Walter Stephen Hutchings, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Macon, GA
Walter Stephen Hutchings, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Macon, Georgia, and NPI 1952460255, issued on Dec 6, 2006. Check the license (Georgia 34857, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Walter Stephen Hutchings
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 34857 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3096 Riverside Dr, Macon, GA 31210
- Phone
- (478) 405-2222
- Enumerated
- Dec 6, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 17, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (478) 405-2229
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100513000368); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical College Of Georgia School Of Medicine, 1990
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Walter Stephen Hutchings in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 34857Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
19% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
4,214 Medicare Part D claims for 347 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 196 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate229 claims
- Pravastatin Sodium216 claims
- Metformin Hcl180 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium148 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen116 claims
- Carvedilol103 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: $682.60
14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- The Medical Center OF Central Georgia Inc.Macon, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Walter Stephen Hutchings among 3,951 family medicine physician records in Georgia
Walter Stephen Hutchings, M.D. is one of 3,951 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 81% 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 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 2005 among the 2,542 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
148 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Macon
They are 148 of the 3,715 NPPES records with a practice address in Macon, and 3,951 family medicine physician records in Georgia.
All 3,951 in Georgia → Every provider in Macon → Family Medicine Physician nationwide →
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Common questions
What is Walter Stephen Hutchings, M.D.'s NPI number?
Walter Stephen Hutchings, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1952460255, issued on Dec 6, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Walter Stephen Hutchings, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3096 Riverside Dr, Macon, GA, 31210. Phone: (478) 405-2222. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Walter Stephen Hutchings, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 34857, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Walter Stephen Hutchings, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Walter Stephen Hutchings, M.D. had 4,214 Medicare Part D claims for 347 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.