Dr. Walter Rayford, FACS, MD, PhD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 53,130
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 1,175
- Part D claims, 2024
- 6,567
- Publications
- 9
- Clinical trials
- 1
- Practice address
- 6029 Walnut Grove Rd, Memphis, TN 38120
- Practice phone
- Call (901) 767-8158
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Urology Group
Memphis, Tennessee
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Dr. Walter Rayford is a urologist in Memphis, Tennessee
Dr. Rayford practices at Urology Group in Memphis, Tennessee.
Dr. Rayford's NPI, 1821103151, was assigned on August 19, 2006. Dr. Rayford graduated from University of Kansas School of Med (KC/Wich/Sal) in 1991. Dr. Rayford holds Mississippi license 19176.
- NPI
- 1821103151NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 2264454305
- NPI enumeration date
- August 19, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (901) 767-8158
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 61
- Medical school graduation
- 1991
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Walter Rayford practices at Urology Group in Memphis, Tennessee
Dr. Rayford's primary practice is Urology Group, at 6029 Walnut Grove Rd, Memphis, TN 38120 in Shelby County. The practice phone is (901) 767-8158.
- Urology Group6029 Walnut Grove Rd, Memphis, TN 38120 · Shelby CountyPhone(901) 767-8158
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Walter Rayford is affiliated with 5 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Rayford's primary practice is Urology Group in Memphis, Tennessee. Dr. Rayford is also affiliated with Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. The medical group on file is The Urology Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Rayford to 2 more hospitals and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Walter Rayford's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Rayford practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Urology Group | Available with a free account |
| +4 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Walter Rayford is one of 226 urologists in Tennessee
Urology is Dr. Rayford's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208800000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Rayford's licenses on file in 2 states: Mississippi and Tennessee.
Specialties and state licenses
- Urology, MississippiPrimary
- Tennessee license
Urologists near Dr. Rayford
Counts of urologists 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. Walter Rayford billed Medicare for 53,130 services in 2024
CMS data shows 53,130 Medicare services from Dr. Rayford across 45 procedure codes in 2024, for 1,175 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $533,630 for them.
Dr. Rayford's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 28,6052024: 36,73828%
- Lab and pathology
- 2023: 7,7472024: 6,72713%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 4,0242024: 4,43310%
- Other services
- 2023: 3,8172024: 2,36938%
- Surgery
- 2023: 1,8862024: 2,10812%
- Imaging
- 2023: 3922024: 47421%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 2272024: 28124%
Where Dr. Rayford's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office52,85299%
- In a facility2781%
Dr. Rayford compared with the Tennessee median for urologists, 2024
- Dr. Rayford
- Tennessee median
- Medicare services
- 53,130vs 2,69119.7 times
- Medicare patients
- 1,175vs 5542.1 times
- Part D claims
- 6,403vs 8347.7 times
Medians across 229 urologists in Tennessee with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Rayford'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. Walter Rayford treated 1,175 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74
CMS counts 1,175 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Rayford in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 548 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 11% 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. Rayford's median patient age at 71, with 21% women.
Dr. Rayford's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Rayford's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women28524%
- Men89076%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Rayford's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis45%
- Diabetes45%
- Cancer41%
- Ischemic heart disease39%
- Chronic kidney disease36%
- Heart failure19%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Rayford's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 71
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women21%
- Men78%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Walter Rayford wrote 6,567 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Rayford wrote 6,567 Medicare Part D claims for 1,351 patients. 79% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 6,403 of them, across 45 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $8,006,611 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 5,278 claims across 44 drugs.
Dr. Rayford's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic5,187 claims79%
- Brand-name and other1,380 claims21%
Dr. Rayford'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. Rayford's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids3%195 of 6,567 claims
- Antibiotics27%1,778 of 6,567 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: 5,2782024: 6,40321%
Drugs named by CMS: 45 in 2024, 44 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. Walter Rayford scored 96 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 96 out of 100 for Dr. Rayford for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Rayford accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Rayford's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 96of 100Final score
- 92.9of 100Quality
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Prostate resection: 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. Walter Rayford has 9 publications on record
Dmand AI links 9 papers to Dr. Rayford, published from 2011 to 2024. The most frequent topics are Black or African American and Prostatic Neoplasms. Dr. Rayford has published most often in Prostate. Dr. Rayford's most frequent co-authors are Robert B. Den, MD, Kosj Yamoah, MD, PhD and Adam P. Dicker, MD.
