Dr. Walter Christopher Coats, DO

Dr. Coats practices at University Hospital (MU Health Care) in Columbia, Missouri.

Dr. Coats' NPI, 1316122245, was assigned on January 9, 2008. Dr. Coats graduated from Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2005. Dr. Coats holds Missouri license 2008010692.

Dr. Coats' primary practice is University Hospital (MU Health Care), at 1 Hospital Dr, Columbia, MO 65201 in Boone County. The practice phone is (573) 882-4141.

Dr. Coats' primary practice is University Hospital (MU Health Care) in Columbia, Missouri. Dr. Coats is also affiliated with University Hospital. The medical group on file is University of Missouri Health Care. Dmand AI also links Dr. Coats to 2 more hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Coats practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Cardiovascular disease is Dr. Coats' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RC0000X. Dr. Coats is board certified in cardiovascular disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Coats' licenses on file in 3 states: Missouri, Illinois and Ohio.

Dmand AI lists angioplasty, cardiac catheterization, circulation problems and leg revascularization among the conditions Dr. Coats treats.

CMS data shows 3,538 Medicare services from Dr. Coats across 31 procedure codes in 2024, for 1,383 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $241,559 for them.

CMS counts 1,383 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Coats in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 554 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 9% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.47, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Coats' median patient age at 76, with 49% women.

In 2024, Dr. Coats wrote 9,424 Medicare Part D claims for 936 patients. 84% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 9,114 of them, across 56 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,456,647 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 9,191 claims across 65 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 88 out of 100 for Dr. Coats for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Coats accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 30 procedures of coronary angioplasty and stenting by Dr. Coats, more than 66% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Pacemaker insertion or repair: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 10 papers to Dr. Coats in 2016. The most frequent topics are Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary, Coronary Artery Disease and Kidney Failure, Chronic. Dr. Coats has published most often in Adv Perit Dial. Dr. Coats' most frequent co-authors are Kevin C. Dellsperger, MD, Subrata Kar, DO and Ferdinand S. Leya, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 60 general payments to Dr. Coats from 16 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 78% of the total. Abiomed paid the most, $761.

Dr. Coats graduated from Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2005. Dr. Coats is a member of ACC and ACP.

Dr. Coats is in network with 12 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.