Dr. Kristen M. Walters, MD

  • Irvine, CA
  • Allergist and immunologist
NPI1437442308PAC ID3971896259
Medicare services, 2024
958
Medicare patients, 2024
36
Part D claims, 2024
154
Publications
6
Industry payments
$10,797
Practice address
32 Discovery Ste 100, Irvine, CA 92618
Practice phone
Call (949) 271-0010
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Primary practice

Coury & Buehler Physical Therapy - Irvine-Sand Canyon

Physical Therapy Clinic · Irvine, California

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Dr. Kristen M. Walters is an allergist and immunologist in Irvine, California

Dr. Walters practices at Coury & Buehler Physical Therapy - Irvine-Sand Canyon in Irvine, California.

Dr. Walters' NPI, 1437442308, was assigned on May 25, 2011. Dr. Walters graduated from College of Human Medicine - Grand Rapids in 2011. Dr. Walters' California license number on file is A129955.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
3971896259
NPI enumeration date
May 25, 2011
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(949) 271-0010
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Sex
Female
Estimated age
41
Medical school graduation
2011

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Kristen M. Walters practices at Coury & Buehler Physical Therapy - Irvine-Sand Canyon in Irvine, California

Dr. Walters' primary practice is Coury & Buehler Physical Therapy - Irvine-Sand Canyon, at 32 Discovery Ste 100, Irvine, CA 92618. The practice phone is (949) 271-0010.

  • Coury & Buehler Physical Therapy - Irvine-Sand Canyon
    32 Discovery Ste 100, Irvine, CA 92618Phone(949) 271-0010

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Dr. Kristen M. Walters is affiliated with 2 sites of care

Dr. Walters' primary practice is Coury & Buehler Physical Therapy - Irvine-Sand Canyon in Irvine, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Walters to 1 physician office, named with a free account.

Coury & Buehler Physical Therapy - Irvine-Sand CanyonPhysical Therapy Clinic · Irvine, CaliforniaPrimary
1 physician officeName with a free accountParent health systemName with a free account
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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Kristen M. Walters' practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Walters practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Coury & Buehler Physical Therapy - Irvine-Sand CanyonAvailable with a free account
+1 more affiliated siteAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Kristen M. Walters is one of 386 allergists and immunologists in California

Allergy and immunology is Dr. Walters' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207K00000X. Dr. Walters is board certified in allergy & immunology by the American Board of Allergy and Immunology. Dmand AI has Dr. Walters' licenses on file in 2 states: California and Michigan.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Allergy and immunology, CaliforniaPrimaryLicense A129955 · 2014 to 2025 · taxonomy 207K00000X
  • Michigan license2011 to 2014

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists asthma, chronic nasal allergies and upper respiratory infection (URI) among the conditions Dr. Walters treats.

Allergists and immunologists near Dr. Walters

Counts of allergists and immunologists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.

386allergists and immunologists in California
4allergists and immunologists in Irvine

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Kristen M. Walters billed Medicare for 958 services in 2024

CMS data shows 958 Medicare services from Dr. Walters across 4 procedure codes in 2024, for 36 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $8,375 for them. Every service was in an office.

Medicare services, 2024958
Medicare patients36
Paid by Medicare$8,375
Procedure codes4

Dr. Walters' Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Tests and treatments
2023: 02024: 924
Office and hospital visits
2023: 172024: 34100%

Dr. Walters compared with the California median for allergists and immunologists, 2024

  • Dr. Walters
  • California median
Medicare services
958vs 1,84048% below
Medicare patients
36vs 14575% below
Part D claims
39vs 25985% below

Medians across 368 allergists and immunologists in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Walters' most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Kristen M. Walters treated 36 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74

CMS counts 36 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Walters in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 20 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 67% have high blood pressure. Their average risk score is 1.30, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Walters' median patient age at 31, with 54% women.

Medicare patients, 202436
Average age74
Average risk score1.30

Dr. Walters' Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Chronic conditions among Dr. Walters' Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High cholesterol75%
  2. High blood pressure67%
  3. Arthritis50%
  4. Anxiety33%
  5. Cancer33%
  6. Osteoporosis33%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Walters' patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 31

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women54%
  • Men44%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Kristen M. Walters wrote 154 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Walters wrote 154 Medicare Part D claims for 45 patients. 63% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 39 of them, across 3 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $5,300 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 286 claims across 15 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024154
Drugs named by CMS3
Total drug cost$5,300
Part D patients45

Dr. Walters' Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic97 claims63%
  • Brand-name57 claims37%

Dr. Walters' 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.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 2862024: 3986%

Drugs named by CMS: 3 in 2024, 15 in 2023.

