Kenneth Brian Walton, MD

Primary specialty

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) PhysicianTaxonomy code 208G00000X

License

065436 Issued in GA

Practice address

1497 Fair Rd Ste 200
Statesboro, GA 30458-0824

Phone

(912) 871-7100

Fax

(912) 871-7110

NPI assigned

Jun 15, 2006

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 2

Addresses

Other identifiers 5

Electronic endpoints 1

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in GA

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

General SurgeryAlso: Thoracic Surgery

Education

Texas Tech University Health Science Center School of Medicine, 1998

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

East Georgia Hma Physician Management LLCGroup PAC ID 7214068592, 42 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• East Georgia Regional Medical Center Hospital, Statesboro, GA, CCN 110075
• Emanuel Medical Center Hospital, Swainsboro, GA, CCN 110109

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

90.68 of 100Reported as apm

Quality

76.2

Promoting interoperability

100

Improvement activities

40

Procedures performed for Medicare patients

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• FHIR API: https://api.platform.athenahealth.com/8824/brand/3/csg/1/fhir/r4
• Direct secure messaging: kenneth.walton.1@8824.direct.athenahealth.com

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships and National Provider Directory roles.

• East Georgia Hma Physician Management, LLC

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Statesboro, GA
  • NPI 1487983151

  Surgery

  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Cedar Surgical Associates, PC

  • Specialist
  • Statesboro, GA
  • NPI 1235141185
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• K. Brian Walton, MD, PLC

  • Surgery Physician
  • Goodlettsville, TN
  • NPI 1528104908
  NPD (past) Authorized official
• East Georgia Regional Medical Center, LLC

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Statesboro, GA
  • NPI 1265486278
  NPD (past)
• Advanced Diagnostic Imaging, PC

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Goodlettsville, TN
  • NPI 1093741464
  NPD (past)
• The Heart Team

  • Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician
  • Nashville, TN
  • NPI 1700856119
  NPD (past)

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

• East Georgia Regional Medical Center, LLC

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Statesboro, GA
  • NPI 1265486278
  Care Compare affiliation
• Emanuel County Hospital Authority

  • Rural Acute Care Hospital
  • Swainsboro, GA
  • NPI 1235129214
  Care Compare affiliation

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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• Kelcie Walker, OT
• Miranda Christine Walker, PHARMD
• Roswell Lindsay Walker Jr., RPH
• Michael Shane Wall, D.M.D.
• Alison Quinn Wallace, LPC
• Cody Robert Ward, PA
• Rebecca Hobbs Ward, R.N.
• Warren Marshall Ward, D.C.
• Shakayla Ware, LPC
• Marsha Foster Warren, LPC

• Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician in Statesboro, GA
• Providers in Statesboro, GA by specialty
• Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician in Georgia

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Feb 9, 2026; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

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