In 2023, Dr. James E. Walker JR., MD, PHD had a list price for lung diffusion capacity test (DLCO), lung volume test, pulmonary function test (PFT), and pulmonary testing that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of providers in related specialties within Tennessee. 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 Dr. James E. Walker JR., MD, PHD treated as a pulmonologist in Memphis, TN during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, thoracic (chest) imaging and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James E. Walker JR., MD, PHD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	42
CT scan	22
doctor visit	301
hospital care	1860
inpatient care	1860
open surgery	13
thoracic (chest) imaging	125
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	13
thoracostomy	13
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	14
X-rays	103

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James E. Walker JR., MD, PHD treated as a pulmonologist in Memphis, TN during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, thoracic (chest) imaging and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James E. Walker JR., MD, PHD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	51
CT scan	24
doctor visit	367
hospital care	1213
inpatient care	1213
thoracic (chest) imaging	142
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	14
X-rays	118

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James E. Walker JR., MD, PHD.

**Gender**
Male	343
Female	425

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	595
Black	162
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	305
From 75 to 84	243
85 and over	110
Less than 65	110

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James E. Walker JR., MD, PHD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	31
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	53
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	50
Diabetes	40
Dementia	19
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James E. Walker JR., MD, PHD treated as a pulmonologist in Memphis, TN during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, thoracic (chest) imaging and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James E. Walker JR., MD, PHD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	40
CT scan	20
doctor visit	290
hospital care	894
inpatient care	894
thoracic (chest) imaging	133
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	19
X-rays	113

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James E. Walker JR., MD, PHD.

**Gender**
Male	340
Female	385

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	545
Black	169
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	271
From 75 to 84	250
85 and over	88
Less than 65	116

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James E. Walker JR., MD, PHD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	31
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	50
Diabetes	42
Dementia	17
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James E. Walker JR., MD, PHD treated as a pulmonologist in Memphis, TN during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, thoracic (chest) imaging and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James E. Walker JR., MD, PHD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	41
CT scan	14
doctor visit	275
hospital care	1082
inpatient care	1082
thoracic (chest) imaging	98
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	18
X-rays	84

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James E. Walker JR., MD, PHD.

**Gender**
Male	672
Female	806

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1102
Black	350
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	526
From 75 to 84	490
85 and over	220
Less than 65	242

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James E. Walker JR., MD, PHD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	60
Asthma	36
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	53
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	47
Diabetes	47
Dementia	22
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James E. Walker JR., MD, PHD treated as a pulmonologist in Memphis, TN during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, catheterization and tracheal (windpipe) procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James E. Walker JR., MD, PHD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	25
catheterization	29
doctor visit	44
hospital care	1601
inpatient care	1601
thoracic (chest) imaging	11
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	28
X-rays	11

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James E. Walker JR., MD, PHD.

**Gender**
Male	337
Female	397

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	523
Black	196
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	279
From 75 to 84	210
85 and over	113
Less than 65	132

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James E. Walker JR., MD, PHD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	67
Asthma	50
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	59
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	49
Diabetes	49
Dementia	28
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James E. Walker JR., MD, PHD treated as a pulmonologist in Memphis, TN during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, catheterization and tracheal (windpipe) procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James E. Walker JR., MD, PHD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	19
catheterization	26
hospital care	1684
inpatient care	1684
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	25

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James E. Walker JR., MD, PHD.

**Gender**
Male	342
Female	384

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	509
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	268
From 75 to 84	219
85 and over	133
Less than 65	106

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James E. Walker JR., MD, PHD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	71
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	35
Heart Failure	58
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	48
Diabetes	49
Dementia	27
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James E. Walker JR., MD, PHD treated as a pulmonologist in Memphis, TN during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, tracheal (windpipe) procedures and catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James E. Walker JR., MD, PHD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	16
hospital care	1882
inpatient care	1882
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	31

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James E. Walker JR., MD, PHD.

