In 2023, Dr. James Russell Walker, MD had a list price for blood tests, diabetes management, and lab tests that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of providers in related specialties within Alabama. 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:

blood glucose tests

glucose tests

In 2023, Dr. James Russell Walker, MD had a list price for blood glucose tests, and glucose tests that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of providers in related specialties within Alabama. 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:

finger stick glucose test

flu shot

By Affordability:

blood glucose self-monitoring

finger stick glucose test

glucose monitoring

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Alabama, Dr. James Russell Walker, MD performed more finger stick glucose test, and flu shot procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for blood glucose self-monitoring, finger stick glucose test, and glucose monitoring 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 Dr. James Russell Walker, MD treated as an internist in Athens, AL during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, lab tests and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Russell Walker, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	16
doctor visit	1577
hospital care	631
injections	16
inpatient care	614
lab tests	133
preventive care	104
vaccines	104

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Russell Walker, MD treated as an internist in Athens, AL during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, lab tests and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Russell Walker, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	12
cardiac procedures	78
diabetes management	433
doctor visit	1550
hospital care	589
injections	12
inpatient care	563
lab tests	445
nuclear scan	15
preventive care	157
stress testing	78
vaccines	145

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Russell Walker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	313
Female	357

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	616
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	259
From 75 to 84	232
85 and over	99
Less than 65	80

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Russell Walker, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	38
Dementia	13
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Russell Walker, MD treated as an internist in Athens, AL during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, lab tests and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Russell Walker, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	19
cardiac procedures	58
diabetes management	513
doctor visit	1515
hospital care	602
injections	19
inpatient care	578
lab tests	536
preventive care	129
stress testing	58
vaccines	129

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Russell Walker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	313
Female	369

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	631
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	274
From 75 to 84	235
85 and over	87
Less than 65	86

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Russell Walker, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	39
Dementia	9
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Russell Walker, MD treated as an internist in Athens, AL during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, lab tests and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Russell Walker, MD for Medicare patients.

diabetes management	475
doctor visit	1529
hospital care	500
inpatient care	500
lab tests	475
preventive care	161
vaccines	161

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Russell Walker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	564
Female	630

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1096
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	496
From 75 to 84	412
85 and over	180
Less than 65	106

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Russell Walker, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	37
Dementia	8
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Russell Walker, MD treated as an internist in Athens, AL during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, lab tests and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Russell Walker, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	14
diabetes management	478
doctor visit	1624
hospital care	659
injections	14
inpatient care	659
lab tests	478
preventive care	221
vaccines	221

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Russell Walker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	301
Female	339

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	574
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	258
From 75 to 84	224
85 and over	90
Less than 65	68

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Russell Walker, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	28
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	40
Dementia	12
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Russell Walker, MD treated as an internist in Athens, AL during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, lab tests and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Russell Walker, MD for Medicare patients.

diabetes management	508
doctor visit	1386
hospital care	799
inpatient care	786
lab tests	520
preventive care	175
vaccines	163

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Russell Walker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	274
Female	321

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	220
From 75 to 84	216
85 and over	89
Less than 65	70

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Russell Walker, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	42
Dementia	13
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Russell Walker, MD treated as an internist in Athens, AL during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, lab tests and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Russell Walker, MD for Medicare patients.

diabetes management	340
doctor visit	1252
hospital care	404
inpatient care	390
lab tests	354
preventive care	227
vaccines	213

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Russell Walker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	220
Female	259

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	438
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	193
From 75 to 84	174
85 and over	77
Less than 65	35

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Russell Walker, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	40
Dementia	11
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Russell Walker, MD treated as an internist in Athens, AL during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, lab tests and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Russell Walker, MD for Medicare patients.

diabetes management	282
doctor visit	1177
hospital care	407
inpatient care	407
lab tests	282
preventive care	177
vaccines	177

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Russell Walker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	264
Female	280

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	503
Black	29
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	217
From 75 to 84	181
85 and over	94
Less than 65	52

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Russell Walker, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	40
Dementia	11
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Russell Walker, MD treated as an internist in Athens, AL during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, lab tests and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Russell Walker, MD for Medicare patients.

diabetes management	173
doctor visit	946
hospital care	199
inpatient care	199
lab tests	173
preventive care	98
vaccines	98

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Russell Walker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	260
Female	268

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	486
Black	29
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	235
From 75 to 84	173
85 and over	79
Less than 65	41

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Russell Walker, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	39
Dementia	11
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Russell Walker, MD treated as an internist in Athens, AL during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, lab tests and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Russell Walker, MD for Medicare patients.

chronic care	72
diabetes management	188
doctor visit	870
hospital care	269
inpatient care	269
lab tests	188
preventive care	103
vaccines	103

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Russell Walker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	286
Female	308

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	536
Black	38
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	259
From 75 to 84	188
85 and over	96
Less than 65	51

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Russell Walker, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	39
Dementia	12
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Russell Walker, MD treated as an internist in Athens, AL during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care, lab tests and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Russell Walker, MD for Medicare patients.

chronic care	75
diabetes management	121
doctor visit	855
hospital care	306
inpatient care	306
lab tests	121
preventive care	104
vaccines	104

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Russell Walker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	279
Female	330

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	559
Black	33
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	238
From 75 to 84	221
85 and over	106
Less than 65	44

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Russell Walker, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	42
Dementia	11
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Russell Walker, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. James Russell Walker, MD treated as an internist in Athens, AL were hospital care, inpatient care, diabetes management and lab tests.

aspiration	15
cardiac procedures	68
chronic care	73
diabetes management	351
doctor visit	1298
hospital care	487
injections	15
inpatient care	479
lab tests	336
nuclear scan	15
preventive care	150
stress testing	68
vaccines	147

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Russell Walker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	279
Female	314

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	11
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	544
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	205
85 and over	90
Less than 65	57
65 to 74	240

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Russell Walker, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	36
Atrial Fibrillation	15
Dementia	10
Cancer	10

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. James Russell Walker, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Cardinal Health 200, LLC	$103 S.M.A.R.T. CONTROL Self-Expanding Nitinol Stent $103
DePuy Orthopaedics Inc.	$39 Spine $39
Novo Nordisk Inc	$35 Wegovy $35
Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd.	$33 NURTEC ODT $33
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$30 INVOKANA $16	XARELTO $13
Other	$30 TEFLARO $18	COLOGUARD DNA CAPTURE REAGENTS $12

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$271

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Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Russell Walker, MD From 2012 - 2022

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