Dr. Walter K. Clair, MD
Cardiac Electrophysiology (Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician)
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Medical school
- Harvard Medical School (1981)
- Years since graduation
- 45
- In the NPI registry since
- 2006
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 189
The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. NPIs were first issued in May 2005 and became required on claims in 2007–2008, so an early date usually means the clinician was already in practice before then. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 1981Medical school: Harvard Medical School
- 2006Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date) — NPIs began in 2005, so practice likely started earlier
Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).
Specialties and state licenses
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Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician primary
TN license 24283 -
Cardiovascular Disease Physician
TN license 24283
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, TN
Medical groups
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center (3,567 clinicians)
Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.
Medicare patients and services
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 189
- Services billed
- 660
- Patients’ average age
- 77
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Evaluation of single, dual, multiple lead or leadless pacemaker system, remote up to 90 days | 275 | 86 |
| Evaluation of single, dual, or multiple lead implantable defibrillator system, remote up to 90 days | 210 | 62 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | 146 | 130 |
| Programming of dual lead pacemaker system | 56 | 50 |
| Programming of multiple lead implantable defibrillator system | 15 | 13 |
| Programming of single lead implantable defibrillator system | 14 | 12 |
Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.
Medicare prescriptions
| Drug | Prescriptions |
|---|---|
| Eliquis (apixaban) Other prescribers in Nashville, TN | 94 |
| Metoprolol Succinate Other prescribers in Nashville, TN | 59 |
| Sotalol (sotalol hcl) Other prescribers in Nashville, TN | 48 |
| Metoprolol Tartrate Other prescribers in Nashville, TN | 44 |
| Amiodarone Hcl Other prescribers in Nashville, TN | 36 |
| Warfarin Sodium Other prescribers in Nashville, TN | 35 |
| Xarelto (rivaroxaban) Other prescribers in Nashville, TN | 33 |
| Dofetilide | 30 |
| Flecainide Acetate Other prescribers in Nashville, TN | 20 |
| Mexiletine Hcl | 20 |
Prescriptions filled under Medicare Part D, including refills. CMS leaves out drugs prescribed fewer than 11 times.