**Gender**
Male	373
Female	406

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	545
Black	214
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	292
From 75 to 84	252
85 and over	138
Less than 65	97

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James E. Walker JR., MD, PHD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	64
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	72
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	35
Heart Failure	60
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	45
Diabetes	47
Dementia	25
Cancer	24

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James E. Walker JR., MD, PHD treated as a pulmonologist in Memphis, TN during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, tracheal (windpipe) procedures and catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James E. Walker JR., MD, PHD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	17
catheterization	18
hospital care	1778
inpatient care	1778
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	24

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James E. Walker JR., MD, PHD.

**Gender**
Male	360
Female	360

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	521
Black	178
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	266
From 75 to 84	233
85 and over	123
Less than 65	98

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James E. Walker JR., MD, PHD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	69
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	35
Heart Failure	58
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	41
Diabetes	48
Dementia	24
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James E. Walker JR., MD, PHD treated as a pulmonologist in Memphis, TN during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, tracheal (windpipe) procedures and catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James E. Walker JR., MD, PHD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	11
hospital care	730
inpatient care	730
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	14

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James E. Walker JR., MD, PHD.

**Gender**
Male	175
Female	207

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	129
From 75 to 84	126
85 and over	55
Less than 65	72

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James E. Walker JR., MD, PHD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	56
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	40
Diabetes	54
Dementia	29
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James E. Walker JR., MD, PHD treated as a pulmonologist in Memphis, TN during 2021 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James E. Walker JR., MD, PHD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	168
inpatient care	168

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James E. Walker JR., MD, PHD.

**Gender**
Male	97
Female	86

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	92
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	78
From 75 to 84	38
85 and over	16
Less than 65	51

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James E. Walker JR., MD, PHD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	19
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	59
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	63
Dementia	27
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James E. Walker JR., MD, PHD treated as a pulmonologist in Memphis, TN during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care and pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James E. Walker JR., MD, PHD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	115
inpatient care	115
pulmonary testing	104

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James E. Walker JR., MD, PHD.

**Gender**
Male	103
Female	99

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	116
Black	71
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	88
From 75 to 84	57
85 and over	15
Less than 65	42

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James E. Walker JR., MD, PHD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	36
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	47
Diabetes	44
Dementia	14
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James E. Walker JR., MD, PHD treated as a pulmonologist in Memphis, TN during 2023 were hospital care, inpatient care and pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James E. Walker JR., MD, PHD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	191
inpatient care	191
pulmonary testing	111

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James E. Walker JR., MD, PHD.

**Gender**
Male	87
Female	99

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	125
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	78
From 75 to 84	61
85 and over	18
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James E. Walker JR., MD, PHD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	22
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	46
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	44
Dementia	19
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James E. Walker JR., MD, PHD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. James E. Walker JR., MD, PHD treated as a pulmonologist in Memphis, TN were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and thoracic (chest) imaging.

bronchoscopy	20
catheterization	30
CT scan	20
doctor visit	255
hospital care	1099
inpatient care	1099
open surgery	13
pulmonary testing	107
thoracic (chest) imaging	101
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	13
thoracostomy	13
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	20
X-rays	85

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James E. Walker JR., MD, PHD.

**Gender**
Male	269
Female	304

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	119
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	403
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	181
85 and over	85
Less than 65	91
65 to 74	215

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James E. Walker JR., MD, PHD From 2012 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. James E. Walker JR., MD, PHD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	58
Asthma	19
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	40
Diabetes	43
Atrial Fibrillation	28
Cancer	18
Dementia	20

Education & Training

He has a state license in Louisiana.

Licensed In: Louisiana

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$222 $222
Inari Medical, Inc.	$216 ClotTriever $216
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$128 BREO $64	ANORO $35	ADVAIR $16	INCRUSE $13
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.	$92 SAMSCA $92
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$92 SYMBICORT $47	TEZSPIRE $14	$31
Other	$286 VRAYLAR $67	AmBisome $50	VELETRI EPOPROSTENOL $39	DUPIXENT $37	XOLAIR $24	Other $69

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$1,036

Biography

Dr. James Walker's areas of specialization are adult critical care and adult pulmonology. Dr. Walker attended medical school at the University of Mississippi School of Medicine.

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Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

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Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James E. Walker JR., MD, PHD From 2012 - 2023

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