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BRIAN ROBERT WALFORD CRNA
NPI 1639187131
Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered in Victoria, TX

Active since August 03, 2006Accepts Medicare Assignment
98.3/100
CMS Quality Rating
1501 E MOCKINGBIRD LN, SUITE 220, VICTORIA, TX 77904(361) 573-6291(361) 576-2434 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: August 16, 2022. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: October 25, 2026.

About Brian Robert Walford Crna NPPES

Official registry information on file with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System.

BRIAN ROBERT WALFORD CRNA (NPI 1639187131) is an individual nurse anesthetist, certified registered in Victoria, Texas, licensed in Texas (736013) and active in the NPI registry since August 2006. He is affiliated with Cuero Regional Hospital, maintains a secondary practice location in Cuero, and is a graduate of Other (2004).

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1639187131
Entity TypeIndividualMale
Primary Taxonomy367500000X
Provider Legal NameBRIAN ROBERT WALFORDCredential: CRNA
Location Address1501 E MOCKINGBIRD LN, SUITE 220Victoria, TX 77904-2155
Mailing AddressPo Box 4897Houston, TX 77210-4897 · (903) 787-5850 · Fax (903) 787-5854
Phone(361) 573-6291
Fax(361) 576-2434
Sole ProprietorNo
Medical School CMSOtherGraduated 2004
Enumeration DateAugust 3, 2006
Last NPPES UpdateAugust 16, 2022
NPPES CertifiedAugust 16, 2022
✔ NPI 1639187131 is a valid, active identifier and passes the ISO check-digit test.

Specialties & Licenses

★ Primary SpecialtyNurse Anesthetist, Certified RegisteredPhysician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers
Taxonomy Code367500000X
License✔ Licensed in TX · 736013
Definition
(1) A licensed registered nurse with advanced specialty education in anesthesia who, in collaboration with appropriate health care professionals, provides preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative care to patients and assists in management and resuscitation of critical patients in intensive care, coronary care, and emergency situations. Nurse anesthetists are certified following successful completion of credentials and state licensure review and a national examination directed by the Council on Certification of Nurse Anesthetists. (2) A registered nurse who is qualified by special training to administer anesthesia in collaboration with a physician or dentist and who can assist in the care of patients who are in critical condition.
1501 E MOCKINGBIRD LN, Victoria, TX 77904
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Secondary Practice Location 1

Location 12550 N Esplanade StCuero, TX 77954-4736 · Phone (361) 275-6191

Other Identifiers 2

Other84981UTX · Blue Cross
Medicaid171759701TX

Accepted Insurance

The full list of accepted plans is on the Insurance tab. Issuers include Ambetter from Arizona Complete Health, Ambetter from Arkansas Health & Wellness, Ambetter from Louisiana Healthcare Connections and more.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

Brian Robert Walford Crna 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.

PECOS PAC ID3870547177
PECOS Enrollment IDI20050309000825

Medicare Billing Reassignments

7

Medicare enrollment records show Brian Walford reassigns Medicare billing to 7 organizations. Each organization bills Medicare for the services this provider delivers there; the nearest is listed first.

Jackson County Hospital District
23 mi
Emergency Medicine
1013 S. WELLS STREET
Edna, TX 77957
  • Reassigned Medicare billing, Texas enrollment
  • 100 clinicians in this Medicare group
NPI 1215971478 (361) 782-5241
Dewitt Medical District
24 mi
Rural Health
1109 E BROADWAY ST
Cuero, TX 77954
  • Reassigned Medicare billing, Texas enrollment
  • 74 clinicians in this Medicare group
NPI 1659770030 (361) 275-2800
Am Anesthesia Services Of South Texas-Cuero PLLC
26 mi
Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered
2550 N ESPLANADE ST
Cuero, TX 77954
  • Reassigned Medicare billing, Texas enrollment
  • 14 clinicians in this Medicare group
NPI 1881105849 (361) 275-6191
Memorial Medical Center
27 mi
Surgery
815 N VIRGINIA ST
Port Lavaca, TX 77979
  • Reassigned Medicare billing, Texas enrollment
  • 16 clinicians in this Medicare group
NPI 1104203181 (361) 552-6713
Lavaca Hospital District
43 mi
Critical Access
1400 N TEXANA
Hallettsville, TX 77964
  • Reassigned Medicare billing, Texas enrollment
  • Also billed through NPI 1245274471 (Texas)
  • 41 clinicians in this Medicare group
NPI 1992767511 (361) 798-3671
Xenon Medical Of Texas PLLC
106 mi
Anesthesiology
2500 WILCREST DR STE 300-3481
Houston, TX 77042
  • Reassigned Medicare billing, Texas enrollment
  • 89 clinicians in this Medicare group
NPI 1588007215 (917) 397-1229
Val Verde Hospital Corporation
239 mi
Surgery
801 N BEDELL AVE
Del Rio, TX 78840
  • Reassigned Medicare billing, Texas enrollment
  • 103 clinicians in this Medicare group
NPI 1730851585 (830) 775-8566

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 2

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.

Anesthesia for lens surgery 00142
Anesthesia for lens surgery involves administering medication to numb the eye area, ensuring you feel no pain during the procedure. This can be a local anesthetic (numbing only the eye area) or general (where you're asleep). It helps make the surgery comfortable and stress-free.
409 services332 patients
Anesthesia for other procedure on eye 00140
Anesthesia for an eye procedure involves administering medication to numb your eye and surrounding area, ensuring you feel no pain during the operation. It can be local (only the eye area) or general (whole body). It's safe and helps make the procedure comfortable.
18 services17 patients

Hospital Affiliations CMS Care Compare 2

Hospitals where this provider delivers care, identified from recent Medicare claims and place-of-service records.

