Dr. Alexander Robert Walters, MD

  • Asheville, NC
  • Ophthalmologist
NPI1992208722PAC ID0244582641
Medicare services, 2024
4,331
Medicare patients, 2024
1,576
Part D claims, 2024
1,983
MIPS score, 2024
90
Hospital affiliations
1
Practice address
8b Medical Park Drive, Asheville, NC 28803
Practice phone
Call (828) 210-2020
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Primary practice

Asheville Eye Surgery Center (Medical Park Dr)

Surgery Center - Not Medicare-Certified · Asheville, North Carolina

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Dr. Alexander Robert Walters is an ophthalmologist in Asheville, North Carolina

Dr. Walters practices at Asheville Eye Surgery Center (Medical Park Dr) in Asheville, North Carolina.

Dr. Walters' NPI, 1992208722, was assigned on March 18, 2018. Dr. Walters graduated from University of South Carolina School of Medicine in 2018. Dr. Walters holds North Carolina license 202201156.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
0244582641
NPI enumeration date
March 18, 2018
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(828) 210-2020
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
34
Medical school graduation
2018

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

Dr. Alexander Robert Walters practices at 2 locations in Asheville, North Carolina

Dr. Walters' primary practice is Asheville Eye Surgery Center (Medical Park Dr), at 8b Medical Park Drive, Asheville, NC 28803. The practice phone is (828) 210-2020. Dr. Walters also practices at Asheville Eye Associates PLLC, 8 Medical Park Dr, Asheville, NC 28803.

  • Asheville Eye Surgery Center (Medical Park Dr)Primary
    8b Medical Park Drive, Asheville, NC 28803Phone(828) 210-2020
  • Asheville Eye Associates PLLC
    8 Medical Park Dr, Asheville, NC 28803 · Buncombe CountyPhone(828) 210-2020

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

Dr. Alexander Robert Walters is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Walters' primary practice is Asheville Eye Surgery Center (Medical Park Dr) in Asheville, North Carolina. Dr. Walters is also affiliated with Mission Hospital. Dmand AI also links Dr. Walters to 1 more medical group, named with a free account.

Asheville Eye Surgery Center (Medical Park Dr)Surgery Center - Not Medicare-Certified · Asheville, North CarolinaPrimary
Mission HospitalAcute care hospital, Asheville, NC1 medical groupName with a free accountParent health systemName with a free account
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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Alexander Robert 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
Asheville Eye Surgery Center (Medical Park Dr)Available with a free account
+1 more site and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Alexander Robert Walters is one of 552 ophthalmologists in North Carolina

Ophthalmology is Dr. Walters' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207W00000X. Dr. Walters is licensed in North Carolina.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Ophthalmology, North CarolinaPrimaryLicense 202201156 · taxonomy 207W00000X

Ophthalmologists near Dr. Walters

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

Dr. Alexander Robert Walters billed Medicare for 4,331 services in 2024

CMS data shows 4,331 Medicare services from Dr. Walters across 19 procedure codes in 2024, for 1,576 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $469,666 for them.

Medicare services, 20244,331
Medicare patients1,576
Paid by Medicare$469,666
Procedure codes19

Dr. Walters' Medicare services by type, 2024

  1. Tests and treatments2,427
  2. Office and hospital visits1,065
  3. Surgery820
  4. Imaging19

Where Dr. Walters' Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office3,53782%
  • In a facility79418%

Dr. Walters compared with the North Carolina median for ophthalmologists, 2024

  • Dr. Walters
  • North Carolina median
Medicare services
4,331vs 1,7012.5 times
Medicare patients
1,576vs 5662.8 times
Part D claims
1,859vs 6203.0 times

Medians across 580 ophthalmologists in North Carolina with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Walters' 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. Alexander Robert Walters treated 1,576 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 76

CMS counts 1,576 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Walters in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 677 patients. 72% of them have high cholesterol, and 67% have high blood pressure. 3% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.01, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Walters' median patient age at 77, with 59% women.

