Walter N. Dehority, MD
Pediatric Infectious Diseases Physician · Nashville, TN
Walter N. Dehority, MD is a pediatric infectious diseases physician with a practice address in Nashville, Tennessee, and NPI 1952567703, issued on Jul 31, 2008. Check the license (Tennessee 68469, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Walter N. Dehority
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pediatric Infectious Diseases Physician 2080P0208X
- License numbers
- 68469 TN
MD2004-0520 NM
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3601 The Vanderbilt Clinic, Nashville, TN 37232
- Phone
- (615) 322-5000
- Enumerated
- Jul 31, 2008
- Record last updated
- Jan 5, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230818000991); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, San Francisco School Of Medicine, 1999
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Walter N. Dehority in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 68469Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 85.2 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
One hospital affiliation
- Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, TN · Acute Care Hospitals5 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Walter N. Dehority among 58 pediatric infectious diseases physician records in Tennessee
Walter N. Dehority, MD is one of 58 pediatric infectious diseases physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 52% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 55% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 55% of these records are older, 38% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 52% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 29% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2003 among the 17 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 38% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2080P0208X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pediatric Infectious Diseases Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 58 pediatric infectious diseases physician records in Tennessee.
All 58 in Tennessee → Every provider in Nashville → Pediatric Infectious Diseases Physician nationwide →
The 8 pediatric infectious diseases physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ritu Banerjee, MDNashville, TN 372321194954065
- James Cassat, MD, PHDNashville, TN 372321487827697
- Clarence Creech, MDNashville, TN 372321093742033
- James Crowe, MDNashville, TN 372321609968023
- Mark Denison, MDNashville, TN 372321053403469
- Terence DermodyNashville, TN 372321154413565
- Daniel Dulek, MDNashville, TN 372321588874762
- Kathryn Edwards, MDNashville, TN 372321104918523
Common questions
What is Walter N. Dehority, MD's NPI number?
Walter N. Dehority, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1952567703, issued on Jul 31, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Walter N. Dehority, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3601 The Vanderbilt Clinic, Nashville, TN, 37232. Phone: (615) 322-5000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Walter N. Dehority, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 68469, 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.
What is Walter N. Dehority, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 85.2 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.
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.