Dr. Rayford's papers by year, 2011 to 2024
Topics Dr. Rayford writes about most
- Black or African American
- Prostatic Neoplasms
Dr. Rayford's most frequent co-authors
- Robert B. Den, MD4 shared papers
- Kosj Yamoah, MD, PhD3 shared papers
- Adam P. Dicker, MD2 shared papers
Recent publications by Dr. Rayford
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Walter Rayford has worked on 1 clinical trial
Dmand AI links Dr. Rayford to 1 clinical trial. 1 is still active or recruiting. Conditions studied include Prostatic Neoplasms and Prostatic Diseases.
Conditions in Dr. Rayford's trials
- Prostatic Neoplasms
- Prostatic Diseases
Investigators on the most trials with Dr. Rayford
Recent clinical trials with Dr. Rayford
Sources: Dmand AI Research Linkage; and ClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine)
Dr. Walter Rayford received $33,883 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 1,012 general payments to Dr. Rayford from 78 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 70% of the total. Dendreon Pharmaceuticals LLC paid the most, $6,464.
General payments to Dr. Rayford by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Rayford by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Food and beverage$23,65770%
- Travel and lodging$5,21415%
- Speaker and faculty fees$1,8555%
- Honoraria$1,2954%
- Other$1,7405%
Companies that paid Dr. Rayford the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Walter Rayford graduated from University of Kansas School of Med (KC/Wich/Sal)
Dr. Rayford graduated from University of Kansas School of Med (KC/Wich/Sal) in 1991.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
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What is Dr. Walter Rayford's NPI number?
Dr. Walter Rayford's NPI number is 1821103151. It was assigned on August 19, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Walter Rayford?
Dr. Walter Rayford is a urologist in Memphis, Tennessee. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Urology Physician (taxonomy code 208800000X).
Where does Dr. Walter Rayford practice?
Dr. Rayford practices at 6029 Walnut Grove Rd, Memphis, TN 38120. Dr. Rayford's primary practice is Urology Group in Memphis, Tennessee. Dmand AI also links Dr. Rayford to 2 hospitals and 1 group practice or clinic.
What is Dr. Walter Rayford's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Rayford is (901) 767-8158.
What is Dr. Walter Rayford's medical license number?
Dr. Rayford holds Mississippi license 19176, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.
Which states has Dr. Walter Rayford been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Rayford in Mississippi and Tennessee.
Which hospitals is Dr. Walter Rayford affiliated with?
Dr. Rayford is affiliated with Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Dmand AI links Dr. Rayford to 2 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Walter Rayford part of?
Dr. Rayford is linked to The Urology Group.
Does Dr. Walter Rayford accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Rayford billed Medicare for 53,130 services in 2024, and Dr. Rayford accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Walter Rayford's MIPS score?
Dr. Rayford's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 96 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Walter Rayford see?
CMS counts 1,175 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Rayford in 2024, with an average age of 74.
What services does Dr. Walter Rayford bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Rayford's most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J1071), medicare temporary code (Q9967) and lab and pathology test (81003).
Where did Dr. Walter Rayford go to medical school?
Dr. Rayford graduated from University of Kansas School of Med (KC/Wich/Sal) in 1991.
What drugs does Dr. Walter Rayford prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Rayford's most prescribed drugs by claims were Tamsulosin HCl, Ciprofloxacin HCl and Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim.
Has Dr. Walter Rayford received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $33,883 in general payments to Dr. Rayford from 78 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Dendreon Pharmaceuticals LLC.
How long has Dr. Walter Rayford been practicing?
Dr. Rayford graduated from medical school in 1991, 35 years ago.
Does Dr. Walter Rayford do research?
Dmand AI links 9 publications to Dr. Rayford, published from 2011 to 2024. Dr. Rayford has worked on 1 clinical trial.
Who does Dr. Walter Rayford publish with?
Dr. Rayford's most frequent co-authors are Robert B. Den, MD (4 shared papers), Kosj Yamoah, MD, PhD (3 shared papers) and Adam P. Dicker, MD (2 shared papers).
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