Dr. Maria L. Walker, MD
Family Medicine (Family Medicine Physician)
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Medical school
- Harvard Medical School (1982)
- Years since graduation
- 44
- In the NPI registry since
- 2006
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 175
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. NPIs were first issued in May 2005 and became required on claims in 2007–2008, so an early date usually means the clinician was already in practice before then. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 1982Medical school: Harvard Medical School
- 2006Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date) — NPIs began in 2005, so practice likely started earlier
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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Family Medicine Physician primary
GA license 025306
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- Emory Decatur Hospital Decatur, GA
- Emory Hillandale Hospital Lithonia, GA
Medical groups
- Medical Office Force (59 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
- 175
- Services billed
- 631
- Patients’ average age
- 71
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | 376 | 140 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | 79 | 64 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | 38 | 38 |
| Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit | 31 | 31 |
| Injection of drug or substance under skin or into muscle | 29 | 16 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | 23 | 19 |
| Urinalysis, manual test | 17 | 11 |
| X-ray of chest, 2 views | 12 | 12 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | 11 | 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 |
|---|---|
| Amlodipine Besylate Other prescribers in Decatur, GA | 517 |
| Hydrochlorothiazide Other prescribers in Decatur, GA | 250 |
| Alprazolam Other prescribers in Decatur, GA | 206 |
| Ibuprofen Other prescribers in Decatur, GA | 203 |
| Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide (losartan/hydrochlorothiazide) Other prescribers in Decatur, GA | 201 |
| Metformin Hcl Other prescribers in Decatur, GA | 167 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium Other prescribers in Decatur, GA | 152 |
| Gabapentin Other prescribers in Decatur, GA | 151 |
| Naproxen Other prescribers in Decatur, GA | 147 |
| Simvastatin Other prescribers in Decatur, GA | 144 |
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 11 payments worth $237 in total to this clinician.
| Iti, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-cellular Therapies, Inc.) | $95.56 |
|---|---|
| GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. | $44.44 |
| Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc. | $33.21 |
| Astellas Pharma US Inc | $26.54 |
| AbbVie Inc. | $21.10 |
| Amgen Inc. | $15.69 |
| Food and Beverage | $237 |
|---|
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.