Dr. Durane K. Walker, MD

Dr. Walker practices at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, Massachusetts, part of Baystate Health.

Dr. Walker's NPI, 1124317714, was assigned on April 4, 2011. Dr. Walker holds Massachusetts license 255769.

Dr. Walker's primary practice is Baystate Medical Center, at 759 Chestnut Street, Springfield, MA 01199 in Hampden County. The practice phone is (413) 794-0000.

Dr. Walker's primary practice is Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, Massachusetts, part of Baystate Health. Dr. Walker is also affiliated with Baystate Wing Hospital. The medical group on file is Baystate Medical Practices. Dmand AI also links Dr. Walker to 3 more group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Walker practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Infectious disease is Dr. Walker's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RI0200X. Dr. Walker is board certified in infectious disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Walker is licensed in Massachusetts.

CMS data shows 497 Medicare services from Dr. Walker across 10 procedure codes in 2024, for 256 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $37,073 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 256 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Walker in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 105 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 45% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 3.16, 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 68, with 38% women.

In 2024, Dr. Walker wrote 431 Medicare Part D claims for 65 patients. 49% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 318 of them, across 15 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $833,434 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 380 claims across 16 drugs.

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

Dmand AI links 3 papers to Dr. Walker, published from 2020 to 2023. Dr. Walker has published most often in IDCases. Dr. Walker's most frequent co-author is Nassim Mokraoui, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 2 general payments to Dr. Walker from 2 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2018. Education make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc paid the most, $100.