Karen Strait Walker, MD in Oil City, LA - Medicare Family Practice

Karen Strait Walker, MD is a medicare enrolled "Family Medicine" physician in Oil City, Louisiana. She went to Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In Shreveport and graduated in 1999 and has 25 years of diverse experience with area of expertise as Family Practice. She is a member of the group practice Wk Academic Medicine Clinic, Wk Oil City Medical Clinic and her current practice location is 103 South La Hwy. 1, Oil City, Louisiana. You can reach out to her office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (318) 995-6504.

Karen Strait Walker is licensed to practice in Louisiana (license number 201244) and she also participates in the medicare program. She accepts medicare assignments (which means she accepts the Medicare-approved amount; you will not be billed for any more than the Medicare deductible and coinsurance) and her NPI Number is 1588701288.

Contact Information

	Karen Strait Walker, MD
	103 South La Hwy. 1, Oil City, LA 71061
	(318) 995-6504
	(318) 995-6535

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Physician's Profile

Full Name	Karen Strait Walker
Gender	Female
Speciality	Family Practice
Experience	25 Years
Location	103 South La Hwy. 1, Oil City, Louisiana
Accepts Medicare Assignments	Yes. She accepts the Medicare-approved amount; you will not be billed for any more than the Medicare deductible and coinsurance.

Medical Education and Training:

Karen Strait Walker attended and graduated from Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In Shreveport in 1999

NPI Data:

NPI Number: 1588701288
Provider Enumeration Date: 01/31/2007
Last Update Date: 01/03/2008

Medicare PECOS Information:

PECOS PAC ID: 8921107996
Enrollment ID: I20070618000045

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Karen Strait Walker such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.

Identifier	Type	State	Issuer
1588701288	NPI	-	NPPES
1458937	Medicaid	LA

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

Taxonomy	Type	License (State)	Status
207Q00000X	Family Medicine	201244 (Louisiana)	Primary

Medical Facilities Affiliation

Facility Name	Location	Facility Type
Louisiana Homecare/ Springhill	Springhill, LA	Home health agency
Willis Knighton Medical Center, Inc	Shreveport, LA	Hospital
North Caddo Medical Center	Vivian, LA	Hospital

Group Practice Association

Group Practice Name	Group PECOS PAC ID	No. of Members
Wk Academic Medicine Clinic	4688078371	6
Wk Oil City Medical Clinic	9537269857	2

Medicare Reassignments

Some practitioners may not bill the customers directly but medicare billing happens through clinics / group practice / hospitals where the provider works. Medicare reassignment of benefits is a mechanism by which practitioners allow third parties to bill and receive payment for medicare services performed by them. Karen Strait Walker allows following entities to bill medicare on her behalf.

Entity Name	Wk Oil City Medical Clinic
Entity Type	Part B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity Identifiers	NPI Number: 1588877179 PECOS PAC ID: 9537269857 Enrollment ID: O20070716000045

Entity Name	Wk Academic Medicine Clinic
Entity Type	Part B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity Identifiers	NPI Number: 1992375844 PECOS PAC ID: 4688078371 Enrollment ID: O20210803000538

Medicare Part D Prescriber Enrollment

Any physician or other eligible professional who prescribes Part D drugs must either enroll in the Medicare program or opt out in order to prescribe drugs to their patients with Part D prescription drug benefit plans. Karen Strait Walker is enrolled with medicare and thus, if eligible, can prescribe medicare part D drugs to patients with medicare part D benefits.

Mailing Address and Practice Location

Mailing Address	Practice Location Address
Karen Strait Walker, MD Po Box 396, Oil City, LA 71061-0396 Ph: (318) 573-8852	Karen Strait Walker, MD 103 South La Hwy. 1, Oil City, LA 71061 Ph: (318) 995-6504

Karen Strait Walker, MD - Medicare Family Practice in Oil City, LA