Medicare patients, 20241,576
Average age76
Average risk score1.01
Also on Medicaid3%

Dr. Walters' Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Walters' Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women91958%
  • Men65742%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Walters' Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High cholesterol72%
  2. High blood pressure67%
  3. Arthritis43%
  4. Diabetes23%
  5. Chronic kidney disease22%
  6. Mood disorders22%
  7. Osteoporosis21%
  8. Depression20%

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Dr. Walters' patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 77

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women59%
  • Men41%

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

Dr. Alexander Robert Walters wrote 1,983 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Walters wrote 1,983 Medicare Part D claims for 540 patients. 71% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,859 of them, across 19 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $239,621 in total drug cost.

Part D claims, 20241,983
Drugs named by CMS19
Total drug cost$239,621
Part D patients540

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

  • Generic1,409 claims71%
  • Brand-name and other574 claims29%

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.

Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Walters' Part D claims, 2024

  • Antibiotics1%11 of 1,983 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

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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. Alexander Robert Walters scored 90 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 90 out of 100 for Dr. Walters for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Walters accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 914 procedures of cataract surgery by Dr. Walters, more than 98% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Dr. Walters' MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 90of 100Final score
  • 77.7of 100Quality
  • 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities

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

Where Dr. Walters ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Cataract surgery
98th percentile914 procedures

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Melanoma (skin cancer) excision: 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. Alexander Robert Walters received $1,408 in industry payments from 2024 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 40 general payments to Dr. Walters from 9 drug and device companies from 2024 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. paid the most, $319.

General payments to Dr. Walters by program year, 2024 to 2025

Companies that paid Dr. Walters the most, 2024 to 2025

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

Dr. Alexander Robert Walters graduated from University of South Carolina School of Medicine

Dr. Walters graduated from University of South Carolina School of Medicine in 2018.

  1. Medical schoolUniversity of South Carolina School of Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Dr. Alexander Robert 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 phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Practice 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. Alexander Robert Walters' NPI number?

Dr. Alexander Robert Walters' NPI number is 1992208722. It was assigned on March 18, 2018, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Alexander Robert Walters?

Dr. Alexander Robert Walters is an ophthalmologist in Asheville, North Carolina. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Ophthalmology Physician (taxonomy code 207W00000X).

Where does Dr. Alexander Robert Walters practice?

Dr. Walters practices at 8b Medical Park Drive, Asheville, NC 28803. Dr. Walters also practices at 8 Medical Park Dr, Asheville, NC 28803. Dr. Walters' primary practice is Asheville Eye Surgery Center (Medical Park Dr) in Asheville, North Carolina. Dmand AI also links Dr. Walters to 1 medical group.

What is Dr. Alexander Robert Walters' office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Walters is (828) 210-2020.

What is Dr. Alexander Robert Walters' medical license number?

Dr. Walters holds North Carolina license 202201156, one of 2 state licenses on file.

Which hospitals is Dr. Alexander Robert Walters affiliated with?

Dr. Walters is affiliated with Mission Hospital.

Does Dr. Alexander Robert Walters accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Walters billed Medicare for 4,331 services in 2024, and Dr. Walters accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Dr. Alexander Robert Walters' MIPS score?

Dr. Walters' MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 90 out of 100, reported through an alternative payment model (APM).

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Alexander Robert Walters see?

CMS counts 1,576 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Walters in 2024, with an average age of 76.

What services does Dr. Alexander Robert Walters bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Walters' most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), eye exam or test (92014) and eye exam or test (92136).

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Where did Dr. Alexander Robert Walters go to medical school?

Dr. Walters graduated from University of South Carolina School of Medicine in 2018.

What drugs does Dr. Alexander Robert Walters prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Walters' most prescribed drugs by claims were Latanoprost, Timolol Maleate and Dorzolamide-Timolol.

Has Dr. Alexander Robert Walters received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $1,408 in general payments to Dr. Walters from 9 companies from 2024 to 2025. The largest total came from Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc.

How long has Dr. Alexander Robert Walters been practicing?

Dr. Walters graduated from medical school in 2018, 8 years ago.

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