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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

How Dr. Kristen M. Walters takes part in Medicare

Dr. Walters accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

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Dr. Kristen M. Walters has 6 publications on record

Dmand AI links 6 papers to Dr. Walters, published from 2016 to 2023. The most frequent topics are Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal, Aspirin and Drug Hypersensitivity. Dr. Walters has published most often in Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. Dr. Walters' most frequent co-authors are Andrew A. White, MD, Ronald A. Simon, MD and Katharine M. Woessner, MD.

Papers6
Years published2016 to 2023

Dr. Walters' papers by year, 2016 to 2023

Topics Dr. Walters writes about most

  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
  • Aspirin
  • Drug Hypersensitivity
  • Desensitization, Immunologic
  • Ethanol
  • Respiratory Function Tests

Dr. Walters' most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Walters

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Dr. Kristen M. Walters received $10,797 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 369 general payments to Dr. Walters from 34 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 75% of the total. Sanofi and Genzyme US Companies paid the most, $2,079.

General payments to Dr. Walters by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Walters by kind, 2016 to 2025

$10.8Kin total
  • Food and beverage$8,05975%
  • Speaker and faculty fees$1,40013%
  • Consulting fees$1,33812%

Companies that paid Dr. Walters the most, 2016 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Kristen M. Walters has 1 award and honors on record

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Walters, most recently AOA Inductee 2011 in 2011.

Awards and honors for Dr. Walters

  1. 2011
    • AOA Inductee 2011

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Kristen M. Walters graduated from College of Human Medicine - Grand Rapids

Dr. Walters graduated from College of Human Medicine - Grand Rapids in 2011. Dr. Walters is a member of AOA.

  1. Medical schoolCollege of Human Medicine - Grand Rapids
  2. Board certified in allergy & immunologyAmerican Board of Allergy and Immunology

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Kristen M. Walters accepts plans from 14 insurance carriers

Dr. Walters is in network with 14 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Aetna
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • United Healthcare
  • HCSC
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
  • Elevance
  • Regence Health Plans
  • Alliant Health Plans
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Plan types Dr. Walters accepts, by number of carriers

  1. PPO9
  2. Medicare7
  3. HMO6
  4. POS4
  5. EPO3

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Kristen M. Walters's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare 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 percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Awards and committee rolesDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Kristen M. Walters' NPI number?

Dr. Kristen M. Walters' NPI number is 1437442308. It was assigned on May 25, 2011, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Kristen M. Walters?

Dr. Kristen M. Walters is an allergist and immunologist in Irvine, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Allergy & Immunology Physician (taxonomy code 207K00000X).

Where does Dr. Kristen M. Walters practice?

Dr. Walters practices at 32 Discovery Ste 100, Irvine, CA 92618. Dr. Walters' primary practice is Coury & Buehler Physical Therapy - Irvine-Sand Canyon in Irvine, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Walters to 1 physician office.

What is Dr. Kristen M. Walters' office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Walters is (949) 271-0010.

What is Dr. Kristen M. Walters' medical license number?

Dr. Walters' California license number on file is A129955, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.

Which states has Dr. Kristen M. Walters been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Walters in California (2014 to 2025) and Michigan (2011 to 2014).

Does Dr. Kristen M. Walters accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Walters billed Medicare for 958 services in 2024, and Dr. Walters accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Kristen M. Walters see?

CMS counts 36 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Walters in 2024, with an average age of 74.

Is Dr. Kristen M. Walters board certified?

Yes. Dr. Walters is board certified in allergy & immunology by the American Board of Allergy and Immunology.

What services does Dr. Kristen M. Walters bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Walters' most billed Medicare services were allergy test or treatment (95004), office visit, new patient (99205) and allergy test or treatment (95012).

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Where did Dr. Kristen M. Walters go to medical school?

Dr. Walters graduated from College of Human Medicine - Grand Rapids in 2011.

What drugs does Dr. Kristen M. Walters prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Walters' most prescribed drugs by claims were Ipratropium Bromide, Odactra and Montelukast Sodium.

Has Dr. Kristen M. Walters received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $10,797 in general payments to Dr. Walters from 34 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Sanofi and Genzyme US Companies.

How long has Dr. Kristen M. Walters been practicing?

Dr. Walters graduated from medical school in 2011, 15 years ago.

Does Dr. Kristen M. Walters do research?

Dmand AI links 6 publications to Dr. Walters, published from 2016 to 2023.

Who does Dr. Kristen M. Walters publish with?

Dr. Walters' most frequent co-authors are Andrew A. White, MD (4 shared papers), Ronald A. Simon, MD (2 shared papers) and Katharine M. Woessner, MD (2 shared papers).

What insurance does Dr. Kristen M. Walters accept?

Dr. Walters is in network with 14 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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