Active NPI 1639258254 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. Samuel Patrick Walker , MD

Internal Medicine • Luverne, AL

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Samuel Walker, MD is a certified Internal Medicine practicing in Luverne, AL. With approximately 53 years of clinical experience since graduating from University Of Alabama School Of Medicine in 1973, Dr. Walker delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 39 ROY BEALL DR.

Dr. Walker maintains professional affiliations with Crenshaw County Health Care Authority, Keystone Medical Services Of Alabama, Inc., Professional Resources Management Of Crenshaw Llc and accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include established patient outpatient office visit, injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg, subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

39 Roy Beall Dr

Luverne, AL 360496805

Telephone 3343356515

Fax 3343352105

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Luverne Health Clinic, P.a. Facility NPI 1659539435

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

University Of Alabama School Of Medicine

Graduation Year

1973

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Internal Medicine in Luverne, AL

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

53 Yrs Matches City Avg

City Avg: 53.0 Yrs

State Avg: 29.0 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

1 Specialists

Practicing in Luverne, AL (1784 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

0.0% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

83.3% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Walker (53 Years) 53 Yrs

Luverne Specialty Average (53.0 Years) 53.0 Yrs

Performed Procedures & Service Volume

Top Medicare Part B procedures performed by this practitioner

CMS Official Data (2024)

Reporting Year:

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	112	48	$70.00	$69.06
J1100 Injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg	63	16	$1.25	$0.11
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	62	20	$74.84	$72.16
99307 Subsequent nursing facility care with straightforward level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 10 minutes	62	29	$45.00	$36.65
36415 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample	58	29	$5.00	$4.90
93010 Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only	39	26	$140.00	$7.46
96372 Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention	39	18	$25.00	$12.91
99284 Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making	31	29	$1153.00	$110.81
99285 Emergency department visit for life threatening or functioning severity	30	29	$1697.00	$160.43
99238 Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less	28	22	$78.21	$73.92

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	156	76	$70.00	$69.18
99307 Subsequent nursing facility care with straightforward level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 10 minutes	139	31	$45.00	$37.06
J1100 Injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg	110	35	$1.25	$0.12
36415 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample	71	42	$5.00	$4.90
96372 Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention	62	36	$25.00	$13.02
99284 Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making	44	41	$1153.00	$111.54
99285 Emergency department visit for life threatening or functioning severity	34	33	$1697.00	$167.30
93010 Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only	24	19	$133.00	$7.68
82962 Blood glucose (sugar) test performed by hand-held instrument	22	11	$12.00	$3.21
81002 Urinalysis, manual test	21	14	$8.00	$3.41
99238 Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less	13	11	$78.46	$75.05
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	11	11	$55.00	$52.00

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99307 Subsequent nursing facility care with straightforward level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 10 minutes	325	44	$44.87	$41.23
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	241	96	$72.72	$69.45
36415 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample	127	58	$5.00	$2.96
J1100 Injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg	94	35	$1.25	$0.12
99284 Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making	55	48	$1153.00	$117.54
96372 Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention	47	35	$25.00	$13.47
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	45	18	$75.00	$68.16
82962 Blood glucose (sugar) test performed by hand-held instrument	37	18	$12.00	$3.24
81002 Urinalysis, manual test	29	22	$8.00	$3.43
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	25	15	$55.00	$53.21
93010 Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only	21	19	$118.67	$7.98
99238 Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less	16	15	$80.00	$68.22
99283 Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making	15	15	$608.00	$70.64
99285 Emergency department visit for life threatening or functioning severity	13	13	$1697.00	$162.41