Cuero Regional Hospital

Acute Care Hospitals · Cuero, TX
OwnershipGovernment - Hospital District or Authority
CMS Certification Number450597
Location2550 N EsplanadeCuero, TX 77954 · De Witt County
Emergency services Birthing friendly

Lavaca Medical Center

Critical Access Hospitals · Hallettsville, TX
OwnershipGovernment - Hospital District or Authority
CMS Certification Number451376
Location1400 North Texana StreetHallettsville, TX 77964 · Lavaca County
Emergency services

Physician Visit Costs CMS claims · ZIP area

Typical Medicare office-visit costs in the 77904 ZIP code area, from fee-for-service claims. These are area statistics, not this provider’s prices; actual charges vary by service and coverage.

New Patient
$126.40 typical visit price
range $54.84 – $166.88
Typical copayment $31.60 (range $13.71 – $41.72)
Most-billed visit code 99204
Established Patient
$68.55 typical visit price
range $17.52 – $136.11
Typical copayment $17.13 (range $4.38 – $34.02)
Most-billed visit code 99213
Amounts reflect what Medicare beneficiaries in this ZIP area are typically charged for office visits. Patients with other coverage should check their individual plans.

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.

98.3/100
MIPS Final ScoreMerit-based Incentive Payment System · CMS Quality Payment Program
Scored as part of a group practice
Promoting Interoperability98
Improvement Activities40

Reported Quality Measures

Post-Anesthetic Transfer of Care Measure: Procedure Room to a Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU)
Percentage of patients, regardless of age, who are under the care of an anesthesia practitioner and are admitted to a PACU or other non-ICU location in which a post-anesthetic formal transfer of care protocol or checklist which includes the key transfer of…
100%29 patients5/55-star benchmark: 100%
Providers report different measures because they deliver different services; reporting more or less information is not a reflection of quality. Star ratings appear only where CMS assigned them.

Other Providers at the Same Location NPPES 12

Providers registered at the same practice address, or within the immediate area, according to the NPPES registry.

MR. JEFFREY FRED DAVANG CRNA
Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered
1501 E MOCKINGBIRD LN, 101
VICTORIA, TX 77904
Victoria County (361) 573-2481
ENRIQUE TORRES LPC, LMFT, NCC
Marriage & Family Therapist
1501 E MOCKINGBIRD LN, SUITE 262
VICTORIA, TX 77904
Victoria County (361) 575-0569
GAILANE MARIE SPURGEON LPC
Counselor (Professional)
1501 E MOCKINGBIRD LN, SUITE 262
VICTORIA, TX 77904
Victoria County (361) 570-8900
LUCILLE MARY PICKNEY MD
Anesthesiology
1501 E MOCKINGBIRD LN, SUITE 101
VICTORIA, TX 77904
Victoria County (361) 573-6291
RALPH SMITH C.R.N.A.
Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered
1501 E MOCKINGBIRD LN, #101
VICTORIA, TX 77904
Victoria County (361) 513-6291
NEW BEGINNINGS
Counselor (Mental Health)
1501 E MOCKINGBIRD LN, SUITE 262
VICTORIA, TX 77904
Victoria County (361) 570-8900
MRS. CHERYL ANN GREEN MSW, LCSW
Social Worker (Clinical)
1501 E MOCKINGBIRD LN, SUITE 262
VICTORIA, TX 77904
Victoria County (361) 570-8900
LINDA L. WARD M.A., LPC
Counselor (Mental Health)
1501 E MOCKINGBIRD LN, SUITE #275
VICTORIA, TX 77904
Victoria County (361) 575-4351

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 Brian Walford's NPI number?

The NPI number for Brian Walford is 1639187131. It was assigned to this individual provider in the NPPES registry on August 3, 2006.

Where is Brian Walford located?

Brian Walford practices at 1501 E Mockingbird Ln Suite 220, Victoria, TX 77904. The listed phone number is (361) 573-6291.

What is Brian Walford's specialty?

The primary specialty registered for this NPI is Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered with taxonomy code 367500000X.

Is Brian Walford enrolled in Medicare?

Yes. Brian Walford 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 organizations bill Medicare for Brian Walford's services?

According to the CMS Revalidation Reassignment List (October 2026 release), Brian Walford reassigns Medicare benefits to 7 organizations: Jackson County Hospital District (Edna, TX), Dewitt Medical District (Cuero, TX), Am Anesthesia Services Of South Texas-Cuero PLLC (Cuero, TX), Memorial Medical Center (Port Lavaca, TX), Lavaca Hospital District (Hallettsville, TX) and 2 more organizations, listed in the Medicare section above. Each 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 Brian Walford's services. Reassignment records can lag staffing changes; confirm current arrangements with the organization.

What insurance does Brian Walford accept?

Health plans from Ambetter from Arizona Complete Health, Ambetter from Arkansas Health & Wellness, Ambetter from Louisiana Healthcare Connections, Ambetter from Superior HealthPlan and Ambetter of Oklahoma and 2 other insurers list Brian Walford 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 Brian Walford affiliated with any hospitals?

According to CMS data, Brian Walford is affiliated with Cuero Regional Hospital and Lavaca Medical Center.

When was this NPI record last updated?

The NPPES record for Brian Walford was last updated on August 16, 2022. NPI Profile syncs weekly with the NPPES registry data releases published by CMS. This NPI record was last updated 4 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.