NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Amy Elizabeth Walthour, M.D.

Hospitalist Physician · Chattanooga, TN

Amy Elizabeth Walthour, M.D. is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and NPI 1255622197, issued on Apr 26, 2011. Check the license (Tennessee 51594, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1255622197
Name
Amy Elizabeth Walthour
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License number
51594 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
975 E 3RD St, Chattanooga, TN 37403
Phone
(423) 266-1490
Enumerated
Apr 26, 2011
Record last updated
Aug 18, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(423) 778-2108
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20141006001175); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Medical College Of Georgia School Of Medicine, 2011
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 975 E 3RD St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Edwin Abraham, MDAnesthesiology Physician1346469673
  2. Ndurache Adaba, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1669858056
  3. Jonathan AdamsRegistered Nurse1093525669
  4. Kimberly Adkins, PAPhysician Assistant1972600393
  5. Anthony Aird, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1457513517
  6. Sachin Amin, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1154766764

Verify Amy Elizabeth Walthour in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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73% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

142 Medicare Part D claims for 62 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 11 claims were for opioids.

  1. Amy Walthour142
  2. Specialty average521

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.

The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 96.2 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score85.2
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $107.01

5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer Inc. The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Amy Walthour$107.01
  2. Specialty average$494.84

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

  1. Erlanger HealthChattanooga, TN

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Amy Elizabeth Walthour among 426 hospitalist physician records in Tennessee

Amy Elizabeth Walthour, M.D. is one of 426 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 89% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 44% of them.

  • NPI issued2011 · 44% of these records are older, 52% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • Graduated2011 · median 2012 among the 356 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2014 · 39% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Hospitalist Physician providers in Tennessee

There are 426 hospitalist physician records in Tennessee.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Sachin Amin, M.D.Chattanooga, TN 374031154766764
  2. Ryan Bode, DOChattanooga, TN 374031588028963
  3. Jason Horinouchi, MDChattanooga, TN 374031528379435
  4. Ryan Lam, MDChattanooga, TN 374031366896870
  5. Kevin Luce, MDChattanooga, TN 374031487602652
  6. Robert Mitchell, MDChattanooga, TN 374031952721086
  7. Timothy Mullican, DOChattanooga, TN 374031215632377
  8. Gregory Reyes, M.D.Chattanooga, TN 374031659662187

Common questions

What is Amy Elizabeth Walthour, M.D.'s NPI number?

Amy Elizabeth Walthour, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255622197, issued on Apr 26, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Amy Elizabeth Walthour, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 975 E 3RD St, Chattanooga, TN, 37403. Phone: (423) 266-1490. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Amy Elizabeth Walthour, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number 51594, 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 Amy Elizabeth Walthour, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Amy Elizabeth Walthour, M.D. had 142 Medicare Part D claims for 62 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Amy Elizabeth Walthour, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.2 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.