NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Walter Jorge Astorne, MD, FACP

Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · Marietta, GA

Walter Jorge Astorne, MD, FACP is a critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in Marietta, Georgia, and NPI 1518177500, issued on May 22, 2007. Check the license (Georgia 081562, 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
1518177500
Name
Walter Jorge Astorne
Credential
MD, FACP
Primary taxonomy
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RC0200X
License numbers
081562 GA
4301085400 MI
104428 MN
52149 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
55 Whitcher St NE Ste 160, Marietta, GA 30060
Phone
(770) 422-1372
Enumerated
May 22, 2007
Record last updated
Sep 27, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(770) 423-9651
Medicaid ID
ENROLLED MN
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20181029000401); accepts Medicare assignment
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 55 Whitcher St NE Ste 160

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

  1. Laura Barman, NPNurse Practitioner1740524859
  2. Keren Beltran, AGACNP-BCNurse Practitioner1609379486
  3. Zhijin Chai, M.D.Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1760725410
  4. Vicki Crouse, AGACNP-BCAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1801370903
  5. Erica Farrar, PAMedical Physician Assistant1962574939
  6. Carlos Franco-Palacios, MDCritical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1497966600

Verify Walter Jorge Astorne 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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The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 92.9 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 score80.4
  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: $71.41

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Getinge USA Sales, LLC. The 2,708 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,958.68 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Walter Astorne$71.41
  2. Specialty average$2,958.68

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. Wellstar Medical Group LLCMarietta, GA

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

Walter Jorge Astorne among 208 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Georgia

Walter Jorge Astorne, MD, FACP is one of 208 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 95% 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 26% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 26% of these records are older, 61% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 95% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 90% of these records are
  • Graduated2004 · median 2007 among the 187 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2019 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0200X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers in Georgia

There are 208 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Georgia.

The 8 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Atul Bhatnagar, D.O.Marietta, GA 300601871595744
  2. Elias Chalhoub, M.D.Marietta, GA 300601538378070
  3. Nikulkumar Chaudhari, M.D.Marietta, GA 300601245526755
  4. Sarvenaz Danesh, MDMarietta, GA 300601952344228
  5. Carlos Franco-Palacios, MDMarietta, GA 300601497966600
  6. Alexander Gluzman, MDMarietta, GA 300601194900704
  7. Brittany Hixon, MDMarietta, GA 300601538342209
  8. Absar Mirza, MDMarietta, GA 300601265415541

Common questions

What is Walter Jorge Astorne, MD, FACP's NPI number?

Walter Jorge Astorne, MD, FACP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518177500, issued on May 22, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Walter Jorge Astorne, MD, FACP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 55 Whitcher St NE Ste 160, Marietta, GA, 30060. Phone: (770) 422-1372. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Walter Jorge Astorne, MD, FACP's license?

NPPES lists Georgia license number 081562, 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.

What is Walter Jorge Astorne, MD, FACP's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 92.9 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.