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Walaya Chiyem Methodius-Rayford, MD

NPI 1407091499ActiveIndividual· Surgery, Vascular Surgery· Roswell, GA

Surgery, Vascular Surgery (MD) in Roswell, Georgia, trained at Indiana University School of Medicine (class of 2003). 38 Medicare patients in 2024, $82,600 paid; nearly all of their 184 Part D prescriptions were generic (92%). Reprise Biomedical, Inc. was the largest of 4 companies reporting payments in 2025, $19,678 in all, mostly consulting fees.

Overview

NPI1407091499
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialMD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedDec 5, 2008
Last updated in NPPESApr 23, 2026
Certified by providerApr 23, 2026

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Surgery, Vascular Surgery Primary2086S0129X061985GA

About license numbers in NPPES

Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - Vascular Surgery (FL); Practitioner - Vascular Surgery (GA)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients38
Services billed526 across 43 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$82,600

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)184 · 393 30-day fills
Patients63
Total drug cost$21,667
Generic share92% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolIndiana University School of Medicine
Graduation year2003
Medicare specialtyVascular Surgery
Secondary specialtiesGeneral Surgery

Medical group

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$19,678 · 26 payments from 4 companies
  • 2024$19,173 · 24 payments from 9 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Consulting Fee$16,800 · 8 payments
  • Travel and Lodging$2,356 · 8 payments
  • Food and Beverage$522.28 · 10 payments

Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records

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