Dr. Joseph B. Walker
Orthopedic Surgery (Orthopaedic Surgery Physician)
105 Doctors Dr
Greenville, SC 29605
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Greenville County is a federal mental health shortage area. About shortage areas
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Medical school
- University of Virginia School of Medicine (2015)
- Years since graduation
- 11
- In the NPI registry since
- 2015
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 163
The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 2015Medical school: University of Virginia School of Medicine
- 2015Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date)
Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).
Specialties and state licenses
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Orthopaedic Surgery Physician primary
SC license 84760 - Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- Banner - University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix, AZ
Medical groups
- Banner - University Physician Specialists LLC (348 clinicians)
Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.
Medicare patients and services
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 163
- Services billed
- 389
- Patients’ average age
- 72
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | 62 | 62 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | 31 | 25 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | 26 | 26 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | 19 | 19 |
| Treatment of broken neck of thigh bone with bone implant | 12 | 12 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | 12 | 11 |
Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.
Medicare prescriptions
| Drug | Prescriptions |
|---|---|
| Oxycodone Hcl Other prescribers in Greenville, SC | 16 |
Prescriptions filled under Medicare Part D, including refills. CMS leaves out drugs prescribed fewer than 11 times.
Payments from drug and device companies
In 2025, 6 companies reported 32 payments worth $2,683 in total to this clinician.
| Stryker Corporation | $2,343 |
|---|---|
| Next Science LLC | $212 |
| Onkos Surgical, Inc. | $48.61 |
| Axogen | $35.28 |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | $24.82 |
| Smith+nephew, Inc. | $19.40 |
| Food and Beverage | $2,413 |
|---|---|
| Education | $270 |
What the payments were for
| Company | What it was for | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Stryker Corporation Jan 14, 2025 | Education MAKO · KNEES, HIPS | $270 |
Each payment as the company reported it, with the products it named. Meals are counted in the totals above but not listed one by one.
From CMS Open Payments. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing; many are for consulting, teaching or meals. Clinicians can review and dispute their records with CMS.