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Dr. Walter J. Bridges, MD

(Dr. Walter Bridges, MD)

(3 Ratings)

Specializes in: Internal Medicine (Adult Medicine) and General Pediatrics

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Paul L. Foster School of Medicine (1988)

1400 S Coulter Street
Amarillo, TX 79106

(806) 414-9800

Dr. Walter J. Bridges, MD is an internist in Amarillo, TX specializing in internal medicine (adult medicine) and general pediatrics. He graduated from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Paul L. Foster School of Medicine in 1988 and has 38 years of experience. Dr. Walter J. Bridges, MD is affiliated with TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER AMARILLO.

Office Locations

1400 S Coulter Street
Amarillo, TX 79106

(806) 414-9800

(806) 354-5689

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter J. Bridges, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	488

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter J. Bridges, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	455

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter J. Bridges, MD.

**Gender**
Male	87
Female	95

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	160
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	49
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	93

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter J. Bridges, MD in 2013

Hypertension	43
High Cholesterol	29
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	8
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	17
Dementia	7
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter J. Bridges, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	394

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter J. Bridges, MD.

**Gender**
Male	87
Female	101

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	159
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	51
From 75 to 84	31
85 and over	11
Less than 65	95

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter J. Bridges, MD in 2014

Hypertension	46
High Cholesterol	24
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	10
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	21
Dementia	10
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Walter J. Bridges, MD treated as an internist in Amarillo, TX during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter J. Bridges, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	338
hospital care	266
inpatient care	250
outpatient care	16

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter J. Bridges, MD.

**Gender**
Male	186
Female	214

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	330
Black	0
Hispanic	44
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	94
From 75 to 84	60
85 and over	38
Less than 65	208

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter J. Bridges, MD in 2015

Hypertension	50
High Cholesterol	31
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	22
Dementia	15
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Walter J. Bridges, MD treated as an internist in Amarillo, TX during 2016 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter J. Bridges, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	345
hospital care	345
inpatient care	345

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter J. Bridges, MD.

**Gender**
Male	107
Female	119

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	180
Black	0
Hispanic	31
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	48
From 75 to 84	41
85 and over	12
Less than 65	125

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter J. Bridges, MD in 2016

Hypertension	46
High Cholesterol	30
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	23
Dementia	13
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Walter J. Bridges, MD treated as an internist in Amarillo, TX during 2017 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter J. Bridges, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	359
hospital care	240
inpatient care	240

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter J. Bridges, MD.

**Gender**
Male	117
Female	102

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	170
Black	0
Hispanic	33
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	50
From 75 to 84	28
85 and over	13
Less than 65	128

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter J. Bridges, MD in 2017

Hypertension	44
High Cholesterol	30
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	26
Dementia	9
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Walter J. Bridges, MD treated as an internist in Amarillo, TX during 2018 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter J. Bridges, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	306
hospital care	173
inpatient care	173

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter J. Bridges, MD.

**Gender**
Male	103
Female	104

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	155
Black	0
Hispanic	36
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	39
From 75 to 84	30
85 and over	12
Less than 65	126

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter J. Bridges, MD in 2018

Hypertension	47
High Cholesterol	32
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	23
Dementia	10
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Walter J. Bridges, MD treated as an internist in Amarillo, TX during 2019 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter J. Bridges, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	222
hospital care	249
inpatient care	249

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter J. Bridges, MD.

**Gender**
Male	112
Female	103

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	168
Black	0
Hispanic	36
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	42
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	126

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter J. Bridges, MD in 2019

Hypertension	44
High Cholesterol	33
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	24
Dementia	12
Cancer	5

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Walter J. Bridges, MD treated as an internist in Amarillo, TX during 2020 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter J. Bridges, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	101
hospital care	401
inpatient care	401

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter J. Bridges, MD.

**Gender**
Male	83
Female	76

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	126
Black	0
Hispanic	19
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	36
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	90

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter J. Bridges, MD in 2020

Hypertension	45
High Cholesterol	33
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	25
Dementia	15
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Walter J. Bridges, MD treated as an internist in Amarillo, TX during 2021 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter J. Bridges, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	325
hospital care	339
inpatient care	339

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter J. Bridges, MD.

**Gender**
Male	110
Female	98

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	157
Black	0
Hispanic	32
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	41
From 75 to 84	28
85 and over	12
Less than 65	127

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter J. Bridges, MD in 2021

Hypertension	41
High Cholesterol	34
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	21
Dementia	12
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Walter J. Bridges, MD treated as an internist in Amarillo, TX during 2022 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter J. Bridges, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	346
hospital care	255
inpatient care	255

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter J. Bridges, MD.

**Gender**
Male	109
Female	99

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	161
Black	0
Hispanic	28
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	42
From 75 to 84	25
85 and over	13
Less than 65	128

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter J. Bridges, MD in 2022

Hypertension	49
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	15
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	22
Dementia	0
Cancer	5

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Walter J. Bridges, MD treated as an internist in Amarillo, TX during 2023 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter J. Bridges, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	342
hospital care	200
inpatient care	200

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter J. Bridges, MD.

**Gender**
Male	108
Female	88

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	152
Black	0
Hispanic	26
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	33
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	129

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter J. Bridges, MD in 2023

Hypertension	50
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	23
Dementia	6
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2024 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Walter J. Bridges, MD treated as an internist in Amarillo, TX during 2024 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter J. Bridges, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	318
hospital care	165
inpatient care	165

2024 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter J. Bridges, MD.

**Gender**
Male	99
Female	87

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	153
Black	0
Hispanic	22
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	35
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	116

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter J. Bridges, MD in 2024

Hypertension	51
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	18
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	12
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	20
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2024

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter J. Bridges, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Walter J. Bridges, MD treated as an internist in Amarillo, TX were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

doctor visit	333
hospital care	263
inpatient care	261
outpatient care	16

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2024

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter J. Bridges, MD.

**Gender**
Female	98
Male	100

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	159
Hispanic	23
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	8
75 to 84	18
Less than 65	114
65 to 74	43

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter J. Bridges, MD From 2012 - 2024

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Walter J. Bridges, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	42
High Cholesterol	32
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	1
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	20
Atrial Fibrillation	6
Dementia	8
Cancer	0

Education & Training

Dr. Walter J. Bridges, MD graduated from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Paul L. Foster School of Medicine in 1988. He has a state license in Texas.

Medical School: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Paul L. Foster School of Medicine (1988)

Licensed In: Texas

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Walter J. Bridges, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.83 out of 5 stars based on 3 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Walter J. Bridges, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Amarillo, TX.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Novo Nordisk Inc	$1,049 Victoza $364	Tresiba $240	Levemir $133	Wegovy $125	Saxenda $91	Other $96
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$177 XARELTO $177
Saol Therapeutics Inc.	$138 Lioresal (baclofen) $55	DYSPORT $36	Lioresal Intrathecal (baclofen injection) $30	$16
Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$130 Epidiolex $130
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$125 JARDIANCE $125
Other	$340 ACTHAR $76	APTIOM $41	AZSTARYS $32	JORNAY PM $23	BREO $19	Other $148