Dr. James B. Walker, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 821
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 479
- Part D claims, 2024
- 99
- Publications
- 1
- MIPS score, 2024
- 87
- Practice address
- 155 Memorial Drive, Pinehurst, NC 28374
- Practice phone
- Call (910) 715-1000
- 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. James B. Walker is a neurosurgeon in Pinehurst, North Carolina
Dr. Walker practices at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst, North Carolina, part of FirstHealth of the Carolinas.
Dr. Walker's NPI, 1598940686, was assigned on January 8, 2008. Dr. Walker graduated from University of Alabama School of Medicine in 2004. Dr. Walker holds North Carolina license 2018-01776.
- NPI
- 1598940686NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 8820120215
- NPI enumeration date
- January 8, 2008
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (910) 715-1000
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 48
- Medical school graduation
- 2004
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. James B. Walker practices at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst, North Carolina
Dr. Walker's primary practice is FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital, at 155 Memorial Drive, Pinehurst, NC 28374 in Moore County. The practice phone is (910) 715-1000.
- FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital155 Memorial Drive, Pinehurst, NC 28374 · Moore CountyPhone(910) 715-1000
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. James B. Walker is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Walker's primary practice is FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst, North Carolina, part of FirstHealth of the Carolinas. Dr. Walker is also affiliated with UNC Health Southeastern. The medical group on file is FirstHealth Montgomery Memorial Hospital. Dmand AI also links Dr. Walker to 1 more group practice or clinic, named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. James B. Walker'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 |
|---|---|
| FirstHealth Moore Regional 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. James B. Walker is one of 210 neurosurgeons in North Carolina
Neurological surgery is Dr. Walker's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207T00000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Walker's licenses on file in 2 states: North Carolina and Mississippi.
Specialties and state licenses
- Neurological surgery, North CarolinaPrimary
- Mississippi license
Neurosurgeons near Dr. Walker
Counts of neurosurgeons 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. James B. Walker billed Medicare for 821 services in 2024
CMS data shows 821 Medicare services from Dr. Walker across 17 procedure codes in 2024, for 479 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $51,367 for them.
Dr. Walker's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 4112024: 50523%
- Imaging
- 2023: 1142024: 316177%
- Surgery
- 2023: 472024: 0100%
Where Dr. Walker's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office57670%
- In a facility24530%
Dr. Walker compared with the North Carolina median for neurosurgeons, 2024
- Dr. Walker
- North Carolina median
- Medicare services
- 821vs 2353.5 times
- Medicare patients
- 479vs 1573.1 times
- Part D claims
- 59vs 4240% above
Medians across 195 neurosurgeons in North Carolina 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. James B. Walker treated 479 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74
CMS counts 479 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Walker in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 183 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. 10% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.39, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Walker's median patient age at 72, with 55% women.
Dr. Walker's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Walker's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women25954%
- Men22046%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Walker's Medicare patients, 2024
- Arthritis75%
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Mood disorders35%
- Ischemic heart disease34%
- Depression33%
- Diabetes33%
- Chronic kidney disease29%
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 72
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women55%
- Men45%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. James B. Walker wrote 99 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Walker wrote 99 Medicare Part D claims for 62 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 59 of them, across 4 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $357 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 65 claims across 3 drugs.
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
- Antibiotics19%19 of 99 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: 652024: 599%
Drugs named by CMS: 4 in 2024, 3 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. James B. Walker scored 87 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 87 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. CMS counts 49 procedures of laminectomy or laminotomy (partial removal of spine bones) by Dr. Walker, more than 76% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Walker's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 87of 100Final score
- 77.2of 100Quality
- 86of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
- 81of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Where Dr. Walker ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Spinal fusion
- 56th percentile51 procedures
- Laminectomy or laminotomy (partial removal of spine bones)
- 76th percentile49 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
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. James B. Walker has 1 publication on record
Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Walker in 2024.
Recent publications by Dr. Walker
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. James B. Walker received $2,676 in industry payments from 2017 to 2024
CMS Open Payments shows 31 general payments to Dr. Walker from 13 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2024. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 80% of the total. Si-bone, Inc. paid the most, $916.
General payments to Dr. Walker by program year, 2017 to 2024
General payments to Dr. Walker by kind, 2017 to 2024
- Travel and lodging$2,15180%
- Food and beverage$52520%
Companies that paid Dr. Walker the most, 2017 to 2024
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. James B. Walker graduated from University of Alabama School of Medicine
Dr. Walker graduated from University of Alabama School of Medicine in 2004.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. James B. Walker'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)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| 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. James B. Walker's NPI number?
Dr. James B. Walker's NPI number is 1598940686. It was assigned on January 8, 2008, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. James B. Walker?
Dr. James B. Walker is a neurosurgeon in Pinehurst, North Carolina. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Neurological Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207T00000X).
Where does Dr. James B. Walker practice?
Dr. Walker practices at 155 Memorial Drive, Pinehurst, NC 28374. Dr. Walker's primary practice is FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst, North Carolina, part of FirstHealth of the Carolinas. Dmand AI also links Dr. Walker to 1 group practice or clinic.
What is Dr. James B. Walker's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Walker is (910) 715-1000.
What is Dr. James B. Walker's medical license number?
Dr. Walker holds North Carolina license 2018-01776, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.
Which states has Dr. James B. Walker been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Walker in North Carolina and Mississippi.
Which hospitals is Dr. James B. Walker affiliated with?
Dr. Walker practices at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst, North Carolina. Dr. Walker is also affiliated with UNC Health Southeastern.
What medical group is Dr. James B. Walker part of?
Dr. Walker is linked to FirstHealth Montgomery Memorial Hospital.
Does Dr. James B. Walker accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Walker billed Medicare for 821 services in 2024, and Dr. Walker accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. James B. Walker's MIPS score?
Dr. Walker's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 87 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
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How many Medicare patients does Dr. James B. Walker see?
CMS counts 479 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Walker in 2024, with an average age of 74.
What services does Dr. James B. Walker bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Walker's most billed Medicare services were office visit, new patient (99204), diagnostic imaging (72100) and office visit, established patient (99214).
Where did Dr. James B. Walker go to medical school?
Dr. Walker graduated from University of Alabama School of Medicine in 2004.
What drugs does Dr. James B. Walker prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Walker's most prescribed drugs by claims were Gabapentin, Mupirocin and Cephalexin.
Has Dr. James B. Walker received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $2,676 in general payments to Dr. Walker from 13 companies from 2017 to 2024. The largest total came from Si-bone, Inc.
How long has Dr. James B. Walker been practicing?
Dr. Walker graduated from medical school in 2004, 22 years ago.
Does Dr. James B. Walker do research?
Dmand AI links 1 publication to Dr. Walker.
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