DR. RICHARD RALPH WALO JR. DO
NPI 1184249559
Hospitalist in Winston Salem, NC
About Dr. Richard Ralph Walo Jr. Do NPPES
Official registry information on file with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System.
DR. RICHARD RALPH WALO JR. DO (NPI 1184249559) is an individual hospitalist provider in Winston Salem, North Carolina, licensed in North Carolina (2023-00879) and active in the NPI registry since June 2020. He is enrolled in Medicare PECOS, is affiliated with High Point Regional Health System, and maintains a secondary practice location in Sarasota.
NPPES Registry Identity
Specialties & Licenses 2
Secondary Practice Location 1
Other Identifiers 1
Accepted Insurance
Medicare Participation & PECOS CMS
Medicare enrollment, assignment, billing reassignment, and ordering and referring status from CMS.
Medicare Enrollment Status
Enrolled in Medicare and accepts Medicare assignment
Dr. Richard Ralph Walo Jr. Do is registered in PECOS and agrees to accept the Medicare-approved amount as full payment. Medicare patients are not billed beyond the standard deductible and coinsurance.
Medicare Billing Reassignment
Medicare enrollment records show Richard Walo reassigns Medicare billing to 1 organization. The organization bills Medicare for the services this provider delivers there.
Winston Salem, NC 27157
- Reassigned Medicare billing, North Carolina enrollment
- 3,003 clinicians in this Medicare group
Source: CMS Revalidation Reassignment List, October 2026 release. Reassignment records can lag staffing changes; confirm a current affiliation with the organization.
Areas of Expertise CMS Part B claims 5
Services this provider delivered to Medicare fee-for-service patients, from the CMS Medicare utilization data. Higher counts generally reflect more experience with a service; care delivered outside Medicare is not included.
Hospital Affiliations CMS Care Compare
Hospitals where this provider delivers care, identified from recent Medicare claims and place-of-service records.
High Point Regional Health System
Acute Care Hospitals · High Point, NCPhysician Visit Costs CMS claims · ZIP area
Typical Medicare office-visit costs in the 27157 ZIP code area, from fee-for-service claims. These are area statistics, not this provider’s prices; actual charges vary by service and coverage.
Medicare Quality Performance CMS QPP · MIPS
Performance in the CMS Quality Payment Program: the MIPS final score across four weighted categories, and the individual quality measures reported to Medicare.
Other Providers at the Same Location NPPES 20
Providers registered at the same practice address, or within the immediate area, according to the NPPES registry.
WINSTON SALEM, NC 27157
WINSTON SALEM, NC 27157
WINSTON SALEM, NC 27157
WINSTON SALEM, NC 27157
WINSTON SALEM, NC 27157
Frequently Asked Questions NPPES & CMS
Common questions about this NPI record, answered from the official NPPES registry and CMS datasets shown on this page.
What is Richard Walo's NPI number?
The NPI number for Richard Walo is 1184249559. It was assigned to this individual provider in the NPPES registry on June 11, 2020.
Where is Richard Walo located?
Richard Walo practices at Medical Center Blvd, Winston Salem, NC 27157. The listed phone number is (336) 716-9252.
What is Richard Walo's specialty?
The primary specialty registered for this NPI is Hospitalist with taxonomy code 208M00000X.
Is Richard Walo enrolled in Medicare?
Yes. Richard Walo is registered in the Medicare PECOS system and accepts Medicare assignment, which means accepting the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full for covered services.
Which organization bills Medicare for Richard Walo's services?
According to the CMS Revalidation Reassignment List (October 2026 release), Richard Walo reassigns Medicare benefits to Wake Forest University Health Sciences (Winston Salem, NC). The reassignment is filed with Medicare on form CMS-855R, signed by both the clinician and the organization, and lets the organization bill Medicare and receive payment for Richard Walo's services. Reassignment records can lag staffing changes; confirm current arrangements with the organization.
What insurance does Richard Walo accept?
Health plans from Ambetter Health, Ambetter from Absolute Total Care, Ambetter of North Carolina, Ambetter of Tennessee and Oscar Health Plan of North Carolina, Inc list Richard Walo as in-network in at least one marketplace plan. Coverage varies by plan and year; verify with the insurer or the provider before a visit.
Is Richard Walo affiliated with any hospitals?
According to CMS data, Richard Walo is affiliated with High Point Regional Health System.
When was this NPI record last updated?
The NPPES record for Richard Walo was last updated on August 15, 2023. NPI Profile syncs weekly with the NPPES registry data releases published by CMS. This NPI record was last updated 3 years ago. If this record has changed at CMS more recently, you can request an on-demand re-check against the live CMS registry, directly from this page.
# Dr. Richard Ralph Walo Jr., DO · NPI 1184249559
Hospitalist physician in Winston Salem, North Carolina. Individual provider, active in the CMS NPPES registry since June 11, 2020.
## Identity
- **NPI:** 1184249559 (Entity type: Individual)
- **Enumerated:** June 11, 2020
- **Primary specialty:** Hospitalist · taxonomy 208M00000X
- **State license:** 2023-00879 (North Carolina)
- **Sole proprietor:** No
## Practice location
- **Address:** MEDICAL CENTER BLVD, Winston Salem, NC 27157-3423
- **Phone:** (336) 716-9252
## Medicare
- **Medicare:** Enrolled (PECOS); accepts Medicare assignment
- **Ordering & referring:** eligible for Part B labs & imaging, durable medical equipment, home health
- **Bills Medicare through:** Wake Forest University Health Sciences (NPI 1003803032, Winston Salem, NC), under Medicare reassignment (form CMS-855R) · CMS Revalidation Reassignment List, October 2026 release
- **Medical school:** Lincoln Mem Univ, Debusk Col Of Osteopathic Med, class of 2020
## Record status
- **NPPES last updated:** August 15, 2023
- **Other identifiers:** Other UO7076 (FL)
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Source: [NPI Profile](https://npiprofile.com/npi/1184249559) · Data from the CMS NPPES public registry.