Dr. Walter W. Chiles III, MD

  • Knoxville, TN
  • Urologist
NPI1124019682PAC ID7214972942
Medicare services, 2024
5,783
Medicare patients, 2024
918
Part D claims, 2024
2,951
Publications
1
MIPS score, 2024
100
Practice address
9245 Park West Blvd, Knoxville, TN 37923
Practice phone
Call (865) 483-1093
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Primary practice

Tennessee Urology Associates

Knoxville, Tennessee

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Dr. Walter W. Chiles III is a urologist in Knoxville, Tennessee

Dr. Chiles practices at Tennessee Urology Associates in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Dr. Chiles' NPI, 1124019682, was assigned on November 3, 2005. Dr. Chiles graduated from University of Tennessee, Hsc, College of Medicine in 1999. Dr. Chiles holds Tennessee license 39479.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
7214972942
NPI enumeration date
November 3, 2005
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(865) 483-1093
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
53
Medical school graduation
1999

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Walter W. Chiles III practices at Tennessee Urology Associates in Knoxville, Tennessee

Dr. Chiles' primary practice is Tennessee Urology Associates, at 9245 Park West Blvd, Knoxville, TN 37923 in Knox County. The practice phone is (865) 483-1093.

  • Tennessee Urology Associates
    9245 Park West Blvd, Knoxville, TN 37923 · Knox CountyPhone(865) 483-1093

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data

Dr. Walter W. Chiles III is affiliated with 7 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Chiles' primary practice is Tennessee Urology Associates in Knoxville, Tennessee. Dr. Chiles is also affiliated with Covenant Health Parkwest. The medical group on file is Tennessee Urology. Dmand AI also links Dr. Chiles to 4 more hospitals and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Walter W. Chiles III's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Chiles practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Tennessee Urology AssociatesAvailable with a free account
+6 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Walter W. Chiles III is one of 226 urologists in Tennessee

Urology is Dr. Chiles' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208800000X. Dr. Chiles is licensed in Tennessee.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Urology, TennesseePrimaryLicense 39479 · taxonomy 208800000X

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists bladder disease, enlarged prostate, enlarged prostate transurethral surgery (TURP), erectile dysfunction, kidney cysts, kidney removal surgery, kidney stone disease and kidney stones among the conditions Dr. Chiles treats.

Urologists near Dr. Chiles

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Walter W. Chiles III billed Medicare for 5,783 services in 2024

CMS data shows 5,783 Medicare services from Dr. Chiles across 32 procedure codes in 2024, for 918 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $252,375 for them.

Medicare services, 20245,783
Medicare patients918
Paid by Medicare$252,375
Procedure codes32

Dr. Chiles' Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 1,5712024: 2,62967%
Surgery
2023: 1,4192024: 1,24612%
Other services
2023: 02024: 878
Lab and pathology
2023: 7792024: 7158%
Imaging
2023: 3602024: 29817%
Tests and treatments
2023: 422024: 1760%
Drugs given in the office
2023: 252024: 0100%

Where Dr. Chiles' Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office5,27591%
  • In a facility5089%

Dr. Chiles compared with the Tennessee median for urologists, 2024

  • Dr. Chiles
  • Tennessee median
Medicare services
5,783vs 2,6912.1 times
Medicare patients
918vs 55466% above
Part D claims
2,786vs 8343.3 times

Medians across 229 urologists in Tennessee with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Chiles' most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Walter W. Chiles III treated 918 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75

CMS counts 918 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Chiles in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 435 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 3% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.21, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Chiles' median patient age at 68, with 27% women.

Medicare patients, 2024918
Average age75
Average risk score1.21
Also on Medicaid3%

Dr. Chiles' Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Chiles' Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women24226%
  • Men67674%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Chiles' Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Arthritis48%
  4. Ischemic heart disease32%
  5. Diabetes31%
  6. Chronic kidney disease29%
  7. Cancer28%
  8. Atrial fibrillation24%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Chiles' patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 68

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women27%
  • Men73%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Walter W. Chiles III wrote 2,951 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Chiles wrote 2,951 Medicare Part D claims for 953 patients. 81% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 2,786 of them, across 36 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,784,267 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 2,476 claims across 31 drugs.

