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Dr. Robert Charles Walker, MD

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Specializes in: General Surgery

1405 7th Street Se
Decatur, AL 35601

(256) 355-6414

Dr. Robert Charles Walker, MD is a general surgeon in Decatur, AL specializing in general surgery.

Office Locations

1405 7th Street Se
Decatur, AL 35601

(256) 355-6414

(256) 355-6646

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In The News

“Dr. Bob Walker of Decatur, Alabama, was selected as the board's vice chairman.”—"Harding board of trustees picks new officers", The Washington Times, November 2014

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Charles Walker, MD treated as a general surgeon in Decatur, AL during 2012 were ultrasound (sonogram), vascular procedures, inpatient care and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Charles Walker, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	23
aspiration	27
breast procedures	45
catheterization	56
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	145
diagnostic procedures	38
doctor visit	932
endarterectomy	13
excision	156
gastrointestinal procedures	23
hospital care	211
image guided procedures	38
inpatient care	211
minimally invasive procedures	38
minor procedures	38
neck imaging	55
neck surgery	13
open surgery	34
ultrasound (sonogram)	422
vascular procedures	391
women's imaging	34

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Charles Walker, MD treated as a general surgeon in Decatur, AL during 2013 were ultrasound (sonogram), vascular procedures, inpatient care and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Charles Walker, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	25
aspiration	22
breast procedures	41
catheterization	56
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	74
diagnostic procedures	35
doctor visit	951
endarterectomy	15
excision	87
gastrointestinal procedures	25
hospital care	299
image guided procedures	35
inpatient care	299
minimally invasive procedures	47
minor procedures	35
neck imaging	56
neck surgery	15
open surgery	26
ultrasound (sonogram)	432
vascular procedures	423
women's imaging	28

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Charles Walker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	465
Female	612

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	967
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	422
From 75 to 84	382
85 and over	132
Less than 65	141

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Charles Walker, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	42
Dementia	14
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Charles Walker, MD treated as a general surgeon in Decatur, AL during 2014 were vascular procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), inpatient care and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Charles Walker, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	11
aspiration	24
breast procedures	25
catheterization	56
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	62
diagnostic procedures	35
doctor visit	899
endarterectomy	11
excision	38
gastrointestinal procedures	11
hospital care	227
image guided procedures	35
inpatient care	227
minimally invasive procedures	46
minor procedures	35
neck imaging	48
neck surgery	11
ultrasound (sonogram)	486
vascular procedures	495
women's imaging	14

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Charles Walker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	490
Female	620

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	991
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	421
From 75 to 84	360
85 and over	149
Less than 65	180

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Charles Walker, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	42
Dementia	14
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Charles Walker, MD treated as a general surgeon in Decatur, AL during 2015 were vascular procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), inpatient care and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Charles Walker, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	11
aspiration	25
catheterization	46
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	57
diagnostic procedures	25
doctor visit	894
endarterectomy	19
excision	31
gastrointestinal procedures	11
hospital care	403
image guided procedures	25
inpatient care	403
minimally invasive procedures	36
minor procedures	25
neck imaging	52
neck surgery	19
ultrasound (sonogram)	408
vascular procedures	443

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Charles Walker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	966
Female	1280

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1986
Black	228
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	890
From 75 to 84	740
85 and over	270
Less than 65	346

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Charles Walker, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	46
Dementia	14
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Charles Walker, MD treated as a general surgeon in Decatur, AL during 2016 were vascular procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), inpatient care and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Charles Walker, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	25
breast procedures	11
cancer surgery	11
catheterization	55
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	21
device removal	15
diagnostic procedures	25
doctor visit	875
endarterectomy	13
excision	32
hospital care	295
image guided procedures	25
inpatient care	295
minimally invasive procedures	25
minor procedures	25
neck imaging	42
neck surgery	13
ultrasound (sonogram)	319
vascular procedures	352

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Charles Walker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	470
Female	562

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	919
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	360
From 75 to 84	369
85 and over	135
Less than 65	168

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Charles Walker, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	30
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	45
Dementia	16
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Charles Walker, MD treated as a general surgeon in Decatur, AL during 2017 were inpatient care, hospital care, vascular procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Charles Walker, MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	12
aspiration	18
catheterization	30
diagnostic procedures	18
dialysis access procedures	12
doctor visit	729
hospital care	270
image guided procedures	18
inpatient care	270
minimally invasive procedures	18
minor procedures	18
neck imaging	41
ultrasound (sonogram)	248
vascular procedures	261

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Charles Walker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	362
Female	442

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	722
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	287
From 75 to 84	276
85 and over	112
Less than 65	129

