Dr. Paul David Walter, MD

Dr. Walter practices at Covenant Medical Group in Lubbock, Texas.

Dr. Walter's NPI, 1629031307, was assigned on April 11, 2006. Dr. Walter graduated from Harvard Medical School in 1971. Dr. Walter holds Texas license F5088.

Dr. Walter's primary practice is Covenant Medical Group, at 2215 Nashville Ave, Lubbock, TX 79410 in Lubbock County. The practice phone is (806) 725-4800.

Dr. Walter's primary practice is Covenant Medical Group in Lubbock, Texas. Dr. Walter is also affiliated with Covenant Medical Center. The medical group on file is Covenant Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Walter to 4 more hospitals and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Walter practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Cardiovascular disease is Dr. Walter's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RC0000X. Dr. Walter is board certified in cardiovascular disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Walter's licenses on file in 3 states: Texas, New Mexico and Georgia.

Dmand AI lists aneurysm, angioplasty, aortic atherosclerois, atrial fibrillation and flutter, cardiac catheterization, cardiomyopathy, cerebrovascular disease and chronic hypertension among the conditions Dr. Walter treats.

CMS data shows 3,486 Medicare services from Dr. Walter across 23 procedure codes in 2024, for 819 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $213,086 for them.

CMS counts 819 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Walter in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 306 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 10% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.50, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Walter's median patient age at 76, with 48% women.

In 2024, Dr. Walter wrote 7,248 Medicare Part D claims for 793 patients. 83% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 7,018 of them, across 60 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,107,934 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 6,888 claims across 57 drugs.

Dr. Walter accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 16 procedures of coronary angioplasty and stenting by Dr. Walter, more than 42% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dmand AI links 5 papers to Dr. Walter, published from 2023 to 2024. 2023 was the busiest year, with 2. The most frequent topics are Health Promotion. Dr. Walter has published most often in Int J Vitam Nutr Res.

CMS Open Payments shows 138 general payments to Dr. Walter from 26 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation paid the most, $813.

Dmand AI lists 3 awards for Dr. Walter, most recently CMS Stage 1 2012 in 2011.

Dr. Walter graduated from Harvard Medical School in 1971. Dr. Walter is a member of ACC.

Dr. Walter is in network with 17 carriers, including Elevance, United Healthcare and Aetna. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.