Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Walter Doty, M.D.

Pulmonary Disease Physician · Dothan, AL

Walter 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, loaded Aug 27, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1518160605
Name
Walter 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
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). 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 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 1,498 among the 6,594 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 21 claims were for opioids.

  1. Walter Doty234
  2. Specialty average1,498

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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 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. Costout of 100 · 30%
  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, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.. The 4,997 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,850.73 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$4,850.73

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

2 hospital and facility affiliations

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

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in Alabama

There are 131 pulmonary disease physician records in Alabama.

Other pulmonary disease physician records in Alabama

  1. Ronald Allison, MDMobile, AL1316996861
  2. Veena Antony, MDBirmingham, AL1033150057
  3. Abraham Arhin, M.D.Athens, AL1699209726
  4. Puneet AulakhBirmingham, AL1568783793
  5. Mohammad Azam, MDTuscaloosa, AL1184688541
  6. Kerri Bally, MDGadsden, AL1245606805
  7. Apurva Bansal, M.D.Montgomery, AL1962884429
  8. Russell Beaty, MDBirmingham, AL1538188586
  9. Billy Boyd, M.D.Montgomery, AL1225143696
  10. James Boyle, M.D.Decatur, AL1417025933

Common questions

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

Walter 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 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 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 Doty, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Walter Doty, M.D. had 234 Medicare Part D claims for 56 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,498. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Walter Doty, M.D.'s Medicare quality 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), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.