Walter Dittel, MD
Hospitalist Physician · Brockton, MA
Walter Dittel, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Brockton, Massachusetts, and NPI 1497915813, issued on Jun 10, 2008. Check the license (Massachusetts 256967, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Walter Dittel
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License numbers
- 256967 MA
MT186869 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 680 Centre St, Brockton, MA 02302
- Phone
- (508) 941-7618
- Enumerated
- Jun 10, 2008
- Record last updated
- Jan 21, 2025
- Fax
- (508) 941-6299
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140408000486); may accept Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Walter Dittel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
Search for license 256967Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
31% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
359 Medicare Part D claims for 158 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone34 claims
- Furosemide20 claims
- Eliquis19 claims
- Cefpodoxime Proxetil16 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa15 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate15 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $31.75
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Mylan Specialty L.P. The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Lifespan Physician Group OF Massachusetts IncTaunton, MA
- Southcoast Physicians Group IncWareham, MA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Walter Dittel among 525 hospitalist physician records in Massachusetts
Walter Dittel, MD is one of 525 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 92% 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 26% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 26% of these records are older, 67% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 86% of these records are
- Graduated2000 · median 2012 among the 449 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 36% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hospitalist Physician providers in Massachusetts
There are 525 hospitalist physician records in Massachusetts.
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Common questions
What is Walter Dittel, MD's NPI number?
Walter Dittel, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497915813, issued on Jun 10, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Walter Dittel, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 680 Centre St, Brockton, MA, 02302. Phone: (508) 941-7618. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Walter Dittel, MD's license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 256967, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine at https://findmydoctor.mass.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Walter Dittel, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Walter Dittel, MD had 359 Medicare Part D claims for 158 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.