Walter Hart Stearns, M.D.

Primary specialty

Psychiatry PhysicianTaxonomy code 2084P0800X

License

35.099915 Issued in OH

Practice address

1670 Upham Dr FL 3
Columbus, OH 43210-1250

Phone

(614) 293-9600

Fax

(614) 366-1215

NPI assigned

May 7, 2007

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

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Specialties & licenses 1

Addresses

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in OH

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

Psychiatry

Education

State University of New York at Stony Brook, School of Medicine, 2005

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Telehealth

Offers telehealth services

Group practices

Osu Psychiatry LLCGroup PAC ID 0749272714, 135 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Ohio State University State Health System Hospital, Columbus, OH, CCN 360085

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: wstearns474275@direct.osumc.edu

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships and National Provider Directory roles.

• Osu Psychiatry, LLC

  • Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychologist
  • Columbus, OH
  • NPI 1194773317
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Access Ohio, LLC

  • Substance Abuse Rehabilitation Facility
  • Dayton, OH
  • NPI 1194179150
  NPD
• Access Ohio, LLC

  • Community/Behavioral Health Agency
  • Columbus, OH
  • NPI 1689763740
  NPD
• Ohio State University

  • Addiction Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician
  • Columbus, OH
  • NPI 1801854724
  NPD
• State of Ohio Office of Budget and Management State Accounting

  • Psychiatric Hospital
  • Cincinnati, OH
  • NPI 1023082716
  NPD
• State of Ohio Office of Budget and Management State Accounting

  • Psychiatric Hospital
  • Columbus, OH
  • NPI 1710951835
  NPD
• State of Ohio Office of Budget and Management State Accounting

  • Nursing Facility/Intermediate Care Facility
  • Sandusky, OH
  • NPI 1790732576
  NPD

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

• Ohio State University Hospitals

  • Rehabilitation Hospital Unit
  • Columbus, OH
  • NPI 1184723637
  Care Compare affiliation
• Ohio State University Hospitals

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Columbus, OH
  • NPI 1447359997
  Care Compare affiliation
• Ohio State University Hospitals

  • Psychiatric Hospital Unit
  • Columbus, OH
  • NPI 1790876183
  Care Compare affiliation

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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    "enumeration_type": "NPI-1",
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            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "MAILING",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "700 ACKERMAN RD STE 2120",
            "city": "COLUMBUS",
            "state": "OH",
            "postal_code": "432021559",
            "telephone_number": "614-293-9600",
            "fax_number": "614-366-1215"
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            "address_purpose": "LOCATION",
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            "address_1": "1670 UPHAM DR FL 3",
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            "postal_code": "432101250",
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            "fax_number": "614-366-1215"
        }
    ],
    "practiceLocations": [],
    "basic": {
        "last_name": "STEARNS",
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        "middle_name": "HART",
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        "credential": "M.D.",
        "sole_proprietor": "NO",
        "sex": "M",
        "enumeration_date": "2007-05-07",
        "last_updated": "2026-05-07",
        "certification_date": "2026-05-07",
        "status": "A"
    },
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    "identifiers": [],
    "endpoints": [],
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}

• Steadfast Loving Homes
• Steady Hand Recovery
• Charles Stearns
• Deborah Kathleen Stearns, STNA
• Dorothy Renee Stearns, MD
• Aaron Stebelton, LSW
• Sarah Stebelton
• John R Stechschulte, M.D.
• Mark Stechschulte, MD
• Josh Steckel, LMT

• Psychiatry Physician in Columbus, OH
• Providers in Columbus, OH by specialty
• Psychiatry Physician in Ohio

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on May 7, 2026; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

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