
Dr. Walker's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Walker's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women36473%
- Men13827%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Walker's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis55%
- Mood disorders25%
- Depression24%
- Diabetes24%
- Anxiety23%
- Atrial fibrillation21%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Walker's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 74
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women74%
- Men26%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Karen Dietrich Walker wrote 1,235 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Walker wrote 1,235 Medicare Part D claims for 420 patients. 89% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,042 of them, across 31 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $280,940 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 946 claims across 25 drugs.
Dr. Walker's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic1,100 claims89%
- Brand-name135 claims11%
Dr. Walker's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Walker's Part D claims, 2024
- Antibiotics6%73 of 1,235 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 9462024: 1,04210%
Drugs named by CMS: 31 in 2024, 25 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Karen Dietrich Walker scored 93 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 93 out of 100 for Dr. Walker for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Walker accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 378 procedures of skin biopsy by Dr. Walker, more than 93% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Walker's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 93of 100Final score
- 100of 100Quality
- 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
- 77of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Where Dr. Walker ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Removal of skin lesions
- 92nd percentile863 procedures
- Skin biopsy
- 93rd percentile378 procedures
- Melanoma (skin cancer) excision
- 69th percentile14 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Removal or shaving of skin growth: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Karen Dietrich Walker received $13,126 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 798 general payments to Dr. Walker from 39 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 94% of the total. Abbvie Inc. paid the most, $2,507.
General payments to Dr. Walker by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Walker by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Food and beverage$12,35694%
- Education$7706%
Companies that paid Dr. Walker the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Karen Dietrich Walker graduated from University of Alabama School of Medicine
Dr. Walker graduated from University of Alabama School of Medicine in 2002.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Karen Dietrich Walker's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Karen Dietrich Walker's NPI number?
Dr. Karen Dietrich Walker's NPI number is 1669430872. It was assigned on May 4, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Karen Dietrich Walker?
Dr. Karen Dietrich Walker is a dermatologist in Northport, Alabama. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Dermatology Physician (taxonomy code 207N00000X).
Where does Dr. Karen Dietrich Walker practice?
Dr. Walker practices at 4410 Watermelon Rd, Northport, AL 35473. Dr. Walker's primary practice is Alabama Dermatology Associates in Northport, Alabama. Dmand AI also links Dr. Walker to 1 group practice or clinic.
What is Dr. Karen Dietrich Walker's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Walker is (205) 345-1520.
What is Dr. Karen Dietrich Walker's medical license number?
Dr. Walker holds Alabama license 00026457.
What medical group is Dr. Karen Dietrich Walker part of?
Dr. Walker is linked to Alabama Dermatology Associates.
Does Dr. Karen Dietrich Walker accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Walker billed Medicare for 2,072 services in 2024, and Dr. Walker accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Karen Dietrich Walker's MIPS score?
Dr. Walker's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 93 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Karen Dietrich Walker see?
CMS counts 502 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Walker in 2024, with an average age of 76.
What services does Dr. Karen Dietrich Walker bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Walker's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99213), surgery: skin and soft tissue (17003) and surgery: skin and soft tissue (17000).
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Where did Dr. Karen Dietrich Walker go to medical school?
Dr. Walker graduated from University of Alabama School of Medicine in 2002.
What drugs does Dr. Karen Dietrich Walker prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Walker's most prescribed drugs by claims were Clobetasol Propionate, Triamcinolone Acetonide and Fluconazole.
Has Dr. Karen Dietrich Walker received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $13,126 in general payments to Dr. Walker from 39 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Abbvie Inc.
How long has Dr. Karen Dietrich Walker been practicing?
Dr. Walker graduated from medical school in 2002, 24 years ago.
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