Paul David Walter, MD
NPI 1629031307ActiveIndividual· Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease· Lubbock, TX
Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease (MD) in Lubbock, Texas, trained at Harvard Medical School (class of 1971). Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $1,134,782 for 7,248 claims, against $227,171 paid for services in 2024. Stryker Corporation was the largest of 6 companies reporting payments in 2025, $262.43 in all, mostly food and beverage.
Overview
| NPI | 1629031307 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | MD |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Apr 11, 2006 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Jul 20, 2009 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease Primary | 207RC0000X | F5088 | TX |
| Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease | 207RC0000X | 85117 | NM |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Cardiovascular Disease (Cardiology) (TX) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 819 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 3,611 across 69 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $227,171 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 7,248 · 17,221 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 793 |
| Total drug cost | $1,134,782 |
| Generic share | 83% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Medical school | Harvard Medical School |
|---|---|
| Graduation year | 1971 |
| Medicare specialty | Cardiovascular Disease (Cardiology) |
Medical group
- Covenant Medical GroupLubbock, TX · 233 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Covenant Childrens HospitalLubbock, TX
- Covenant Hospital PlainviewPlainview, TX
- Covenant Medical CenterLubbock, TX
- Grace Surgical HospitalLubbock, TX
- Roosevelt General HospitalPortales, NM
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$262.43 · 14 payments from 6 companies
- 2024$478.45 · 25 payments from 6 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Stryker Corporation | $161.31 | 7 |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $40.74 | 2 |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $35.45 | 2 |
| Smith+nephew, Inc. | $14.65 | 1 |
| Advanced Oxygen Therapy Inc. | $7.34 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$262.43 · 14 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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