Walter L. Choate, OD
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 154
- Part D claims, 2024
- 389
- MIPS score, 2024
- 92
- Industry payments
- $80
- Affiliated sites
- 1
- Practice address
- 306 Northcreek Blvd, Goodlettsville, TN 37072
- Practice phone
- Call (615) 851-7575
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Walter L. Choate, O.D.
Goodlettsville, Tennessee
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Walter L. Choate is an optometrist in Goodlettsville, Tennessee
Walter Choate practices at Walter L. Choate, O.D. in Goodlettsville, Tennessee.
Walter Choate's NPI, 1083608459, was assigned on August 31, 2005. Walter Choate graduated from Southern College of Optometry in 1979. Walter Choate holds Tennessee license OD0000000716.
- NPI
- 1083608459NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 0143240549
- NPI enumeration date
- August 31, 2005
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (615) 851-7575
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 73
- Medical school graduation
- 1979
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Walter L. Choate practices at Walter L. Choate, O.D. in Goodlettsville, Tennessee
Walter Choate's primary practice is Walter L. Choate, O.D., at 306 Northcreek Blvd, Goodlettsville, TN 37072 in Davidson County. The practice phone is (615) 851-7575.
- Walter L. Choate, O.D.306 Northcreek Blvd, Goodlettsville, TN 37072 · Davidson CountyPhone(615) 851-7575
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Walter L. Choate is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 1 medical group
Walter Choate's primary practice is Walter L. Choate, O.D. in Goodlettsville, Tennessee. Dmand AI also links Walter Choate to 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Walter L. Choate's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Walter Choate practices. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Walter L. Choate, O.D. | Available with a free account |
| +1 more site and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Walter L. Choate is one of 969 optometrists in Tennessee
Optometrist is Walter Choate's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 152W00000X. Walter Choate is licensed in Tennessee.
Specialties and state licenses
- Optometrist, TennesseePrimary
Optometrists near Walter Choate
Counts of optometrists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Walter L. Choate treated 154 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 73
CMS counts 154 Medicare patients who saw Walter Choate in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 100 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 67% have high blood pressure. Their average risk score is 0.75, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Walter Choate's median patient age at 66, with 60% women.
Walter Choate's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Walter Choate's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women9260%
- Men6240%
Chronic conditions among Walter Choate's Medicare patients, 2024
- High cholesterol75%
- High blood pressure67%
- Arthritis46%
- Ischemic heart disease28%
- Diabetes23%
- Anxiety18%
- Chronic kidney disease16%
- Mood disorders15%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Walter Choate's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 66
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women60%
- Men40%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Walter L. Choate wrote 389 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Walter Choate wrote 389 Medicare Part D claims for 104 patients. 36% of them were for generic drugs.
Walter Choate's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic140 claims36%
- Brand-name249 claims64%
Source: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Walter L. Choate scored 92 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 92 out of 100 for Walter Choate for performance year 2024, reported individually. Walter Choate accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 44 procedures of cataract surgery by Walter Choate, more than 61% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Walter Choate's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 92of 100Final score
- 84.7of 100Quality
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Where Walter Choate ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Cataract surgery
- 61st percentile44 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Walter L. Choate received $80 in industry payments in 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 3 general payments to Walter Choate from 3 drug and device companies in 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. paid the most, $39.
Companies that paid Walter Choate the most, 2025 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Walter L. Choate graduated from Southern College of Optometry
Walter Choate graduated from Southern College of Optometry in 1979.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Walter L. Choate's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Walter L. Choate's NPI number?
Walter L. Choate's NPI number is 1083608459. It was assigned on August 31, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What does Walter L. Choate specialize in?
Walter L. Choate is an optometrist in Goodlettsville, Tennessee. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Optometrist (taxonomy code 152W00000X).
Where does Walter L. Choate practice?
Walter Choate practices at 306 Northcreek Blvd, Goodlettsville, TN 37072. Walter Choate's primary practice is Walter L. Choate, O.D. in Goodlettsville, Tennessee. Dmand AI also links Walter Choate to 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group.
What is Walter L. Choate's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Walter Choate is (615) 851-7575.
What is Walter L. Choate's medical license number?
Walter Choate holds Tennessee license OD0000000716.
Does Walter L. Choate accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS lists Walter Choate as accepting Medicare assignment.
What is Walter L. Choate's MIPS score?
Walter Choate's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 92 out of 100, reported individually.
How many Medicare patients does Walter L. Choate see?
CMS counts 154 Medicare patients who saw Walter Choate in 2024, with an average age of 73.
Where did Walter L. Choate go to medical school?
Walter Choate graduated from Southern College of Optometry in 1979.
Has Walter L. Choate received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $80 in general payments to Walter Choate from 3 companies from 2025 to 2025. The largest total came from Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
How long has Walter L. Choate been practicing?
Walter Choate graduated from medical school in 1979, 47 years ago.
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