Active NPI 1457318016 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. Robert Charles Walker , MD

Surgery • Decatur, AL

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Robert Walker, MD is a registered healthcare professional specializing in Surgery in Decatur, AL. Practice services are available at 1405 7TH ST SE under active NPI credentials.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include established patient outpatient office visit, new patient outpatient office visit, ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

1405 7th St Se

Decatur, AL 35601

Telephone 2563556414

Fax 2563556646

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Surgical Associates Of N Alabama Facility NPI 1598721144

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Surgery in Decatur, AL

Active Practitioner

Practitioner Clinical Experience

Active

City Avg: 23.6 Yrs

State Avg: 28.5 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

10 Specialists

Practicing in Decatur, AL (471 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

0.0% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

29.0% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Performed Procedures & Service Volume

Top Medicare Part B procedures performed by this practitioner

CMS Official Data (2021)

Reporting Year:

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	177	147	$117.76	$87.62
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	101	93	$165.25	$124.14
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	56	56	$216.79	$158.44
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	48	40	$70.13	$52.93
93970 Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers	45	42	$65.00	$33.17
76536 Ultrasound of head and neck	44	34	$158.00	$106.72
93880 Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow	41	40	$85.00	$38.25
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	27	16	$48.00	$37.48
93971 Ultrasound scan of veins of one arm or leg or limited including assessment of compression and functional maneuvers	20	20	$30.00	$21.54
10005 Fine needle aspiration of first lesion using ultrasound guidance	15	14	$169.00	$130.81
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	14	14	$144.36	$108.25
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	11	11	$102.00	$98.61
93923 Complete ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries	11	11	$65.00	$21.50

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	199	172	$75.00	$71.43
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	194	143	$50.00	$43.01
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	105	42	$48.00	$38.56
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	59	59	$110.00	$102.95
93880 Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow	50	50	$85.00	$39.44
76536 Ultrasound of head and neck	50	45	$158.00	$105.67
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	39	36	$102.00	$99.35
93971 Ultrasound scan of veins of one arm or leg or limited including assessment of compression and functional maneuvers	39	39	$30.00	$21.99
93970 Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers	38	38	$65.00	$34.17
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	28	28	$75.00	$72.40
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	27	27	$160.00	$158.09
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	24	13	$50.00	$25.21
93923 Complete ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries	18	18	$65.00	$21.81
74300 Review by radiologist of bile and/or pancreatic duct image during surgery	15	15	$50.00	$16.66
47563 Removal of gallbladder with x-ray study of bile ducts using an endoscope	15	15	$1815.00	$680.95
36556 Insertion of non-tunneled central venous tube for infusion (5 years or older)	14	13	$163.00	$85.04
10005 Fine needle aspiration of first lesion using ultrasound guidance	13	12	$155.46	$111.73
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	13	13	$156.00	$126.28
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	12	12	$110.00	$104.59

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	245	202	$75.00	$68.24
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	239	172	$50.00	$41.47
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	96	48	$48.00	$36.45
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	70	65	$102.00	$95.13
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	69	69	$110.00	$98.99
93880 Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow	62	61	$85.00	$38.11
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	53	21	$50.00	$24.07
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	49	49	$160.00	$150.91
76536 Ultrasound of head and neck	45	41	$158.00	$99.31
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	43	22	$75.00	$68.73
93971 Ultrasound scan of veins of one arm or leg or limited including assessment of compression and functional maneuvers	41	41	$30.00	$21.39
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	30	30	$110.00	$101.05
93970 Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers	23	23	$65.00	$32.82
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	23	23	$75.00	$67.58
93923 Complete ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries	20	20	$65.00	$20.93
74300 Review by radiologist of bile and/or pancreatic duct image during surgery	18	18	$50.00	$17.04
47563 Removal of gallbladder with x-ray study of bile ducts using an endoscope	18	18	$1815.00	$661.19
35301 Removal of blood clot and portion of artery of neck	15	14	$2437.53	$930.81
10005 Fine needle aspiration of first lesion using ultrasound guidance	14	14	$147.00	$116.99
36561 Insertion of central venous catheter and implanted device for infusion beneath the skin, patient 5 years or older	11	11	$435.00	$302.33
36556 Insertion of non-tunneled central venous tube for infusion (5 years or older)	11	11	$163.00	$81.33

