Dr. Robert N. Walker, MD

  • Meridian, ID
  • Orthopedic surgeon
NPI1306856471PAC ID3173549516
Medicare services, 2024
95
Medicare patients, 2024
69
Part D claims, 2024
136
Hospital affiliations
1
Industry payments
$1,502
Practice address
520 S Eagle Rd, Meridian, ID 83642
Practice phone
Call (208) 706-2200
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Mobile number
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Primary practice

St Lukes Meridian Medical Center

Meridian, Idaho

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Dr. Robert N. Walker is an orthopedic surgeon in Meridian, Idaho

Dr. Walker practices at St Lukes Meridian Medical Center in Meridian, Idaho.

Dr. Walker's NPI, 1306856471, was assigned on August 9, 2006. Dr. Walker graduated from Texas Tech University Health Science Center School of Medicine in 1987. Dr. Walker holds Idaho license M-6280.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
3173549516
NPI enumeration date
August 9, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(208) 706-2200
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
65
Medical school graduation
1987

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

Dr. Robert N. Walker practices at St Lukes Meridian Medical Center in Meridian, Idaho

Dr. Walker's primary practice is St Lukes Meridian Medical Center, at 520 S Eagle Rd, Meridian, ID 83642 in Ada County. The practice phone is (208) 706-2200.

  • St Lukes Meridian Medical Center
    520 S Eagle Rd, Meridian, ID 83642 · Ada CountyPhone(208) 706-2200

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data

Dr. Robert N. Walker is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Walker's primary practice is St Lukes Meridian Medical Center in Meridian, Idaho. Dr. Walker is also affiliated with St. Luke's Boise Medical Center. The medical group on file is St. Luke's Health System. Dmand AI also links Dr. Walker to 1 more group practice or clinic, named with a free account.

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Robert N. Walker's practice

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

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
St Lukes Meridian Medical CenterAvailable with a free account
+2 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Robert N. Walker is one of 164 orthopedic surgeons in Idaho

Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Walker's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dr. Walker is licensed in Idaho.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Orthopaedic surgery, IdahoPrimaryLicense M-6280 · taxonomy 207X00000X

Orthopedic surgeons near Dr. Walker

Counts of orthopedic 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. Robert N. Walker billed Medicare for 95 services in 2024

CMS data shows 95 Medicare services from Dr. Walker across 4 procedure codes in 2024, for 69 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $3,706 for them. Every service was in an office.

Medicare services, 202495
Medicare patients69
Paid by Medicare$3,706
Procedure codes4

Dr. Walker's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 632024: 7621%
Surgery
2023: 222024: 1914%

Dr. Walker compared with the Idaho median for orthopedic surgeons, 2024

  • Dr. Walker
  • Idaho median
Medicare services
95vs 43878% below
Medicare patients
69vs 16959% below
Part D claims
94vs 10611% below

Medians across 162 orthopedic surgeons in Idaho 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. Robert N. Walker treated 69 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 70

CMS counts 69 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Walker in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 47 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 68% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 0.64, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Walker's median patient age at 47, with 57% women.

Medicare patients, 202469
Average age70
Average risk score0.64

Dr. Walker's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Dr. Walker's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women3449%
  • Men3551%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Walker's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. Arthritis75%
  2. High cholesterol68%
  3. High blood pressure57%
  4. Mood disorders26%
  5. Depression22%
  6. Anxiety17%

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 47

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women57%
  • Men43%

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

Dr. Robert N. Walker wrote 136 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Walker wrote 136 Medicare Part D claims for 48 patients. 97% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 94 of them, across 4 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $815 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 41 claims across 2 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024136
Drugs named by CMS4
Total drug cost$815
Part D patients48

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

  • Generic132 claims97%
  • Brand-name and other4 claims3%

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

  • Opioids32%43 of 136 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: 412024: 94129%

Drugs named by CMS: 4 in 2024, 2 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. Robert N. Walker takes part in Medicare

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

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Lower limb (leg) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. Robert N. Walker received $1,502 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 22 general payments to Dr. Walker from 10 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. paid the most, $629.

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

Companies that paid Dr. Walker 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. Robert N. Walker graduated from Texas Tech University Health Science Center School of Medicine

Dr. Walker graduated from Texas Tech University Health Science Center School of Medicine in 1987.

  1. Medical schoolTexas Tech University Health Science Center School of Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Dr. Robert N. Walker'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 phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation 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)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. Robert N. Walker's NPI number?

Dr. Robert N. Walker's NPI number is 1306856471. It was assigned on August 9, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Robert N. Walker?

Dr. Robert N. Walker is an orthopedic surgeon in Meridian, Idaho. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Orthopaedic Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207X00000X).

Where does Dr. Robert N. Walker practice?

Dr. Walker practices at 520 S Eagle Rd, Meridian, ID 83642. Dr. Walker's primary practice is St Lukes Meridian Medical Center in Meridian, Idaho. Dmand AI also links Dr. Walker to 1 group practice or clinic.

What is Dr. Robert N. Walker's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Walker is (208) 706-2200.

What is Dr. Robert N. Walker's medical license number?

Dr. Walker holds Idaho license M-6280.

Which hospitals is Dr. Robert N. Walker affiliated with?

Dr. Walker is affiliated with St. Luke's Boise Medical Center.

What medical group is Dr. Robert N. Walker part of?

Dr. Walker is linked to St. Luke's Health System.

Does Dr. Robert N. Walker accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Walker billed Medicare for 95 services in 2024, and Dr. Walker accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Robert N. Walker see?

CMS counts 69 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Walker in 2024, with an average age of 70.

What services does Dr. Robert N. Walker bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Walker's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99212), office visit, new patient (99203) and surgery: bones and joints (20610).

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Where did Dr. Robert N. Walker go to medical school?

Dr. Walker graduated from Texas Tech University Health Science Center School of Medicine in 1987.

What drugs does Dr. Robert N. Walker prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Walker's most prescribed drugs by claims were Ondansetron ODT, Celecoxib and Oxycodone HCl.

Has Dr. Robert N. Walker received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $1,502 in general payments to Dr. Walker from 10 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.

How long has Dr. Robert N. Walker been practicing?

Dr. Walker graduated from medical school in 1987, 39 years ago.

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