Procedure Volume Patient Data Patient Conditions Reviews General Payments Back to Top

Home > TX Providers > Colorectal Surgeons

Dr. John Patrick Walker, MD, FACS

Accepting New Patients

(69 Ratings)

Specializes in: General Surgery and Colon & Rectal Surgery

University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine (1981)

1005 Harborside Drive 5th Floor
Galveston, TX 77555

(409) 772-7320

Dr. John Patrick Walker, MD, FACS is a general surgeon in Galveston, TX specializing in general surgery and colon & rectal surgery. He graduated from University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine in 1981 and has 45 years of experience. Dr. John Patrick Walker, MD, FACS is affiliated with UTMB Faculty Group Practice and UTMB Health.

Office Locations

UTMB Health

1005 Harborside Drive 5th Floor
Galveston, TX 77555

(409) 772-6789

open_in_new

200 Renaissance Way Suite 100
Crockett, TX 75835

(936) 544-7757

open_in_new

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Patrick Walker, MD, FACS treated as a general surgeon in Galveston, TX during 2012 were minimally invasive procedures, gastrointestinal procedures, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Patrick Walker, MD, FACS for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	77
doctor visit	608
gastrointestinal procedures	135
hospital care	127
inpatient care	127
minimally invasive procedures	171
neurostimulator lead placement	36
preventive care	40
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	77

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Patrick Walker, MD, FACS treated as a general surgeon in Galveston, TX during 2013 were minimally invasive procedures, gastrointestinal procedures, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Patrick Walker, MD, FACS for Medicare patients.

catheterization	16
diagnostic procedures	81
dialysis access procedures	18
doctor visit	603
gastrointestinal procedures	125
hospital care	82
inpatient care	82
minimally invasive procedures	125
preventive care	27
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	81
vascular procedures	18
X-rays	18

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Patrick Walker, MD, FACS.

**Gender**
Male	137
Female	187

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	274
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	138
From 75 to 84	104
85 and over	56
Less than 65	26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Patrick Walker, MD, FACS in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	30
Dementia	15
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Patrick Walker, MD, FACS treated as a general surgeon in Galveston, TX during 2014 were minimally invasive procedures, gastrointestinal procedures, removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Patrick Walker, MD, FACS for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	99
doctor visit	715
gastrointestinal procedures	202
hospital care	97
inpatient care	97
minimally invasive procedures	202
preventive care	77
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	99

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Patrick Walker, MD, FACS.

**Gender**
Male	202
Female	242

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	374
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	158
From 75 to 84	165
85 and over	71
Less than 65	50

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Patrick Walker, MD, FACS in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	32
Dementia	18
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Patrick Walker, MD, FACS treated as a general surgeon in Galveston, TX during 2015 were minimally invasive procedures, gastrointestinal procedures, removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Patrick Walker, MD, FACS for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	190
doctor visit	653
gastrointestinal procedures	279
hospital care	41
inpatient care	41
minimally invasive procedures	279
preventive care	58
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	190

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Patrick Walker, MD, FACS.

**Gender**
Male	402
Female	404

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	666
Black	118
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	352
From 75 to 84	262
85 and over	118
Less than 65	74

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Patrick Walker, MD, FACS in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	33
Dementia	15
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Patrick Walker, MD, FACS treated as a general surgeon in Galveston, TX during 2016 were minimally invasive procedures, gastrointestinal procedures, removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Patrick Walker, MD, FACS for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	86
doctor visit	455
gastrointestinal procedures	138
hospital care	48
inpatient care	48
minimally invasive procedures	138
preventive care	33
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	86

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Patrick Walker, MD, FACS.

**Gender**
Male	129
Female	155

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	241
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	107
From 75 to 84	104
85 and over	39
Less than 65	34

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Patrick Walker, MD, FACS in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	31
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	38
Dementia	23
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Patrick Walker, MD, FACS for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	17

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Patrick Walker, MD, FACS.

**Gender**
Male	48
Female	43

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	61
Black	14
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	39
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	24

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Patrick Walker, MD, FACS in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	47
Dementia	0
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Patrick Walker, MD, FACS treated as a general surgeon in Galveston, TX during 2019 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Patrick Walker, MD, FACS for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	69
hospital care	11
inpatient care	11

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Patrick Walker, MD, FACS.

**Gender**
Male	64
Female	59

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	79
Black	27
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	58
From 75 to 84	28
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Patrick Walker, MD, FACS in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	37
Dementia	13
Cancer	26

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Patrick Walker, MD, FACS treated as a general surgeon in Galveston, TX during 2020 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Patrick Walker, MD, FACS for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	70
hospital care	12
inpatient care	12

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Patrick Walker, MD, FACS.

