Walter Tyson Parker, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Birmingham, AL
Walter Tyson Parker, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1114362688, issued on May 9, 2013. Check the license (Alabama 37065, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Walter Tyson Parker
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License numbers
- 37065 AL
61757 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1000 19TH St S, Birmingham, AL 35205
- Phone
- (205) 930-0700
- Enumerated
- May 9, 2013
- Record last updated
- May 24, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (205) 930-9127
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20181017003023); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 2013
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1000 19TH St S
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Walter Tyson Parker in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 37065Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
52% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
2,309 Medicare Part D claims for 592 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 58% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Restasis301 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate268 claims
- Moxifloxacin211 claims
- Latanoprost148 claims
- Fluorometholone146 claims
- Xiidra145 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $915.88
30 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Glaukos Corporation. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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
- Alabama Ophthalmology Associates, P.C.Birmingham, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Walter Tyson Parker among 234 ophthalmology physician records in Alabama
Walter Tyson Parker, M.D. is one of 234 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 79% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 79% of these records are older, 18% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 1999 among the 148 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Alabama
There are 234 ophthalmology physician records in Alabama.
All 234 in Alabama → Every provider in Birmingham → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Thomas Allison, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352051558365544
- Kristin Bains, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352051386847374
- Bry Coburn, MDBirmingham, AL 352051831171024
- Adam De La Garza, MDBirmingham, AL 352051609805522
- Frederick Elsas, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352051225031743
- Harold Helms, MD, PHDBirmingham, AL 352051073605630
- Elizabeth Holley, MDBham, AL 352051982751509
- Stephen Kelly, MDBirmingham, AL 352051205059169
Common questions
What is Walter Tyson Parker, M.D.'s NPI number?
Walter Tyson Parker, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1114362688, issued on May 9, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Walter Tyson Parker, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1000 19TH St S, Birmingham, AL, 35205. Phone: (205) 930-0700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Walter Tyson Parker, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 37065, 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 Tyson Parker, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Walter Tyson Parker, M.D. had 2,309 Medicare Part D claims for 592 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Walter Tyson Parker, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.