Alton Lee Hunter, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Columbia, TN
Alton Lee Hunter, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Columbia, Tennessee, and NPI 1801849062, issued on May 18, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee 26138, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alton Lee Hunter
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 26138 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1050 N James M Campbell Blvd Ste 200, Columbia, TN 38401
- Phone
- (931) 381-2663
- Enumerated
- May 18, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 9, 2025
- Fax
- (931) 490-1369
- Medicaid ID
- 3086888 TN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100419000278); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Tennessee, Hsc, College Of Medicine, 1992
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest orthopaedic surgery physician records → All 467 in Tennessee → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 1050 N James M Campbell Blvd Ste 200
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Jeffrey Adams, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1184677346
- Andrea Bain, PTPhysical Therapist1073801973
- Melissa Byrd, APRNNurse Practitioner1104455427
- Don Caldwell, PAPhysician Assistant1225918337
- Diana ConnellyNurse Practitioner1841002847
- Randall Davidson, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1073566212
Verify Alton Lee Hunter in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 26138Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
33% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
459 Medicare Part D claims for 277 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 289 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen197 claims
- Tramadol Hcl45 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen41 claims
- Meloxicam26 claims
- Gabapentin24 claims
- Methylprednisolone24 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,401.36
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Arthrex, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Tennessee Orthopaedic Alliance PAColumbia, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Alton Lee Hunter among 467 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Tennessee
Alton Lee Hunter, M.D. is one of 467 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 23% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 23% of these records are older, 42% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1992 · median 2003 among the 306 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 467 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Tennessee.
All 467 in Tennessee → Every provider in Columbia → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jeffrey Adams, M.D.Columbia, TN 384011184677346
- Randall Davidson, MDColumbia, TN 384011073566212
- Thomas Huber, M.D.Columbia, TN 384011053722652
- Christopher Loftis, MDColumbia, TN 384011447602339
- Scott McCall, M.D.Columbia, TN 384011861445934
- Jonathan Pettit, M.D.Columbia, TN 384011518918143
- William Shirley, MDColumbia, TN 384011043484447
- Joseph Wade, MDColumbia, TN 384011982656609
Common questions
What is Alton Lee Hunter, M.D.'s NPI number?
Alton Lee Hunter, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1801849062, issued on May 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alton Lee Hunter, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1050 N James M Campbell Blvd Ste 200, Columbia, TN, 38401. Phone: (931) 381-2663. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alton Lee Hunter, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 26138, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Alton Lee Hunter, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Alton Lee Hunter, M.D. had 459 Medicare Part D claims for 277 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Alton Lee Hunter, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.