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Charles Walker, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	46
Dementia	16
Cancer	23

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Charles Walker, MD treated as a general surgeon in Decatur, AL during 2018 were inpatient care, hospital care, ultrasound (sonogram) and vascular procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Charles Walker, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	14
breast procedures	15
catheterization	17
diagnostic procedures	29
doctor visit	762
endarterectomy	14
hospital care	210
image guided procedures	29
inpatient care	210
minimally invasive procedures	41
minor procedures	29
neck imaging	47
neck surgery	14
ultrasound (sonogram)	179
vascular procedures	166

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Charles Walker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	332
Female	412

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	657
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	289
From 75 to 84	254
85 and over	84
Less than 65	117

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Charles Walker, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	52
Dementia	12
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Charles Walker, MD treated as a general surgeon in Decatur, AL during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, ultrasound (sonogram) and vascular procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Charles Walker, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	22
doctor visit	708
endarterectomy	15
hospital care	209
inpatient care	209
neck imaging	45
neck surgery	15
ultrasound (sonogram)	171
vascular procedures	161

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Charles Walker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	327
Female	373

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	607
Black	72
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	275
From 75 to 84	223
85 and over	82
Less than 65	120

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Charles Walker, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	45
Dementia	16
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Charles Walker, MD treated as a general surgeon in Decatur, AL during 2020 were ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care, inpatient care and vascular procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Charles Walker, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	14
doctor visit	543
hospital care	157
inpatient care	157
neck imaging	50
ultrasound (sonogram)	177
vascular procedures	145

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Charles Walker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	268
Female	340

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	538
Black	58
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	231
From 75 to 84	210
85 and over	72
Less than 65	95

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Charles Walker, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	46
Dementia	13
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Charles Walker, MD treated as a general surgeon in Decatur, AL during 2021 were ultrasound (sonogram), vascular procedures, neck imaging and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Charles Walker, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	396
hospital care	38
inpatient care	38
neck imaging	44
ultrasound (sonogram)	150
vascular procedures	117

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Charles Walker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	183
Female	244

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	389
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	170
From 75 to 84	163
85 and over	46
Less than 65	48

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Charles Walker, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	46
Dementia	14
Cancer	26

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Charles Walker, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Robert Charles Walker, MD treated as a general surgeon in Decatur, AL were ultrasound (sonogram), vascular procedures, inpatient care and hospital care.

abdominal surgery	17
anastomosis	12
aspiration	22
breast procedures	27
cancer surgery	11
catheterization	39
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	71
device removal	15
diagnostic procedures	29
dialysis access procedures	12
doctor visit	768
endarterectomy	14
excision	68
gastrointestinal procedures	17
hospital care	231
image guided procedures	29
inpatient care	231
minimally invasive procedures	35
minor procedures	29
neck imaging	48
neck surgery	14
open surgery	30
ultrasound (sonogram)	299
vascular procedures	295
women's imaging	25

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Charles Walker, MD.

**Gender**
Female	488
Male	386

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	35
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	777
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	108
75 to 84	297
Less than 65	134
65 to 74	334

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Charles Walker, MD From 2012 - 2021

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

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	41
Atrial Fibrillation	12
Dementia	12
Cancer	19

Education & Training

He has a state license in Alabama.

Licensed In: Alabama

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.	$9,417 Da Vinci Surgical System $9,417
Davol Inc.	$1,892 3DMAX $1,656	PHASIX $237
LeMaitre Vascular, Inc.	$381 ANASTOCLIP $176	VALVULOTOM $108	Artegraft $97
Smith & Nephew, Inc.	$246 Santyl $246
Endologix, Inc.	$130 AFX $75	OVATION $55
Other	$1,805 GATTEX $151	ORBACTIV $130	OFIRMEV $74	Baxdela $57	COLLAGENASE SANTYL $56	Other $1,337

**Types of Payments**
Education	$6,500
Food and Beverage	$3,983
Travel and Lodging	$3,389

Biography

Dr. Robert Walker works as a general surgery specialist in Decatur, AL. Dr. Walker has obtained a license to practice in Alabama.

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In The News

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Charles Walker, MD in 2013

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Charles Walker, MD in 2014

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Charles Walker, MD in 2015

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Charles Walker, MD in 2016

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Charles Walker, MD in 2017

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Charles Walker, MD in 2018

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Charles Walker, MD in 2019

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Charles Walker, MD in 2020

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Charles Walker, MD in 2021

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2021

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2021

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Charles Walker, MD From 2012 - 2021

Education & Training

Ratings & Reviews

General Payments

Biography

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