NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Wendy J. Walker, CRNA

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist · Chattanooga, TN

Wendy J. Walker, CRNA is a certified registered nurse anesthetist with a practice address in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and NPI 1396937389, issued on Aug 14, 2007. Check the license (Tennessee APN12880, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1396937389
Name
Wendy J. Walker
Credential
CRNA
Primary taxonomy
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist 367500000X
License numbers
APN12880 TN
RN129755 TN
RN173983 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
975 E Third St, Chattanooga, TN 37403
Phone
(423) 778-7608
Enumerated
Aug 14, 2007
Record last updated
Mar 4, 2022
Fax
(423) 778-2360
Medicaid IDs
009913081 AL
3600119 TN
8053443 NC
918461591A GA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20071127000825); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 975 E Third St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Ryan Andersen, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1356417257
  2. Kimberly Atkins, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1346316247
  3. Susan Battles, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1043386949
  4. Gary Blinn, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1891861704
  5. Gary Branum, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1104962216
  6. James Brown, MDAnesthesiology Physician1336152743

Verify Wendy J. Walker in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 82.8 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score88.3
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%69.5
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%70.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $892.18

7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Becton, Dickinson and Company. The 24,076 providers of this specialty with any payment received $135.08 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Wendy Walker$892.18
  2. Specialty average$135.08

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

  1. American Anesthesiology OF Tennessee PCChattanooga, TN

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Wendy J. Walker among 3,117 certified registered nurse anesthetist records in Tennessee

Wendy J. Walker, CRNA is one of 3,117 certified registered nurse anesthetist records with a practice address in Tennessee. 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 2007, is newer than 35% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 35% of these records are older, 60% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • Graduated2007 · median 2012 among the 2,370 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 367500000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

356 certified registered nurse anesthetist records list a practice address in Chattanooga

They are 356 of the 7,377 NPPES records with a practice address in Chattanooga, and 3,117 certified registered nurse anesthetist records in Tennessee.

The 8 certified registered nurse anesthetist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Terri Belknap, CRNAChattanooga, TN 374031639144553
  2. Warren Brewster, CRNAChattanooga, TN 374031972584563
  3. Shelli Dietrich, CRNAChattanooga, TN 374031700839214
  4. Elizabeth Dowden, CRNAChattanooga, TN 374031336175348
  5. Darren Drennon, CRNAChattanooga, TN 374031306827902
  6. Edward Gentry, CRNAChattanooga, TN 374031053347005
  7. Edward Hallock, CRNAChattanooga, TN 374031003882291
  8. Nicholas Lambert, CRNAChattanooga, TN 374031346252475

Common questions

What is Wendy J. Walker, CRNA's NPI number?

Wendy J. Walker, CRNA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396937389, issued on Aug 14, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Wendy J. Walker, CRNA located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 975 E Third St, Chattanooga, TN, 37403. Phone: (423) 778-7608. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Wendy J. Walker, CRNA's license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number APN12880, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

What is Wendy J. Walker, CRNA's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 82.8 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.