Dr. Christopher E. Walls, MD

  • Savannah, GA
  • Vascular surgeon
NPI1790721546PAC ID6800859216
Medicare services, 2024
4,031
Medicare patients, 2024
264
Part D claims, 2024
193
MIPS score, 2024
83
Hospital affiliations
3
Practice address
4700 Waters Avenue, Savannah, GA 31404
Practice phone
Call (912) 350-3691
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Primary practice

Memorial Health University Medical Center

Hospital · Savannah, Georgia

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Dr. Christopher E. Walls is a vascular surgeon in Savannah, Georgia

Dr. Walls practices at Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah, Georgia, part of HCA Healthcare.

Dr. Walls' NPI, 1790721546, was assigned on June 21, 2006. Dr. Walls graduated from Emory University School of Medicine in 1986. Dr. Walls holds Georgia license 031854.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
6800859216
NPI enumeration date
June 21, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(912) 350-3691
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
66
Medical school graduation
1986

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

Dr. Christopher E. Walls practices at Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah, Georgia

Dr. Walls' primary practice is Memorial Health University Medical Center, at 4700 Waters Avenue, Savannah, GA 31404 in Chatham County. The practice phone is (912) 350-3691.

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Dr. Christopher E. Walls is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Walls' primary practice is Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah, Georgia, part of HCA Healthcare. Dr. Walls is also affiliated with Saint Joseph's Hospital. The medical group on file is Savannah Vascular Institute. Dmand AI also links Dr. Walls to 1 more hospital and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Christopher E. Walls' practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Walls practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Memorial Health University Medical CenterAvailable with a free account
+3 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Christopher E. Walls is one of 174 vascular surgeons in Georgia

Vascular surgery is Dr. Walls' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2086S0129X. Dr. Walls is licensed in Georgia.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Vascular surgery, GeorgiaPrimaryLicense 031854 · taxonomy 2086S0129X

Vascular surgeons near Dr. Walls

Counts of vascular surgeons 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. Christopher E. Walls billed Medicare for 4,031 services in 2024

CMS data shows 4,031 Medicare services from Dr. Walls across 22 procedure codes in 2024, for 264 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $59,555 for them.

Medicare services, 20244,031
Medicare patients264
Paid by Medicare$59,555
Procedure codes22

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

  • 2023
  • 2024
Other services
2023: 2,1272024: 3,20251%
Office and hospital visits
2023: 4652024: 38517%
Tests and treatments
2023: 3912024: 32118%
Drugs given in the office
2023: 892024: 7713%
Imaging
2023: 542024: 4615%
Surgery
2023: 122024: 0100%

Where Dr. Walls' Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office3,91797%
  • In a facility1143%

Dr. Walls compared with the Georgia median for vascular surgeons, 2024

  • Dr. Walls
  • Georgia median
Medicare services
4,031vs 7765.2 times
Medicare patients
264vs 39734% below
Part D claims
123vs 15722% below

Medians across 169 vascular surgeons in Georgia with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Walls' 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. Christopher E. Walls treated 264 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74

CMS counts 264 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Walls in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 103 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 19% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 3.02, 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. Walls' median patient age at 69, with 47% women.

Medicare patients, 2024264
Average age74
Average risk score3.02
Also on Medicaid19%

Dr. Walls' Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Walls' Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women11945%
  • Men14555%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Walls' Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Chronic kidney disease55%
  4. Arthritis50%
  5. Diabetes48%
  6. Ischemic heart disease45%
  7. Heart failure36%
  8. Anxiety29%

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

Dr. Walls' 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

  • Women47%
  • Men52%

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

Dr. Christopher E. Walls wrote 193 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Walls wrote 193 Medicare Part D claims for 84 patients. 89% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 123 of them, across 6 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $11,341 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 193 claims across 7 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024193
Drugs named by CMS6
Total drug cost$11,341
Part D patients84

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

  • Generic172 claims89%
  • Brand-name21 claims11%

Dr. Walls' 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. Walls' Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids36%70 of 193 claims
  • Antibiotics7%14 of 193 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: 1932024: 12336%

Drugs named by CMS: 6 in 2024, 7 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

Dr. Christopher E. Walls scored 83 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 83 out of 100 for Dr. Walls for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Walls accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 11 procedures of leg revascularization (restoring blood flow) by Dr. Walls, more than 64% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Dr. Walls' MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 83of 100Final score
  • 51.3of 100Quality
  • 98of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities
  • 79of 100Cost

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Where Dr. Walls ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Leg revascularization (restoring blood flow)
64th percentile11 procedures

CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.

Removal of tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Varicose vein removal: 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. Christopher E. Walls received $27,822 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 219 general payments to Dr. Walls from 36 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Device or supply loans make up the largest share, 54% of the total. AngioDynamics, Inc. paid the most, $15,568.

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

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

$27.8Kin total
  • Device or supply loans$14,99054%
  • Food and beverage$8,70831%
  • Travel and lodging$4,12415%

Companies that paid Dr. Walls 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. Christopher E. Walls graduated from Emory University School of Medicine

Dr. Walls graduated from Emory University School of Medicine in 1986.

  1. Medical schoolEmory University School of Medicine

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Sources for Dr. Christopher E. Walls'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)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Christopher E. Walls' NPI number?

Dr. Christopher E. Walls' NPI number is 1790721546. It was assigned on June 21, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Christopher E. Walls?

Dr. Christopher E. Walls is a vascular surgeon in Savannah, Georgia. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Vascular Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 2086S0129X).

Where does Dr. Christopher E. Walls practice?

Dr. Walls practices at 4700 Waters Avenue, Savannah, GA 31404. Dr. Walls' primary practice is Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah, Georgia, part of HCA Healthcare. Dmand AI also links Dr. Walls to 1 hospital and 1 group practice or clinic.

What is Dr. Christopher E. Walls' office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Walls is (912) 350-3691.

What is Dr. Christopher E. Walls' medical license number?

Dr. Walls holds Georgia license 031854.

Which hospitals is Dr. Christopher E. Walls affiliated with?

Dr. Walls practices at Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah, Georgia. Dr. Walls is also affiliated with Saint Joseph's Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Walls to 1 more hospital.

What medical group is Dr. Christopher E. Walls part of?

Dr. Walls is linked to Savannah Vascular Institute.

Does Dr. Christopher E. Walls accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Walls billed Medicare for 4,031 services in 2024, and Dr. Walls accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Dr. Christopher E. Walls' MIPS score?

Dr. Walls' MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 83 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Christopher E. Walls see?

CMS counts 264 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Walls in 2024, with an average age of 74.

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What services does Dr. Christopher E. Walls bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Walls' most billed Medicare services were medicare temporary code (Q9966), office visit, established patient (99213) and office visit, established patient (99214).

Where did Dr. Christopher E. Walls go to medical school?

Dr. Walls graduated from Emory University School of Medicine in 1986.

What drugs does Dr. Christopher E. Walls prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Walls' most prescribed drugs by claims were Clopidogrel, Oxycodone-Acetaminophen and Eliquis.

Has Dr. Christopher E. Walls received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $27,822 in general payments to Dr. Walls from 36 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from AngioDynamics, Inc.

How long has Dr. Christopher E. Walls been practicing?

Dr. Walls graduated from medical school in 1986, 40 years ago.

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