Total Payments
$4,601
2023 Payments
$21.96
Companies
34
Transactions
102
Medicare Patients
1,328
Medicare Billing
$89,104
Payment Breakdown by Category
Food & Beverage$2,713 (59.0%)
Travel$1,887 (41.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $2,713 | 99 | 59.0% |
| Travel and Lodging | $1,887 | 3 | 41.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Davol Inc. | $2,285 | 10 | $0 (2021) |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | $589.11 | 10 | $0 (2021) |
| LeMaitre Vascular, Inc. | $381.18 | 4 | $0 (2021) |
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. | $207.74 | 15 | $0 (2023) |
| Melinta Therapeutics, LLC | $153.67 | 9 | $0 (2021) |
| Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. | $77.39 | 4 | $0 (2020) |
| Ethicon US, LLC | $68.45 | 4 | $0 (2021) |
| ACELL, INC. | $64.35 | 4 | $0 (2020) |
| KCI USA, Inc | $57.26 | 4 | $0 (2019) |
| Endologix, Inc. | $54.86 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $21.96 | 1 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. ($21.96) |
| 2022 | $37.45 | 2 | Organogenesis Inc. ($20.39) |
| 2021 | $498.57 | 18 | LeMaitre Vascular, Inc. ($97.23) |
| 2020 | $470.73 | 16 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($111.85) |
| 2019 | $698.70 | 22 | LeMaitre Vascular, Inc. ($283.95) |
| 2018 | $2,164 | 25 | DAVOL INC. ($1,695) |
| 2017 | $708.91 | 18 | Davol Inc. ($392.51) |
All Payment Transactions
102 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 5
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/16/2023 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | COLLAGENASE SANTYL (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.96 | General |
| Category: Pharma Products | ||||||
| 04/20/2022 | Organogenesis Inc. | Puraply (Medical Supply) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $20.39 | General |
| Category: WOUND CARE | ||||||
| 03/02/2022 | Kerecis Limited | Kerecis Omega3 SurgiClose (Device), Kerecis Omega3 Marigen, Kerecis Omega3 GraftGuide | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $17.06 | General |
| Category: Wound Care | ||||||
| 11/30/2021 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $91.07 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 11/29/2021 | AbbVie Inc. | DALVANCE (Drug), TEFLARO | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.52 | General |
| Category: ANTI-INFECTIVE | ||||||
| 10/14/2021 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | COLLAGENASE SANTYL (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.94 | General |
| Category: Pharma Product | ||||||
| 10/06/2021 | ORGANOGENESIS INC. | Puraply (Medical Supply) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $20.01 | General |
| Category: Wound Care | ||||||
| 09/29/2021 | Kerecis Limited | Kerecis Omega3 Wound (Device), Kerecis Omega3 Surgibind, Kerecis Omega3 GraftGuide | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $36.41 | General |
| Category: Wound Care | ||||||
| 09/08/2021 | Getinge USA Sales, LLC | FLIXENE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.98 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 09/08/2021 | ORGANOGENESIS INC. | Puraply (Medical Supply) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $13.29 | General |
| Category: Wound Care | ||||||
| 08/25/2021 | Heron Therapeutics, Inc. | Zynrelef (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.75 | General |
| Category: Postoperative Pain | ||||||
| 08/03/2021 | CONMED Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.26 | General |
| 07/20/2021 | Ethicon US, LLC | SURGICEL NU-KNIT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.31 | General |
| Category: Biosurgical | ||||||
| 06/29/2021 | Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | GATTEX (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.62 | General |
| Category: INTERNAL MEDICINE | ||||||
| 05/22/2021 | Davol Inc. | Phasix (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.24 | General |
| Category: BD Interventional Surgery | ||||||
| 05/22/2021 | Davol Inc. | Phasix (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.72 | General |
| Category: BD Interventional Surgery | ||||||
| 04/01/2021 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | COLLAGENASE SANTYL (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.94 | General |
| Category: Pharma Product | ||||||
| 03/15/2021 | Melinta Therapeutics, LLC | Orbactiv (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.66 | General |
| Category: ANTIBIOTICS | ||||||
| 03/10/2021 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | PICO (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.59 | General |
| Category: Negative Pressure Wound Therapy | ||||||
| 03/09/2021 | Ethicon US, LLC | Echelon Circular (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.03 | General |
| Category: Endo-Mechanical | ||||||
| 01/19/2021 | LeMaitre Vascular, Inc. | ARTEGRAFT (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $97.23 | General |
| Category: ARTEGRAFT | ||||||
| 12/15/2020 | Silk Road Medical, Inc. | ENROUTE Transcarotid Neuroprotection System (Device), ENROUTE Transcarotid Stent System, ENHANCE Transcarotid Peripheral Access Kit | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.91 | General |
| Category: Carotid Artery Disease | ||||||
| 12/14/2020 | Melinta Therapeutics, LLC | Orbactiv (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.51 | General |
| Category: ANTIBIOTICS | ||||||