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	278	228	$75.00	$67.49
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	229	165	$50.00	$40.44
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	117	117	$110.00	$99.52
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	115	58	$48.00	$37.03
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	66	64	$102.00	$95.15
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	64	23	$50.00	$24.02
93880 Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow	59	58	$85.00	$38.04
76536 Ultrasound of head and neck	47	39	$158.00	$104.17
93970 Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers	39	39	$65.00	$32.78
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	39	39	$160.00	$152.82
93971 Ultrasound scan of veins of one arm or leg or limited including assessment of compression and functional maneuvers	34	34	$30.00	$20.84
47563 Removal of gallbladder with x-ray study of bile ducts using an endoscope	31	31	$1815.00	$657.88
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	29	21	$75.00	$68.95
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	23	23	$75.00	$69.33
74300 Review by radiologist of bile and/or pancreatic duct image during surgery	21	21	$50.00	$17.35
93923 Complete ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries	20	20	$65.00	$20.91
36561 Insertion of central venous catheter and implanted device for infusion beneath the skin, patient 5 years or older	17	17	$435.00	$316.15
76942 Ultrasonic guidance imaging supervision and interpretation for insertion of needle	16	15	$202.00	$52.11
19083 Biopsy of breast and placement of locating device using ultrasound, first growth	15	14	$1130.00	$609.12
10022 Fine needle aspiration using imaging guidance	14	13	$201.00	$119.91
35301 Removal of blood clot and portion of artery of neck	14	14	$2745.00	$1052.96
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	12	12	$110.00	$96.74
37225 Removal of plaque in arteries of leg	12	12	$1697.00	$496.85

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	256	184	$50.00	$39.82
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	236	194	$75.00	$67.48
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	179	81	$48.00	$37.13
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	100	100	$110.00	$97.41
93880 Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow	95	95	$85.00	$38.10
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	76	75	$102.00	$95.40
93971 Ultrasound scan of veins of one arm or leg or limited including assessment of compression and functional maneuvers	56	53	$30.00	$20.96
93970 Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers	56	54	$65.00	$33.13
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	46	18	$50.00	$24.02
93923 Complete ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries	42	41	$65.00	$21.26
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	41	41	$160.00	$152.46
76536 Ultrasound of head and neck	41	39	$158.00	$103.17
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	32	32	$75.00	$69.03
47563 Removal of gallbladder with x-ray study of bile ducts using an endoscope	20	20	$1815.00	$661.41
74300 Review by radiologist of bile and/or pancreatic duct image during surgery	19	19	$50.00	$17.38
76942 Ultrasonic guidance imaging supervision and interpretation for insertion of needle	18	18	$202.00	$55.80
10022 Fine needle aspiration using imaging guidance	18	18	$201.00	$122.05
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	18	17	$110.00	$100.47
36561 Insertion of central venous catheter and implanted device for infusion beneath the skin, patient 5 years or older	16	16	$435.00	$310.05
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	15	13	$75.00	$68.40
36556 Insertion of non-tunneled central venous tube for infusion (5 years or older)	14	14	$163.00	$115.58
76937 Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access	12	11	$35.00	$13.81
36818 Relocation of arm vein with connection to arm artery, open procedure	12	12	$1515.92	$561.21

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

Surgery Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208600000X

State License AL 00010579

A general surgeon has expertise related to the diagnosis - preoperative, operative and postoperative management - and management of complications of surgical conditions in the following areas: alimentary tract; abdomen; breast, skin and soft tissue; endocrine system; head and neck surgery; pediatric surgery; surgical critical care; surgical oncology; trauma and burns; and vascular surgery. General surgeons increasingly provide care through the use of minimally invasive and endoscopic techniques. Many general surgeons also possess expertise in transplantation surgery, plastic surgery and cardiothoracic surgery.

Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers

Medicaid State Provider ID

000016014 (AL)

Commercial Insurance / Payer ID United Health

1710230 (AL)

Commercial Insurance / Payer ID Rr Medicare

020038027 (AL)

Commercial Insurance / Payer ID Bcbs

S1016014WAL (AL)

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

Healthcare professionals and specialists practicing at this location or sharing practice phone/fax

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Career & Practice History Timeline

Chronological log of verified NPI updates, location relocations, credentials, and registry changes

6 Historical Events

✅

NPI Profile Active January 27, 2010

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location January 27, 2010

Registered at 1405 7TH ST SE, DECATUR, AL 35601 (Tel: 2563556414)

📍

Updated Business Mailing Address January 27, 2010

Registered at PO BOX 1029, DECATUR, AL 356021029 (Tel: 2563556414)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated January 27, 2010

Recorded as ROBERT WALKER, MD

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) January 27, 2010

Surgery (License #00010579 in AL)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration April 27, 2006

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1457318016

Entity Type:

Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)

Enumeration Date: April 27, 2006

Last Update: January 27, 2010

Sole Proprietor: No

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

Po Box 1029

Decatur, AL 356021029

Phone: 2563556414

Public Domain Record This profile contains public domain information published by CMS and NPPES under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

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