Walter Hamilton, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Mobile, AL
Walter Hamilton, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Mobile, Alabama, and NPI 1437119567, issued on Mar 24, 2006. Check the license (Alabama MD.26045, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Walter Hamilton
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- MD.26045 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1956 Duval St, Mobile, AL 36106
- Phone
- (251) 471-3747
- Enumerated
- Mar 24, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 27, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (251) 450-1445
- Medicaid IDs
- 009936706 AL
009936703 AL
009935872 AL
009937952 AL - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040825000926); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical College Of Ohio, 2001
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Walter Hamilton in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD.26045Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
89% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
337 Medicare Part D claims for 201 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims. 106 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen77 claims
- Ibuprofen33 claims
- Cephalexin32 claims
- Methocarbamol20 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen19 claims
- Ondansetron Hcl18 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: $11.66
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Btg International, Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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 one group practice
- Baldwin Emergency Physicians, P.C..Mobile, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Walter Hamilton among 1,705 internal medicine physician records in Alabama
Walter Hamilton, MD is one of 1,705 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 49% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2003 among the 1,136 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
255 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Mobile
They are 255 of the 6,309 NPPES records with a practice address in Mobile, and 1,705 internal medicine physician records in Alabama.
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Common questions
What is Walter Hamilton, MD's NPI number?
Walter Hamilton, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437119567, issued on Mar 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Walter Hamilton, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1956 Duval St, Mobile, AL, 36106. Phone: (251) 471-3747. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Walter Hamilton, MD's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number MD.26045, 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 Hamilton, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Walter Hamilton, MD had 337 Medicare Part D claims for 201 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.