Dr. Meredith M. Walker Jr., MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 1,864
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 658
- Part D claims, 2024
- 1,651
- MIPS score, 2024
- 76
- Hospital affiliations
- 2
- Practice address
- 4800 East Johnson Avenue, Jonesboro, AR 72405
- Practice phone
- Call (870) 972-7000
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
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Dr. Meredith M. Walker Jr. is a pulmonologist in Jonesboro, Arkansas
Dr. Walker practices at NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital in Jonesboro, Arkansas, part of Baptist Memorial Health Care.
Dr. Walker's NPI, 1720040470, was assigned on April 6, 2006. Dr. Walker graduated from University of Mississippi School of Medicine in 1987. Dr. Walker holds Arkansas license R-4333.
- NPI
- 1720040470NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 0446142319
- NPI enumeration date
- April 6, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (870) 972-7000
- Professional email
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- Personal email
- Get email
- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 65
- Medical school graduation
- 1987
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Meredith M. Walker Jr. practices at NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital in Jonesboro, Arkansas
Dr. Walker's primary practice is NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital, at 4800 East Johnson Avenue, Jonesboro, AR 72405 in Craighead County. The practice phone is (870) 972-7000.
- NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital4800 East Johnson Avenue, Jonesboro, AR 72405 · Craighead CountyPhone(870) 972-7000
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Meredith M. Walker Jr. is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Walker's primary practice is NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital in Jonesboro, Arkansas, part of Baptist Memorial Health Care. The medical group on file is NEA Baptist Clinic. Dmand AI also links Dr. Walker to 1 more hospital and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Meredith M. Walker Jr.'s practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Walker practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital | Available with a free account |
| +2 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Meredith M. Walker Jr. is one of 97 pulmonologists in Arkansas
Pulmonary disease is Dr. Walker's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RP1001X. Dr. Walker is licensed in Arkansas.
Specialties and state licenses
- Pulmonary disease, ArkansasPrimary
Pulmonologists near Dr. Walker
Counts of pulmonologists 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. Meredith M. Walker Jr. billed Medicare for 1,864 services in 2024
CMS data shows 1,864 Medicare services from Dr. Walker across 14 procedure codes in 2024, for 658 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $137,122 for them.
Dr. Walker's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1,1002024: 1,32621%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 5492024: 46915%
- Imaging
- 2023: 822024: 6916%
Where Dr. Walker's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office72439%
- In a facility1,14061%
Dr. Walker compared with the Arkansas median for pulmonologists, 2024
- Dr. Walker
- Arkansas median
- Medicare services
- 1,864vs 1,11467% above
- Medicare patients
- 658vs 43452% above
- Part D claims
- 1,495vs 79289% above
Medians across 98 pulmonologists in Arkansas 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. Meredith M. Walker Jr. treated 658 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75
CMS counts 658 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Walker in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 274 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 17% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.19, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Walker's median patient age at 69, with 56% women.
Dr. Walker's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Walker's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women35854%
- Men30046%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Walker's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis61%
- COPD57%
- Ischemic heart disease54%
- Heart failure51%
- Atrial fibrillation44%
- Diabetes44%
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 69
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women56%
- Men43%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Meredith M. Walker Jr. wrote 1,651 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Walker wrote 1,651 Medicare Part D claims for 238 patients. 49% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,495 of them, across 32 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $892,633 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,287 claims across 29 drugs.
Dr. Walker's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic814 claims49%
- Brand-name837 claims51%
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%98 of 1,651 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: 1,2872024: 1,49516%
Drugs named by CMS: 32 in 2024, 29 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. Meredith M. Walker Jr. scored 76 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 76 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.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Walker's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 76of 100Final score
- 44.9of 100Quality
- 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
- 74of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026
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Dr. Meredith M. Walker Jr. received $1,234 in industry payments from 2017 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 74 general payments to Dr. Walker from 8 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 86% of the total. GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. paid the most, $647.
General payments to Dr. Walker by program year, 2017 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Walker by kind, 2017 to 2025
- Food and beverage$1,05986%
- Education$17514%
Companies that paid Dr. Walker the most, 2017 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Meredith M. Walker Jr. graduated from University of Mississippi School of Medicine
Dr. Walker graduated from University of Mississippi School of Medicine in 1987.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Meredith M. Walker Jr.'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 | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy 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) |
| 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. Meredith M. Walker Jr.'s NPI number?
Dr. Meredith M. Walker Jr.'s NPI number is 1720040470. It was assigned on April 6, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Meredith M. Walker Jr.?
Dr. Meredith M. Walker Jr. is a pulmonologist in Jonesboro, Arkansas. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Pulmonary Disease Physician (taxonomy code 207RP1001X).
Where does Dr. Meredith M. Walker Jr. practice?
Dr. Walker practices at 4800 East Johnson Avenue, Jonesboro, AR 72405. Dr. Walker's primary practice is NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital in Jonesboro, Arkansas, part of Baptist Memorial Health Care. Dmand AI also links Dr. Walker to 1 hospital and 1 group practice or clinic.
What is Dr. Meredith M. Walker Jr.'s office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Walker is (870) 972-7000.
What is Dr. Meredith M. Walker Jr.'s medical license number?
Dr. Walker holds Arkansas license R-4333.
Which hospitals is Dr. Meredith M. Walker Jr. affiliated with?
Dr. Walker practices at NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital in Jonesboro, Arkansas. Dmand AI links Dr. Walker to 1 more hospital.
What medical group is Dr. Meredith M. Walker Jr. part of?
Dr. Walker is linked to NEA Baptist Clinic.
Does Dr. Meredith M. Walker Jr. accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Walker billed Medicare for 1,864 services in 2024, and Dr. Walker accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Meredith M. Walker Jr.'s MIPS score?
Dr. Walker's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 76 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Meredith M. Walker Jr. see?
CMS counts 658 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Walker in 2024, with an average age of 75.
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What services does Dr. Meredith M. Walker Jr. bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Walker's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99233), hospital inpatient care (99223) and critical care (99291).
Where did Dr. Meredith M. Walker Jr. go to medical school?
Dr. Walker graduated from University of Mississippi School of Medicine in 1987.
What drugs does Dr. Meredith M. Walker Jr. prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Walker's most prescribed drugs by claims were Albuterol Sulfate Hfa, Trelegy Ellipta and Prednisone.
Has Dr. Meredith M. Walker Jr. received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $1,234 in general payments to Dr. Walker from 8 companies from 2017 to 2025. The largest total came from GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.
How long has Dr. Meredith M. Walker Jr. been practicing?
Dr. Walker graduated from medical school in 1987, 39 years ago.
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