Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of October 4, 2026.
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Walter B Rose, MD

Individual provider Specialist · NPI 1689668121

Walter B Rose, MD practises General Surgery in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Graduated from University of Tennessee, Hsc, College of Medicine in 1984, 42 years ago. Practices with Memorial Health Partners Foundation Inc, a 458-clinician group and accepts Medicare assignment. Licensed in Tennessee.

Years since qualifying
42
Trained at
University of Tennessee, Hsc, College of Medicine
Licensed in
TN
In the registry since
2005
What do these letters mean?
MD — Doctor of Medicine
A physician who completed allopathic medical school.

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Practice location Address checks out

721 Glenwood Dr Ste 550-WEST Memorial Medical Bldg
Chattanooga, TN 37404-1106
Phone: (423) 698-8692
Fax: (423) 624-7813
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Specialties & licences

Specialist (primary) Taxonomy 174400000X · Licence MD16460 (TN)

Record details

NPI number1689668121
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials MD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedSeptember 9, 2005
Last updated in NPPESJuly 13, 2026

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyGENERAL SURGERY
Medical schoolUNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, HSC, COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
Graduated 1984 (42 years in practice)
Group practice Memorial Health Partners Foundation Inc — 458 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount
Practice locations4 on file with Medicare

Procedures

From CMS Care Compare, which counts the procedures a clinician billed to Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage over a recent 12-month period. CMS reports a fixed list of common procedures, so this is not everything the clinician does. Counts of 10 or fewer are given as a range, because CMS withholds small numbers.

Hernia repair - groin (open) 1–10 times

The percentile compares how often this clinician performed the procedure with other clinicians who performed it, as CMS calculates it. It measures volume, not outcomes or skill.

Medicare patients and services, 2024

From the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners file for calendar year 2024. It counts Original Medicare patients only, so a practice that mostly sees Medicare Advantage or privately insured patients looks smaller here than it is.

Medicare patients80
Services billed 159 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age74

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Payments from drug and device companies, 2025

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Food and Beverage $35 1 payment · a meal or drink at a meeting or visit, not a fee

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Practises at

Facilities the CMS Facility Affiliation file lists for this clinician.

Colleagues at Memorial Health Partners Foundation Inc

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 458 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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