Stephen Walker, FNP
Nurse Practitioners (Nurse Practitioner)
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Years since graduation
- 9
- In the NPI registry since
- 2018
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 151
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
- 2018Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date)
Medicare’s Care Compare data doesn’t list this clinician’s medical school. 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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Nurse Practitioner primary
NC license 5010326
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center Wilmington, NC
Medical groups
- Novant Health Medical Group Coastal Region LLC (599 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
- 151
- Services billed
- 158
- Patients’ average age
- 76
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | 121 | 121 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 78 | 78 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | 52 | 50 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | 14 | 14 |
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.
Payments from drug and device companies
In 2025, 1 companies reported 1 payments worth $19.25 in total to this clinician.
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $19.25 |
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| Food and Beverage | $19.25 |
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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.