**Gender**
Male	53
Female	48

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	71
Black	14
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	45
From 75 to 84	27
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Patrick Walker, MD, FACS in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	33
Dementia	18
Cancer	26

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Patrick Walker, MD, FACS treated as a general surgeon in Galveston, TX during 2021 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Patrick Walker, MD, FACS for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	70
hospital care	19
inpatient care	19

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Patrick Walker, MD, FACS.

**Gender**
Male	60
Female	50

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	83
Black	0
Hispanic	12
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	61
From 75 to 84	26
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Patrick Walker, MD, FACS in 2021

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	32
Dementia	15
Cancer	25

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Patrick Walker, MD, FACS treated as a general surgeon in Galveston, TX during 2022 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Patrick Walker, MD, FACS for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	83
hospital care	27
inpatient care	27

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Patrick Walker, MD, FACS.

**Gender**
Male	61
Female	48

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	84
Black	0
Hispanic	13
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	50
From 75 to 84	36
85 and over	11
Less than 65	12

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Patrick Walker, MD, FACS in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	37
Dementia	11
Cancer	31

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Patrick Walker, MD, FACS for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. John Patrick Walker, MD, FACS treated as a general surgeon in Galveston, TX were minimally invasive procedures, gastrointestinal procedures, removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and diagnostic procedures.

catheterization	16
diagnostic procedures	106
dialysis access procedures	18
doctor visit	334
gastrointestinal procedures	175
hospital care	51
inpatient care	51
minimally invasive procedures	183
neurostimulator lead placement	36
preventive care	47
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	106
vascular procedures	18
X-rays	18

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Patrick Walker, MD, FACS.

**Gender**
Male	115
Female	123

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	17
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	193
Hispanic	2
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	75
85 and over	29
Less than 65	22
65 to 74	100

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Patrick Walker, MD, FACS From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. John Patrick Walker, MD, FACS treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	5
Osteoporosis	2
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	31
Atrial Fibrillation	12
Cancer	19
Dementia	12

Education & Training

Dr. John Patrick Walker, MD, FACS graduated from University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine in 1981. He completed residency at General Surgery, University of Texas Medical Branch - Galveston, Texas. He has a state license in Texas.

Medical School: University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine (1981)

Residency: General Surgery, University of Texas Medical Branch - Galveston, Texas (1986)

Licensed In: Texas

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. John Patrick Walker, MD, FACS is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

UTMB Faculty Group Practice

UTMB Health

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. John Patrick Walker, MD, FACS has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.86 out of 5 stars based on 69 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. John Patrick Walker, MD, FACS from all over the web to help you find the right in Galveston, TX.

4.86

Overall Rating

(69 Ratings)

Leave a Review

General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.	$393 Da Vinci Surgical System $393
Medtronic, Inc.	$322 Symbotex $109	Signia $108	LigaSure $65	AQUAMANTYS $24	ProGrip $17
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.	$246 Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators - ICDs $166	Pacemakers $80
Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated	$226 Exparel $226
Heron Therapeutics, Inc.	$218 Zynrelef $218
Other	$559 OFIRMEV $195	No Related Product $121	EKOSONIC $102	Hyalomatrix Wound Device $38	Brintellix $24	Other $78

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$1,947
Education	$16

Biography

Dr. John Walker specializes in general surgery and colon & rectal surgery. He is affiliated with UTMB Faculty Group Practice. Dr. Walker studied medicine at the University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine. He is rated highly by his patients. He welcomes new patients at his office inGalveston, TX as reported by UTMB Health.

Select Year:

Dr. John Patrick Walker, MD, FACS

Office Locations

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. John Patrick Walker, MD, FACS in 2013

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Patrick Walker, MD, FACS in 2014

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Patrick Walker, MD, FACS in 2015

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Patrick Walker, MD, FACS in 2016

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Patrick Walker, MD, FACS in 2018

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Patrick Walker, MD, FACS in 2019

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Patrick Walker, MD, FACS in 2020

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Patrick Walker, MD, FACS in 2021

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Patrick Walker, MD, FACS 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 Dr. John Patrick Walker, MD, FACS From 2012 - 2022

Education & Training

Affiliations & Hospitals

Ratings & Reviews

General Payments

Biography

Colorectal Surgeons in Nearby Locations

Other Providers in Galveston, TX