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Donald Walker, OD

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Specializes in: Optometry (Primary Eye Care)

Southern College of Optometry (1977)

6823 Pines Road Suite B
Shreveport, LA 71129

(318) 688-3050

Donald Walker, OD is an optometrist in Shreveport, LA specializing in optometry (primary eye care). He graduated from Southern College of Optometry in 1977 and has 49 years of experience. Donald Walker, OD is affiliated with LUSK EYE SPECIALISTS, LLC.

Office Locations

6823 Pines Road Suite B
Shreveport, LA 71129

(318) 688-3050

(318) 688-3233

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Donald Walker, OD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Affordability:

corneal pachymetry

eye tests

ophthalmic ultrasound

scanning computerized ophthalmic diagnostic imaging

SCODI of the posterior segment

ultrasound corneal pachymetry

visual field test

In 2023, Donald Walker, OD had a list price for corneal pachymetry (corneal thickness test), eye tests, ophthalmic ultrasound, scanning computerized ophthalmic diagnostic imaging (SCODI), SCODI of the posterior segment (SCODI-P), ultrasound corneal pachymetry, and visual field test that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of providers in related specialties within Louisiana. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 10%

By Affordability:

comprehensive eye exam

In 2023, Donald Walker, OD had a list price for comprehensive eye exam that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of providers in related specialties within Louisiana. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 25%

By Volume:

comprehensive eye exam

By Affordability:

eye exam

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Louisiana, Donald Walker, OD performed more comprehensive eye exam procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for eye exam that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Donald Walker, OD treated as an optometrist in Shreveport, LA during 2012 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Donald Walker, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	97
eye procedures	405

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Donald Walker, OD treated as an optometrist in Shreveport, LA during 2013 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Donald Walker, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	138
eye procedures	511

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Donald Walker, OD.

**Gender**
Male	202
Female	290

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	327
Black	151
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	267
From 75 to 84	132
85 and over	38
Less than 65	55

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Donald Walker, OD in 2013

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	12
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	32
Dementia	7
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Donald Walker, OD treated as an optometrist in Shreveport, LA during 2014 were eye procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Donald Walker, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	142
eye procedures	741
ultrasound (sonogram)	33

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Donald Walker, OD.

**Gender**
Male	205
Female	304

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	359
Black	138
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	281
From 75 to 84	140
85 and over	41
Less than 65	47

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Donald Walker, OD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	33
Dementia	8
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Donald Walker, OD treated as an optometrist in Shreveport, LA during 2015 were eye procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Donald Walker, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	156
eye procedures	785
ultrasound (sonogram)	36

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Donald Walker, OD.

**Gender**
Male	376
Female	564

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	652
Black	258
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	522
From 75 to 84	242
85 and over	92
Less than 65	84

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Donald Walker, OD in 2015

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	32
Dementia	9
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Donald Walker, OD treated as an optometrist in Shreveport, LA during 2016 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Donald Walker, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	85
eye procedures	446

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Donald Walker, OD.

**Gender**
Male	152
Female	220

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	267
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	190
From 75 to 84	118
85 and over	37
Less than 65	27

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Donald Walker, OD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	10
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	28
Dementia	8
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Donald Walker, OD treated as an optometrist in Shreveport, LA during 2017 were eye procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Donald Walker, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	127
eye procedures	467
ultrasound (sonogram)	25

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Donald Walker, OD.

**Gender**
Male	143
Female	256

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	273
Black	109
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	228
From 75 to 84	103
85 and over	35
Less than 65	33

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Donald Walker, OD in 2017

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	29
Dementia	11
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Donald Walker, OD treated as an optometrist in Shreveport, LA during 2018 were eye procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Donald Walker, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	131
eye procedures	493
ultrasound (sonogram)	35

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Donald Walker, OD.