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	235	107	$70.00	$70.00
36415 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample	154	80	$5.00	$3.00
99307 Subsequent nursing facility care with straightforward level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 10 minutes	145	23	$44.74	$41.83
J1100 Injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg	140	47	$1.25	$0.15
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	94	25	$75.00	$69.38
96372 Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention	81	48	$25.00	$13.38
99284 Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making	79	63	$1153.00	$119.93
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	47	36	$55.00	$53.30
82962 Blood glucose (sugar) test performed by hand-held instrument	44	25	$12.00	$3.28
81002 Urinalysis, manual test	39	26	$8.00	$3.48
93010 Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only	36	27	$138.44	$8.11
99238 Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less	27	22	$80.00	$69.25
99217 Hospital observation care on day of discharge	19	17	$75.00	$69.25
99219 Hospital observation care, typically 50 minutes	19	17	$120.00	$120.00
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	18	17	$140.00	$131.28
99285 Emergency department visit for life threatening or functioning severity	15	15	$1697.00	$167.19
99283 Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making	13	11	$608.00	$71.20

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
93010 Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only	236	178	$140.00	$8.29
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	219	109	$70.00	$69.86
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	178	30	$75.00	$70.23
36415 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample	145	77	$5.00	$2.98
99307 Subsequent nursing facility care with straightforward level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 10 minutes	121	19	$45.00	$42.31
J1100 Injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg	87	35	$1.25	$0.13
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	67	48	$55.00	$42.49
96372 Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention	60	42	$25.00	$13.44
99284 Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making	41	38	$602.46	$116.81
82962 Blood glucose (sugar) test performed by hand-held instrument	39	23	$12.00	$3.26
99285 Emergency department visit for life threatening or functioning severity	36	35	$644.08	$169.40
81002 Urinalysis, manual test	31	23	$8.00	$3.45
99283 Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making	22	20	$407.55	$63.73
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	18	17	$180.00	$180.00
99238 Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less	17	16	$80.00	$69.90
99239 Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes	16	15	$100.00	$100.00
99217 Hospital observation care on day of discharge	16	12	$75.00	$69.82
99219 Hospital observation care, typically 50 minutes	16	13	$120.00	$119.04
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	15	14	$140.00	$132.39

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	649	239	$70.01	$67.40
99307 Subsequent nursing facility care with straightforward level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 10 minutes	435	70	$44.89	$40.22
93010 Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only	336	271	$140.00	$8.09
36415 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample	280	130	$5.00	$2.94
J1100 Injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg	231	69	$1.26	$0.11
96372 Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention	188	88	$25.00	$15.22
99283 Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making	143	93	$398.00	$58.91
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	119	42	$75.00	$66.53
J3420 Injection, vitamin b-12 cyanocobalamin, up to 1000 mcg	101	39	$7.50	$1.77
81002 Urinalysis, manual test	93	65	$8.00	$3.41
99285 Emergency department visit for life threatening or functioning severity	86	77	$614.00	$163.18
99284 Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making	84	76	$526.00	$111.90
82962 Blood glucose (sugar) test performed by hand-held instrument	81	36	$12.00	$3.21
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	76	33	$70.07	$46.82
99219 Hospital observation care, typically 50 minutes	48	42	$120.00	$114.80
99217 Hospital observation care on day of discharge	44	38	$75.00	$66.56
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	41	40	$140.00	$125.14
99238 Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less	35	35	$80.00	$66.55

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	640	257	$70.00	$64.17
J1100 Injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg	495	128	$1.25	$0.12
93010 Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only	474	333	$140.00	$7.60
99307 Subsequent nursing facility care with straightforward level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 10 minutes	440	82	$44.98	$39.73
96372 Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention	358	143	$25.00	$17.83
36415 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample	333	142	$5.00	$2.94
99283 Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making	284	198	$398.00	$55.22
99285 Emergency department visit for life threatening or functioning severity	216	183	$614.00	$153.36
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	188	45	$75.69	$65.02
J3420 Injection, vitamin b-12 cyanocobalamin, up to 1000 mcg	162	49	$7.50	$1.96
99284 Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making	153	140	$526.00	$104.27
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	110	51	$70.00	$45.67
81002 Urinalysis, manual test	106	71	$8.00	$3.41
82962 Blood glucose (sugar) test performed by hand-held instrument	97	52	$11.89	$3.19
99219 Hospital observation care, typically 50 minutes	82	69	$120.00	$114.18
99217 Hospital observation care on day of discharge	78	67	$75.00	$64.96
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	44	40	$145.91	$121.91
99238 Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less	43	39	$81.40	$65.04
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	29	18	$95.86	$50.82
99282 Emergency department visit with straightforward medical decision making	19	19	$272.00	$37.27
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	13	12	$105.00	$95.44

