NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Walter Jefferies Doty, M.D.

Pulmonary Disease Physician · Dothan, AL

Walter Jefferies Doty, M.D. is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Dothan, Alabama, and NPI 1518160605, issued on Jun 7, 2007. Check the license (Alabama 29236, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; 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
1518160605
Name
Walter Jefferies Doty
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
License number
29236 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1450 Ross Clark Cir Ste 400, Dothan, AL 36301
Phone
(334) 305-0400
Enumerated
Jun 7, 2007
Record last updated
Jul 21, 2022
Fax
(334) 305-0401
Medicaid ID
164603 AL
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20101022000359); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 2007
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 1450 Ross Clark Cir Ste 400

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

  1. Christina Bell, N.P.-CNurse Practitioner1801919089
  2. Leslie Ethridge, CRNP, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1639804560
  3. Chasity Fisher, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1720661762
  4. Alan Purvis, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1932193414
  5. Amanda Pybus, CRNPNurse Practitioner1164869954
  6. Kayla Roberts, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1508738691

Verify Walter Jefferies Doty in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
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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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84% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024

234 Medicare Part D claims for 56 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 21 claims were for opioids.

  1. Walter Doty234
  2. Specialty average1,425

Most prescribed

  1. Trelegy Ellipta20 claims
  2. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen12 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): 97.6 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 score86.5
  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: $922.23

30 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Walter Doty$922.23
  2. Specialty average$5,159.88

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

  1. Houston County Healthcare AuthorityDothan, AL
  2. Pulmonary Associates, PADothan, AL

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

Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in Alabama

There are 219 pulmonary disease physician records in Alabama.

Other pulmonary disease physician records in Alabama

  1. Maria Del Pilar Acosta LaraDothan, AL1679717342
  2. Caesar Agagan, MDMobile, AL1285610576
  3. Ali Al-Tarbsheh, MDGadsden, AL1659932341
  4. Ronald Allison, MDMobile, AL1316996861
  5. Philip Almalouf, M.D.Mobile, AL1407976129
  6. Tim Anderson, DOHuntsville, AL1598291775
  7. Veena Antony, MDBirmingham, AL1033150057
  8. Abraham Arhin, M.D.Athens, AL1699209726
  9. Puneet AulakhBirmingham, AL1568783793
  10. Mohammad Azam, MDTuscaloosa, AL1184688541

Common questions

What is Walter Jefferies Doty, M.D.'s NPI number?

Walter Jefferies Doty, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518160605, issued on Jun 7, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Walter Jefferies Doty, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1450 Ross Clark Cir Ste 400, Dothan, AL, 36301. Phone: (334) 305-0400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Walter Jefferies Doty, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Alabama license number 29236, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Walter Jefferies Doty, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Walter Jefferies Doty, M.D. had 234 Medicare Part D claims for 56 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Walter Jefferies Doty, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.6 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.