**Gender**
Male	166
Female	239

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	272
Black	115
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	223
From 75 to 84	118
85 and over	40
Less than 65	24

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Donald Walker, OD in 2018

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	3
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	26
Dementia	11
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Donald Walker, OD treated as an optometrist in Shreveport, LA during 2019 were eye procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Donald Walker, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	130
eye procedures	479
ultrasound (sonogram)	14

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Donald Walker, OD.

**Gender**
Male	158
Female	256

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	284
Black	115
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	216
From 75 to 84	119
85 and over	54
Less than 65	25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Donald Walker, OD in 2019

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	29
Dementia	10
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Donald Walker, OD treated as an optometrist in Shreveport, LA during 2020 were eye procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Donald Walker, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	131
eye procedures	425
ultrasound (sonogram)	21

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Donald Walker, OD.

**Gender**
Male	164
Female	213

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	263
Black	100
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	223
From 75 to 84	99
85 and over	38
Less than 65	17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Donald Walker, OD in 2020

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	33
Dementia	11
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Donald Walker, OD treated as an optometrist in Shreveport, LA during 2021 were eye procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Donald Walker, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	171
eye procedures	509
ultrasound (sonogram)	27

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Donald Walker, OD.

**Gender**
Male	207
Female	268

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	334
Black	123
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	250
From 75 to 84	156
85 and over	47
Less than 65	22

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Donald Walker, OD in 2021

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	3
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	29
Dementia	8
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Donald Walker, OD treated as an optometrist in Shreveport, LA during 2022 were eye procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Donald Walker, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	185
eye procedures	565
ultrasound (sonogram)	14

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Donald Walker, OD.

**Gender**
Male	200
Female	296

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	361
Black	120
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	267
From 75 to 84	160
85 and over	56
Less than 65	13

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Donald Walker, OD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	29
Dementia	6
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Donald Walker, OD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Donald Walker, OD treated as an optometrist in Shreveport, LA were eye procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

doctor visit	135
eye procedures	529
ultrasound (sonogram)	25

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Donald Walker, OD.

**Gender**
Male	179
Female	264

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	111
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	308
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	126
85 and over	43
Less than 65	31
65 to 74	242

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Donald Walker, OD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Donald Walker, OD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	4
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	27
Atrial Fibrillation	7
Dementia	8
Cancer	9

Education & Training

Donald Walker, OD graduated from Southern College of Optometry in 1977. He has a state license in Louisiana.

Medical School: Southern College of Optometry (1977)

Licensed In: Louisiana

Affiliations & Hospitals

Donald Walker, OD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

LUSK EYE SPECIALISTS, LLC

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Donald Walker, OD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc.	$893 Acuvue $484	Soft contact lenses $410
Optos, Inc.	$536 PANORAMIC OPHTHALMOSCOPE $210	P200Tx $207	NFC-700 $119
Alcon Laboratories Inc	$385 Durezol $127	Contact Lenses $41	Ilevro $13	$204
Allergan Inc.	$379 RESTASIS $249	LUMIGAN $66	LASTACAFT $18	COMBIGAN $12	$34
Allergan, Inc.	$342 VUITY $125	COMBIGAN $125	DURYSTA $61	RESTASIS MULTIDOSE $31
Other	$1,512 XIIDRA $340	CEQUA $203	Precision 1 $124	BIOTRUE ONE DAY $115	INVELTYS $84	Other $646

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$3,630
Entertainment	$417

Biography

Dr. Donald Walker works as an optometry (primary eye care) specialist in Shreveport, LA. Dr. Walker obtained a license to practice in Louisiana.

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Donald Walker, OD in 2023

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Donald Walker, OD in 2013

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Donald Walker, OD in 2014

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Donald Walker, OD in 2015

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Donald Walker, OD in 2017

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2018 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Donald Walker, OD in 2018

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2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Donald Walker, OD in 2019

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2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Donald Walker, OD in 2020

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2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Donald Walker, OD in 2021

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2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Donald Walker, OD in 2022

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Donald Walker, OD From 2012 - 2022

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