Walter Douglas Parkhurst, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Hixson, TN
Walter Douglas Parkhurst, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Hixson, Tennessee, and NPI 1265406763, issued on Feb 14, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee 11347, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Walter Douglas Parkhurst
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 11347 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4980 Alpha LN, Hixson, TN 37343
- Phone
- (423) 870-2450
- Enumerated
- Feb 14, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 9, 2022
- Fax
- (423) 877-5208
- Medicaid ID
- Q020159 TN
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Walter Douglas Parkhurst in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 11347Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
87% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
426 Medicare Part D claims for 56 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 99 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen81 claims
- Gabapentin58 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium25 claims
- Lisinopril16 claims
- Clopidogrel12 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate12 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): 87.7 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Walter Douglas Parkhurst among 2,596 internal medicine physician records in Tennessee
Walter Douglas Parkhurst, MD is one of 2,596 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 80% 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 15% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 15% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 66% of these records are
- Record last updated2022 · 56% 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 Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
14 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Hixson
They are 14 of the 628 NPPES records with a practice address in Hixson, and 2,596 internal medicine physician records in Tennessee.
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Common questions
What is Walter Douglas Parkhurst, MD's NPI number?
Walter Douglas Parkhurst, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265406763, issued on Feb 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Walter Douglas Parkhurst, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4980 Alpha LN, Hixson, TN, 37343. Phone: (423) 870-2450. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Walter Douglas Parkhurst, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 11347, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Walter Douglas Parkhurst, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Walter Douglas Parkhurst, MD had 426 Medicare Part D claims for 56 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Walter Douglas Parkhurst, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 87.7 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.