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Active NPI 1609833763 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. Robert Douglas Walkup , MD

Emergency Medicine • Shallowater, TX

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Robert Walkup, MD is a certified Emergency Medicine practicing in Shallowater, TX. With approximately 26 years of clinical experience since graduating from Texas Tech University Health Science Center School Of Medicine in 2000, Dr. Walkup delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 7117 HIGHWAY 84.

Dr. Walkup maintains professional affiliations with Hospitalist Medicine Physicians Of Texas - Houston, Pllc, Sound Physicians Emergency Medicine Of Texas Pllc and accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making, emergency department visit for life threatening or functioning severity, emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

7117 Highway 84

Shallowater, TX 793633761

Telephone 8064417445

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

Texas Tech University Health Science Center School Of Medicine

Graduation Year

2000

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Emergency Medicine in Shallowater, TX

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)
Practitioner Clinical Experience
26 Yrs Matches City Avg
City Avg: 26.0 Yrs
State Avg: 22.2 Yrs
Regional Practice Density
1 Specialists

Practicing in Shallowater, TX (5048 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate
0.0% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount
85.1% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Walkup (26 Years) 26 Yrs
Shallowater Specialty Average (26.0 Years) 26.0 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
99284 Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making
76 70 $539.00 $115.79
99285 Emergency department visit for life threatening or functioning severity
52 52 $1640.77 $166.45
99283 Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making
41 39 $174.00 $68.06

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

Emergency Medicine Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207P00000X

State License CO 0054607

An emergency physician focuses on the immediate decision making and action necessary to prevent death or any further disability both in the pre-hospital setting by directing emergency medical technicians and in the emergency department. The emergency physician provides immediate recognition, evaluation, care, stabilization and disposition of a generally diversified population of adult and pediatric patients in response to acute illness and injury.

Family Medicine

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207Q00000X

State License TX L3177

Family Medicine is the medical specialty which is concerned with the total health care of the individual and the family. It is the specialty in breadth which integrates the biological, clinical, and behavioral sciences. The scope of family medicine is not limited by age, sex, organ system, or disease entity.

Emergency Medicine

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207P00000X

State License TX L3177

An emergency physician focuses on the immediate decision making and action necessary to prevent death or any further disability both in the pre-hospital setting by directing emergency medical technicians and in the emergency department. The emergency physician provides immediate recognition, evaluation, care, stabilization and disposition of a generally diversified population of adult and pediatric patients in response to acute illness and injury.

Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers

Medicaid State Provider ID
149910509 (TX)
Commercial Insurance / Payer ID Blue Cross Blue Shield
0050KH (TX)
Commercial Insurance / Payer ID Firstcare Individual
101361103 (TX)
Commercial Insurance / Payer ID Firstcare Lhc
101361100 (TX)

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

Sound Physicians Emergency Medicine Of Texas Pllc

3615 19th St, Lubbock, TX 794101203

Phone: 8067250000

Hospitalist Medicine Physicians Of Texas - Houston, Pllc

2601 Dimmitt Rd, Plainview, TX 790721833

Phone: 8062965531

Career & Practice History Timeline

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

6 Historical Events
NPI Profile Active August 22, 2016

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location August 22, 2016

Registered at 7117 HIGHWAY 84, SHALLOWATER, TX 793633761 (Tel: 8064417445)

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Updated Business Mailing Address August 22, 2016

Registered at 7117 HIGHWAY 84, SHALLOWATER, TX 793633761 (Tel: 8064417445)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated August 22, 2016

Recorded as ROBERT WALKUP, MD

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) August 22, 2016

Emergency Medicine (License #0054607 in CO)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration May 01, 2006

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1609833763
Entity Type:
Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)
Enumeration Date: May 01, 2006
Last Update: August 22, 2016
Sole Proprietor: Yes

Mailing Address

7117 Highway 84

Shallowater, TX 793633761

Phone: 8064417445

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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