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	838	309	$70.01	$63.76
99307 Subsequent nursing facility care with straightforward level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 10 minutes	666	101	$45.09	$39.42
93010 Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only	518	342	$140.00	$7.47
J1100 Injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg	465	90	$1.25	$0.12
96372 Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention	434	157	$25.00	$21.80
36415 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample	385	165	$5.00	$2.94
99285 Emergency department visit for life threatening or functioning severity	324	234	$614.00	$151.48
99283 Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making	283	226	$398.00	$54.14
J3420 Injection, vitamin b-12 cyanocobalamin, up to 1000 mcg	206	59	$7.50	$2.93
99284 Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making	159	139	$529.31	$102.40
81002 Urinalysis, manual test	151	90	$8.00	$3.43
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	148	47	$75.00	$63.97
J1030 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg	125	87	$10.00	$5.46
82962 Blood glucose (sugar) test performed by hand-held instrument	120	60	$12.00	$3.15
99217 Hospital observation care on day of discharge	72	62	$75.00	$64.20
99219 Hospital observation care, typically 50 minutes	71	60	$120.00	$115.45
99238 Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less	55	47	$80.00	$63.97
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	54	48	$140.00	$120.84
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	48	28	$70.00	$45.08
G0179 Physician re-certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians to affirm the initial imp	24	15	$60.00	$35.82
J1040 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg	17	12	$15.00	$10.27
99282 Emergency department visit with straightforward medical decision making	16	16	$272.00	$36.23
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	11	11	$105.00	$94.36

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

Internal Medicine Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207R00000X

State License AL 6744

A physician who provides long-term, comprehensive care in the office and the hospital, managing both common and complex illness of adolescents, adults and the elderly. Internists are trained in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, infections and diseases affecting the heart, blood, kidneys, joints and digestive, respiratory and vascular systems. They are also trained in the essentials of primary care internal medicine, which incorporates an understanding of disease prevention, wellness, substance abuse, mental health and effective treatment of common problems of the eyes, ears, skin, nervous system and reproductive organs.

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

Keystone Medical Services Of Alabama, Inc.

101 Hospital Dr, Luverne, AL 360497344

Phone: 3343353374

Crenshaw County Health Care Authority

101 Hospital Cir, Luverne, AL 360497329

Phone: 3343353374

Professional Resources Management Of Crenshaw Llc

101 Hospital Cir, Luverne, AL 360497329

Phone: 3343353374

Newgen Alabama Billing Llc

101 Hospital Dr, Luverne, AL 360497344

Phone: 3343353374

Professional Resources Management Of Crenshaw Llc

101 Hospital Cir, Luverne, AL 360497329

Career & Practice History Timeline

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

6 Historical Events

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NPI Profile Active September 20, 2011

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location September 20, 2011

Registered at 39 ROY BEALL DR, LUVERNE, AL 360496805 (Tel: 3343356515)

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Updated Business Mailing Address September 20, 2011

Registered at PO BOX 407, LUVERNE, AL 360490407 (Tel: 3343356515)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated September 20, 2011

Recorded as SAMUEL WALKER, M.D.

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) September 20, 2011

Internal Medicine (License #6744 in AL)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration November 03, 2006

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1639258254

Entity Type:

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

Enumeration Date: November 03, 2006

Last Update: September 20, 2011

Sole Proprietor: Yes

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

Po Box 407

Luverne, AL 360490407

Phone: 3343356515

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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