NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Esther Wimlen Wallach, M.D., M.SC.

Internal Medicine Physician · Athens, GA

Esther Wimlen Wallach, M.D., M.SC. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Athens, Georgia, and NPI 1275988198, issued on Apr 28, 2016. Check the license (Georgia 83243, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; 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
1275988198
Name
Esther Wimlen Wallach
Credential
M.D., M.SC.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
83243 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1270 Prince Ave Ste 201, Athens, GA 30606
Phone
(706) 475-7055
Enumerated
Apr 28, 2016
Record last updated
Jul 2, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20190722000349); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 1270 Prince Ave Ste 201

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

  1. Oluwamisimi Abib, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1003617929
  2. Tejumade Adelore, M.DHospitalist Physician1316493638
  3. Prakash Adhikari, MDInternal Medicine Physician1811559750
  4. Ali AfrasiabiStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1427985134
  5. Ghida Akhdar, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1508508672
  6. Akinyemi Akintayo, M.B;B.S.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1396374971

Verify Esther Wimlen Wallach in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
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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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4% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

3,295 Medicare Part D claims for 419 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 17 claims were for opioids.

  1. Esther Wallach3,295
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium247 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate166 claims
  3. Losartan Potassium156 claims
  4. Levothyroxine Sodium151 claims
  5. Rosuvastatin Calcium121 claims
  6. Lisinopril120 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.

The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 91.7 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualitynot scored (reweighted)
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%99.0
  4. Improvement activities20 of 40 points · 15%50.0

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

Industry payments in 2024: $331.17

20 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Esther Wallach$331.17
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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. Piedmont Athens Primary Care LLCAthens, GA

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

Esther Wimlen Wallach among 3,911 internal medicine physician records in Georgia

Esther Wimlen Wallach, M.D., M.SC. is one of 3,911 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 70% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 70% of these records are older, 28% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • Graduated2013 · median 2005 among the 2,535 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2019 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

139 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Athens

They are 139 of the 3,160 NPPES records with a practice address in Athens, and 3,911 internal medicine physician records in Georgia.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. James Appiah-Pippim, MDAthens, GA 306061891732012
  2. Milene Argo, MDAthens, GA 306061255336848
  3. Michael Biswas, MDAthens, GA 306061588615504
  4. Mary Bond, M.D.Athens, GA 306061235137886
  5. Meghan Cook, MDAthens, GA 306061598768756
  6. Gerald Crites, MDAthens, GA 306061861458630
  7. Jane Fleagle, MDAthens, GA 306061396704029
  8. Evan Fliegel, MDAthens, GA 306061588611784

Common questions

What is Esther Wimlen Wallach, M.D., M.SC.'s NPI number?

Esther Wimlen Wallach, M.D., M.SC.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1275988198, issued on Apr 28, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Esther Wimlen Wallach, M.D., M.SC. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1270 Prince Ave Ste 201, Athens, GA, 30606. Phone: (706) 475-7055. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Esther Wimlen Wallach, M.D., M.SC.'s license?

NPPES lists Georgia license number 83243, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Esther Wimlen Wallach, M.D., M.SC. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Esther Wimlen Wallach, M.D., M.SC. had 3,295 Medicare Part D claims for 419 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Esther Wimlen Wallach, M.D., M.SC.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.7 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.

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