| 12/01/2020 | CSL Behring | Kcentra (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.03 | General |
| Category: Trauma (Emergency, Injury, Surgery) | ||||||
| 11/23/2020 | ACELL, INC. | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $24.00 | General |
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 13 | 538 | 610 | $74,690 | $37,736 |
| 2020 | 18 | 790 | 952 | $100,339 | $51,368 |
Total Patients
1,328
Total Services
1,562
Medicare Billing
$89,104
Procedure Codes
32
All Medicare Procedures & Services
32 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Office | 2021 | 147 | 177 | $20,843 | $11,022 | 52.9% |
| 99214 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes | Office | 2021 | 93 | 101 | $16,690 | $8,573 | 51.4% |
| 99204 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 45-59 minutes | Office | 2021 | 56 | 56 | $12,140 | $6,591 | 54.3% |
| 76536 | Ultrasound of head and neck | Office | 2021 | 34 | 44 | $6,952 | $3,289 | 47.3% |
| 99212 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 10-19 minutes | Office | 2021 | 40 | 48 | $3,366 | $1,571 | 46.7% |
| 10005 | Fine needle aspiration of first lesion using ultrasound guidance | Office | 2021 | 14 | 15 | $2,535 | $1,511 | 59.6% |
| 93970 | Ultrasound scan of veins of both arms or legs including assessment of compression and functional maneuvers | Facility | 2021 | 42 | 45 | $2,925 | $1,118 | 38.2% |
| 93880 | Ultrasound scanning of blood flow (outside the brain) on both sides of head and neck | Facility | 2021 | 40 | 41 | $3,485 | $1,090 | 31.3% |
| 99203 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 30-44 minutes | Office | 2021 | 14 | 14 | $2,021 | $870.80 | 43.1% |
| 99221 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 30 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 11 | 11 | $1,122 | $869.99 | 77.5% |
| 99231 | Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 15 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 16 | 27 | $1,296 | $763.40 | 58.9% |
| 93971 | Ultrasound scan of veins of one arm or leg or limited including assessment of compression and functional maneuvers | Facility | 2021 | 20 | 20 | $600.00 | $328.32 | 54.7% |
| 93923 | Ultrasound study of arteries of both arms and legs, complete | Facility | 2021 | 11 | 11 | $715.00 | $138.32 | 19.3% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes | Office | 2020 | 172 | 199 | $14,925 | $9,903 | 66.4% |
| 47563 | Removal of gallbladder with x-ray study of bile ducts using endoscope | Facility | 2020 | 15 | 15 | $27,225 | $8,189 | 30.1% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 10 minutes | Office | 2020 | 143 | 194 | $9,700 | $5,835 | 60.2% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes | Office | 2020 | 59 | 59 | $6,490 | $4,352 | 67.1% |
| 76536 | Ultrasound of head and neck | Office | 2020 | 45 | 50 | $7,900 | $3,785 | 47.9% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes | Office | 2020 | 27 | 27 | $4,320 | $3,255 | 75.4% |
| 99231 | Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 15 minutes per day | Facility | 2020 | 42 | 105 | $5,040 | $3,246 | 64.4% |
| 99221 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 30 minutes per day | Facility | 2020 | 36 | 39 | $3,978 | $3,017 | 75.8% |
| 93880 | Ultrasound scanning of blood flow (outside the brain) on both sides of head and neck | Facility | 2020 | 50 | 50 | $4,250 | $1,484 | 34.9% |
| 99202 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes | Office | 2020 | 28 | 28 | $2,100 | $1,386 | 66.0% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 50 minutes per day | Facility | 2020 | 13 | 13 | $2,028 | $1,321 | 65.1% |
| 10005 | Fine needle aspiration of first lesion using ultrasound guidance | Office | 2020 | 12 | 13 | $2,021 | $1,043 | 51.6% |
About Dr. Robert Walker, MD
Dr. Robert Walker, MD is a Surgery healthcare provider based in Decatur, Alabama. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 04/27/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1457318016.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Robert Walker, MD has received a total of $4,601 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $21.96 received in 2023. These payments were reported across 102 transactions from 34 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($2,713).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Walker has provided services to 1,328 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 1,562 services with total Medicare billing of $89,104. Data is available for 2 years (2020–2021), covering 32 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Surgery
- Location Decatur, AL
- Active Since 04/27/2006
- Last Updated 01/27/2010
- Taxonomy Code 208600000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1457318016
Products in Payments
- 3DMAX (Device) $1,656
- Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) $589.11
- DAV-BARD 3DMax (Device) $392.51
- ANASTOCLIP (Device) $176.31
- Phasix (Device) $138.63
- Santyl (Drug) $126.57
- VALVULOTOM (Device) $107.64
- PHASIX (Device) $98.12
- ARTEGRAFT (Device) $97.23
- GATTEX (Drug) $74.23
- Orbactiv (Drug) $70.82
- Baxdela (Drug) $67.66
- COLLAGENASE SANTYL (Drug) $55.84
- AFX (Device) $54.86
- Puraply (Medical Supply) $53.69
- SNAP (Device) $43.32
- CLEARVUE (Device) $39.51
- VenaSeal (Device) $37.47
- Ovitex (Device) $37.18
- Kerecis Omega3 Wound (Device) $36.41
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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