Part D claims, 20242,951
Drugs named by CMS36
Total drug cost$1.8M
Part D patients953

Dr. Chiles' Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic2,394 claims81%
  • Brand-name and other557 claims19%

Dr. Chiles' most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Chiles' Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids4%129 of 2,951 claims
  • Antibiotics22%659 of 2,951 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 2,4762024: 2,78613%

Drugs named by CMS: 36 in 2024, 31 in 2023.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Walter W. Chiles III scored 100 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 100 out of 100 for Dr. Chiles for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Chiles accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 26 procedures of prostate resection by Dr. Chiles, more than 88% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Dr. Chiles' MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 100of 100Final score
  • 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Where Dr. Chiles ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Prostate resection
88th percentile26 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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Dr. Walter W. Chiles III has 1 publication on record

Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Chiles.

Papers1

Recent publications by Dr. Chiles

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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage

Dr. Walter W. Chiles III received $31,498 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 905 general payments to Dr. Chiles from 68 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 53% of the total. Medtronic USA, Inc. paid the most, $14,203.

General payments to Dr. Chiles by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Chiles by kind, 2016 to 2025

$31.5Kin total
  • Food and beverage$16,81353%
  • Speaker and faculty fees$12,12038%
  • Gifts$1,5655%
  • Travel and lodging$8453%
  • Education$1550%

Companies that paid Dr. Chiles the most, 2016 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Walter W. Chiles III has 1 award and honors on record

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Chiles.

Awards and honors for Dr. Chiles

  1. Undated
    • ACS Fellow

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Walter W. Chiles III graduated from University of Tennessee, Hsc, College of Medicine

Dr. Chiles graduated from University of Tennessee, Hsc, College of Medicine in 1999.

  1. Medical schoolUniversity of Tennessee, Hsc, College of Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Walter W. Chiles III accepts plans from 17 insurance carriers

Dr. Chiles is in network with 17 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Cigna. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Aetna
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • Cigna
  • United Healthcare
  • Elevance
  • HCSC
  • Aspirus Health Plan
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
  • +9 more carriersWith a free account

Plan types Dr. Chiles accepts, by number of carriers

  1. PPO12
  2. Medicare9
  3. HMO8
  4. POS5
  5. EPO4

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Walter W. Chiles III's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors 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)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Awards and committee rolesDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Walter W. Chiles III's NPI number?

Dr. Walter W. Chiles III's NPI number is 1124019682. It was assigned on November 3, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Walter W. Chiles III?

Dr. Walter W. Chiles III is a urologist in Knoxville, Tennessee. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Urology Physician (taxonomy code 208800000X).

Where does Dr. Walter W. Chiles III practice?

Dr. Chiles practices at 9245 Park West Blvd, Knoxville, TN 37923. Dr. Chiles' primary practice is Tennessee Urology Associates in Knoxville, Tennessee. Dmand AI also links Dr. Chiles to 4 hospitals and 1 group practice or clinic.

What is Dr. Walter W. Chiles III's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Chiles is (865) 483-1093.

What is Dr. Walter W. Chiles III's medical license number?

Dr. Chiles holds Tennessee license 39479.

Which hospitals is Dr. Walter W. Chiles III affiliated with?

Dr. Chiles is affiliated with Covenant Health Parkwest. Dmand AI links Dr. Chiles to 4 more hospitals.

What medical group is Dr. Walter W. Chiles III part of?

Dr. Chiles is linked to Tennessee Urology.

Does Dr. Walter W. Chiles III accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Chiles billed Medicare for 5,783 services in 2024, and Dr. Chiles accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Dr. Walter W. Chiles III's MIPS score?

Dr. Chiles' MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 100 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Walter W. Chiles III see?

CMS counts 918 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Chiles in 2024, with an average age of 75.

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What services does Dr. Walter W. Chiles III bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Chiles' most billed Medicare services were medicare service (G2211), care management and other visits (99490) and lab and pathology test (81003).

Where did Dr. Walter W. Chiles III go to medical school?

Dr. Chiles graduated from University of Tennessee, Hsc, College of Medicine in 1999.

What drugs does Dr. Walter W. Chiles III prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Chiles' most prescribed drugs by claims were Alfuzosin HCl ER, Tamsulosin HCl and Ciprofloxacin HCl.

Has Dr. Walter W. Chiles III received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $31,498 in general payments to Dr. Chiles from 68 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Medtronic USA, Inc.

How long has Dr. Walter W. Chiles III been practicing?

Dr. Chiles graduated from medical school in 1999, 27 years ago.

Does Dr. Walter W. Chiles III do research?

Dmand AI links 1 publication to Dr. Chiles.

What insurance does Dr. Walter W. Chiles III accept?

Dr. Chiles is in network with 17 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Cigna. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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