Walter L. Choate, O.D.
Optometrist · Goodlettsville, TN
Walter L. Choate, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Goodlettsville, Tennessee, and NPI 1083608459, issued on Aug 31, 2005. Check the license (Tennessee OD0000000716, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Walter L. Choate
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- OD0000000716 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 306 Northcreek Blvd, Goodlettsville, TN 37072
- Phone
- (615) 851-7575
- Enumerated
- Aug 31, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 7, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (615) 851-8725
- Medicaid ID
- 3594847 TN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070119000311); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern College Of Optometry, 1979
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Walter L. Choate in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
Search for license OD0000000716Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
40% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
389 Medicare Part D claims for 104 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 64% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Xiidra46 claims
- Latanoprost45 claims
- Restasis35 claims
- Vyzulta27 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate-Timolol25 claims
- Timolol Maleate22 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 87.5 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $452.07
14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 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.
Walter L. Choate among 1,300 optometrist records in Tennessee
Walter L. Choate, O.D. is one of 1,300 optometrist 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 87% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated1979 · median 2008 among the 839 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
16 optometrist records list a practice address in Goodlettsville
They are 16 of the 456 NPPES records with a practice address in Goodlettsville, and 1,300 optometrist records in Tennessee.
All 1,300 in Tennessee → Every provider in Goodlettsville → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Kathryn Barberic, O.D.Goodlettsville, TN 370721962841056
- Kenneth Brawner, O.D.Goodlettsville, TN 370721477545341
- Emily Evans, O.D.Goodlettsville, TN 370721871974345
- James Gould, O.D.Goodlettsville, TN 370721700903648
- Dahlia Haddad, O.D.Goodlettsville, TN 370721962852608
- James Judd, O.D.Goodlettsville, TN 370721467553867
- Marie Kelly, O.D..Goodlettsville, TN 370721770692238
- Joseph Kelly, O.D.Goodlettsville, TN 370721881042943
Common questions
What is Walter L. Choate, O.D.'s NPI number?
Walter L. Choate, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1083608459, issued on Aug 31, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Walter L. Choate, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 306 Northcreek Blvd, Goodlettsville, TN, 37072. Phone: (615) 851-7575. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Walter L. Choate, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number OD0000000716, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Walter L. Choate, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Walter L. Choate, O.D. had 389 Medicare Part D claims for 104 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Walter L. Choate, O.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 87.5 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.