Walter Anderson, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · Atlanta, GA
Walter Anderson, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Atlanta, Georgia, and NPI 1629194907, issued on Mar 21, 2007. Check the license (Georgia 021939, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Walter Anderson
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 021939 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4675 N Shallowford RD, Atlanta, GA 30338
- Phone
- (770) 936-9403
- Enumerated
- Mar 21, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Walter Anderson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 021939Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
38% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
615 Medicare Part D claims for 40 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Clonazepam86 claims
- Vyvanse42 claims
- Venlafaxine Hcl Er40 claims
- Alprazolam37 claims
- Escitalopram Oxalate37 claims
- Lamotrigine33 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.
Walter Anderson among 1,291 psychiatry physician records in Georgia
Walter Anderson, M.D. is one of 1,291 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 67% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 39% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 39% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 40% of these records are
- Record last updated2007 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
358 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Atlanta
They are 358 of the 31,476 NPPES records with a practice address in Atlanta, and 1,291 psychiatry physician records in Georgia.
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Common questions
What is Walter Anderson, M.D.'s NPI number?
Walter Anderson, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629194907, issued on Mar 21, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Walter Anderson, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4675 N Shallowford RD, Atlanta, GA, 30338. Phone: (770) 936-9403. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Walter Anderson, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 021939, 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 Walter Anderson, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Walter Anderson, M.D. had 615 Medicare Part D claims for 40 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.