Walter B. Rose, M.D.
Specialist · Chattanooga, TN
Walter B. Rose, M.D. is a specialist with a practice address in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and NPI 1689668121, issued on Sep 9, 2005. Check the license (Tennessee MD16460, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Walter B. Rose
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Specialist 174400000X
- License number
- MD16460 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 721 Glenwood Dr, Chattanooga, TN 37404
- Phone
- (423) 698-8692
- Enumerated
- Sep 9, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 13, 2026
- Fax
- (423) 624-7813
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20191126002845); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Tennessee, Hsc, College Of Medicine, 1984
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Walter B. Rose in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
Search for license MD16460Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average specialist in 2024
84 Medicare Part D claims for 65 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 55 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen43 claims
- Tamsulosin Hcl13 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): 94.7 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $333.58
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 5,844 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,760.79 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
- Memorial Health Partners Foundation, IncFort Oglethorpe, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Walter B. Rose among 672 specialist records in Tennessee
Walter B. Rose, M.D. is one of 672 specialist records with a practice address in Tennessee. 31% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 84% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 31% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 20% of these records are
- Graduated1984 · median 1989 among the 132 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 79% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Specialist providers in Tennessee
There are 672 specialist records in Tennessee.
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Common questions
What is Walter B. Rose, M.D.'s NPI number?
Walter B. Rose, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1689668121, issued on Sep 9, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Walter B. Rose, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 721 Glenwood Dr, Chattanooga, TN, 37404. Phone: (423) 698-8692. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Walter B. Rose, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number MD16460, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Walter B. Rose, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Walter B. Rose, M.D. had 84 Medicare Part D claims for 65 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Walter B. Rose, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.7 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.