Total Payments
$24,426
2024 Payments
$5,485
Companies
13
Transactions
132
Medicare Patients
271
Medicare Billing
$26,424
Payment Breakdown by Category
Travel$9,562 (39.1%)
Education$6,000 (24.6%)
Consulting$4,750 (19.4%)
Food & Beverage$4,085 (16.7%)
Gifts$29.82 (0.1%)
Other$0.00 (0.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Travel and Lodging | $9,562 | 46 | 39.1% |
| Education | $6,000 | 4 | 24.6% |
| Consulting Fee | $4,750 | 12 | 19.4% |
| Food and Beverage | $4,085 | 68 | 16.7% |
| Gift | $29.82 | 2 | 0.1% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | $15,033 | 72 | $0 (2024) |
| Ethicon Inc. | $4,300 | 11 | $0 (2024) |
| Stryker Corporation | $2,290 | 13 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $1,259 | 15 | $0 (2024) |
| Ethicon Endo-Surgery Inc. | $450.00 | 1 | $0 (2022) |
| Applied Medical Resources Corporation | $346.55 | 2 | $0 (2018) |
| AbbVie Inc. | $200.32 | 6 | $0 (2023) |
| Coloplast Corp | $176.48 | 3 | $0 (2023) |
| Sirtex Medical Inc | $118.26 | 1 | $0 (2022) |
| Olympus America Inc. | $103.86 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $5,485 | 29 | Ethicon Inc. ($4,300) |
| 2023 | $1,252 | 22 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($434.50) |
| 2022 | $5,205 | 18 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($4,281) |
| 2020 | $102.59 | 2 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($102.59) |
| 2019 | $5,109 | 16 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($3,901) |
| 2018 | $7,168 | 44 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($6,152) |
| 2017 | $103.86 | 1 | Olympus America Inc. ($103.86) |
All Payment Transactions
132 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 6
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/06/2024 | Ethicon Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $750.00 | General |
| 11/12/2024 | Ethicon Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $300.00 | General |
| 10/08/2024 | Ethicon Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $500.00 | General |
| 10/06/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | INTERSTIM (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $46.13 | General |
| Category: Sacral Nerve Stimulation | ||||||
| 10/05/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | INTERSTIM (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $229.00 | General |
| Category: Sacral Nerve Stimulation | ||||||
| 10/01/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | INTERSTIM (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $84.40 | General |
| Category: Sacral Nerve Stimulation | ||||||
| 10/01/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | INTERSTIM (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $46.60 | General |
| Category: Sacral Nerve Stimulation | ||||||
| 09/28/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | INTERSTIM (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $60.00 | General |
| Category: Sacral Nerve Stimulation | ||||||
| 09/28/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | INTERSTIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $29.50 | General |
| Category: Sacral Nerve Stimulation | ||||||
| 09/28/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | INTERSTIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.05 | General |
| Category: Sacral Nerve Stimulation | ||||||
| 09/28/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | INTERSTIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $5.43 | General |
| Category: Sacral Nerve Stimulation | ||||||
| 09/27/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | INTERSTIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.13 | General |
| Category: Sacral Nerve Stimulation | ||||||
| 09/26/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | INTERSTIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.64 | General |
| Category: Sacral Nerve Stimulation | ||||||
| 09/26/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | INTERSTIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $1.77 | General |
| Category: Sacral Nerve Stimulation | ||||||
| 09/06/2024 | Ethicon Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $450.00 | General |
| 08/30/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | INTERSTIM (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $398.58 | General |
| Category: Sacral Nerve Stimulation | ||||||
| 08/30/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | INTERSTIM (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $34.25 | General |
| Category: Sacral Nerve Stimulation | ||||||
| 08/12/2024 | Ethicon Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $200.00 | General |
| 07/11/2024 | Ethicon Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $100.00 | General |
| 06/07/2024 | Ethicon Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $350.00 | General |
| 05/28/2024 | Stryker Corporation | 1788 (Medical Supply) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.19 | General |
| Category: ENDOSCOPY | ||||||
| 05/09/2024 | Ethicon Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $800.00 | General |
| 04/12/2024 | Ethicon Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $150.00 | General |
| 04/09/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $16.24 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 03/11/2024 | Ethicon Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $200.00 | General |
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6 | 184 | 191 | $91,210 | $18,302 |
| 2022 | 5 | 87 | 89 | $36,102 | $8,121 |
Total Patients
271
Total Services
280
Medicare Billing
$26,424
Procedure Codes
11
All Medicare Procedures & Services
11 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 78 | 81 | $30,780 | $7,382 | 24.0% |
| 45378 | Diagnostic exam of large bowel using a flexible endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 31 | 31 | $28,117 | $3,925 | 14.0% |
| 43235 | Diagnostic exam of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 38 | 41 | $15,580 | $3,207 | 20.6% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 15 | 15 | $6,840 | $1,778 | 26.0% |
| 45380 | Biopsy of large bowel using a flexible endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $7,469 | $1,253 | 16.8% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 11 | 12 | $2,424 | $757.35 | 31.2% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 50 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 22 | 22 | $8,143 | $2,149 | 26.4% |
| 45378 | Diagnostic exam of large bowel using a flexible endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 15 | 16 | $14,152 | $2,069 | 14.6% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 14 | 14 | $6,199 | $1,708 | 27.6% |
| 99221 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 20 | 20 | $5,594 | $1,465 | 26.2% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Office | 2022 | 16 | 17 | $2,014 | $730.64 | 36.3% |
About Dr. Avery Walker, M.D
Dr. Avery Walker, M.D is a Surgery healthcare provider based in El Paso, Texas. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 04/28/2009. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1811131287.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Avery Walker, M.D has received a total of $24,426 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $5,485 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 132 transactions from 13 companies. The most common payment nature is "Travel and Lodging" ($9,562).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Walker has provided services to 271 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 280 services with total Medicare billing of $26,424. Data is available for 2 years (2022–2023), covering 11 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Surgery
- Other Specialties Surgery
- Location El Paso, TX
- Active Since 04/28/2009
- Last Updated 03/03/2025
- Taxonomy Code 208600000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1811131287
Products in Payments
- Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) $14,033
- INFRAVISION IMAGING SYSTEM (Device) $1,209
- INTERSTIM (Device) $1,093
- DAVINCI XI (Device) $1,000
- 1588 HD 3 CHIP CAMERA (Device) $669.40
- 1688 (Device) $388.72
- GELPOINT PATH (Device) $346.55
- STRATTICE RECONSTRUCTIVE TISSUE MATRIX BPS (Device) $200.32
- SenSura Mio (Device) $176.48
- SIGNIA (Device) $165.99
- SIR-Spheres Microspheres (Device) $118.26
- EVIS EXERA (Device) $103.86
- GATTEX (Drug) $76.86
- XIFAXAN (Drug) $48.43
- ECHELON ENDOPATH (Device) $23.44
- 1788 (Medical Supply) $23.19
Data Sources
Provider data from NPPES. Payment data from CMS Open Payments. Medicare data from CMS Medicare Provider Utilization. All data is public and updated periodically.
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