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Dr. Joseph A. Walters JR., MD

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Specializes in: Primary Care and Internal Medicine (Adult Medicine)

425 S Vine Street
Bastrop, LA 71220

(318) 283-3960

Dr. Joseph A. Walters JR., MD is a primary care doctor in Bastrop, LA specializing in primary care and internal medicine (adult medicine). Dr. Joseph A. Walters JR., MD is affiliated with U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

Office Locations

425 S Vine Street
Bastrop, LA 71220

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510 East Stoner Avenue Overton Brooks Vamc (667)
Shreveport, LA 71101

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Joseph A. Walters JR., MD in 2023

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Top 10%

By Affordability:

hospital care

inpatient care

inpatient hospital care

In 2023, Dr. Joseph A. Walters JR., MD had a list price for hospital care, inpatient care, and inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of providers in related specialties within Louisiana. 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. Joseph A. Walters JR., MD treated as a primary care doctor in Bastrop, LA during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph A. Walters JR., MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	448
hospital care	90
inpatient care	90
preventive care	26
vaccines	26

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph A. Walters JR., MD treated as a primary care doctor in Bastrop, LA during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph A. Walters JR., MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	344
inpatient care	314
outpatient care	30

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph A. Walters JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	48
Female	77

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	66
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	39
From 75 to 84	27
85 and over	25
Less than 65	34

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph A. Walters JR., MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	21
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	55
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	62
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	59
Dementia	40
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph A. Walters JR., MD treated as a primary care doctor in Bastrop, LA during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph A. Walters JR., MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	734
inpatient care	593
outpatient care	141

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph A. Walters JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	93
Female	128

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	127
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	56
From 75 to 84	61
85 and over	54
Less than 65	50

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph A. Walters JR., MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	39
Stroke	23
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	37
Diabetes	53
Dementia	37
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph A. Walters JR., MD treated as a primary care doctor in Bastrop, LA during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph A. Walters JR., MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	686
inpatient care	536
outpatient care	150

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph A. Walters JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	180
Female	270

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	224
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	116
From 75 to 84	118
85 and over	90
Less than 65	126

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph A. Walters JR., MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	24
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	48
Dementia	32
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph A. Walters JR., MD treated as a primary care doctor in Bastrop, LA during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph A. Walters JR., MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	839
inpatient care	718
outpatient care	121

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph A. Walters JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	144
Female	244

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	291
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	130
From 75 to 84	113
85 and over	76
Less than 65	69

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph A. Walters JR., MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	39
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	41
Diabetes	46
Dementia	34
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph A. Walters JR., MD treated as a primary care doctor in Bastrop, LA during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, outpatient care and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph A. Walters JR., MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	1067
hospital care	895
inpatient care	750
outpatient care	145
preventive care	22
vaccines	22

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph A. Walters JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	245
Female	398

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	323
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	204
From 75 to 84	188
85 and over	98
Less than 65	153

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph A. Walters JR., MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	35
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	43
Dementia	26
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph A. Walters JR., MD treated as a primary care doctor in Bastrop, LA during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, lab tests and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph A. Walters JR., MD for Medicare patients.

diabetes management	152
doctor visit	1116
hospital care	743
inpatient care	615
lab tests	170
outpatient care	128

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph A. Walters JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	207
Female	316

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	285
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	181
From 75 to 84	126
85 and over	77
Less than 65	139

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph A. Walters JR., MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	40
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	42
Dementia	26
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph A. Walters JR., MD treated as a primary care doctor in Bastrop, LA during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, lab tests and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph A. Walters JR., MD for Medicare patients.

diabetes management	175
doctor visit	1091
hospital care	513
inpatient care	401
lab tests	211
outpatient care	112

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph A. Walters JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	174
Female	251

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	253
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	150
From 75 to 84	89
85 and over	63
Less than 65	123

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph A. Walters JR., MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	40
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	40
Dementia	23
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph A. Walters JR., MD treated as a primary care doctor in Bastrop, LA during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, outpatient care and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph A. Walters JR., MD for Medicare patients.

diabetes management	27
doctor visit	329
hospital care	214
inpatient care	179
lab tests	27
outpatient care	35

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph A. Walters JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	130
Female	184

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	106
From 75 to 84	71
85 and over	47
Less than 65	90

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph A. Walters JR., MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	36
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	40
Dementia	25
Cancer	4

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph A. Walters JR., MD treated as a primary care doctor in Bastrop, LA during 2021 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph A. Walters JR., MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	153
inpatient care	153

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph A. Walters JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	42
Female	49

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	44
Black	47
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	38
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph A. Walters JR., MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	60
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	43
Dementia	24
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph A. Walters JR., MD treated as a primary care doctor in Bastrop, LA during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph A. Walters JR., MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	139
inpatient care	128
outpatient care	11

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph A. Walters JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	35
Female	52

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	45
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	35
From 75 to 84	17
85 and over	11
Less than 65	24

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph A. Walters JR., MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	22
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	32
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	36
Diabetes	51
Dementia	20
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph A. Walters JR., MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Joseph A. Walters JR., MD treated as a primary care doctor in Bastrop, LA were hospital care, inpatient care, lab tests and diabetes management.

diabetes management	118
doctor visit	810
hospital care	486
inpatient care	407
lab tests	136
outpatient care	97
preventive care	24
vaccines	24

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph A. Walters JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	118
Female	179

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	81
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	91
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	73
85 and over	49
Less than 65	75
65 to 74	95

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph A. Walters JR., MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Joseph A. Walters JR., MD treated were hypertension, chronic kidney disease, diabetes and high cholesterol.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	41
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	4
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	42
Atrial Fibrillation	13
Cancer	6
Dementia	26

Education & Training

He has a state license in Louisiana.

Licensed In: Louisiana

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Joseph A. Walters JR., MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Joseph A. Walters JR., MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Novo Nordisk Inc	$320 Victoza $134	NovoLog $104	Tresiba $55	Ozempic $26
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$214 FARXIGA $125	BYDUREON WEEKLY $29	ONGLYZA $22	BYDUREON PEN $19	SYMBICORT $19
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$202 JARDIANCE $82	GLYXAMBI $53	TRADJENTA $21	JENTADUETO $17	SYNJARDY $14	Other $14
Pfizer Inc.	$182 ELIQUIS $79	CHANTIX $40	TOVIAZ $27	VIAGRA $22	COLOGUARD $15
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$162 ENTRESTO $162
Other	$801 Myrbetriq $87	ZORVOLEX $74	TRELEGY ELLIPTA $61	XARELTO $52	BELSOMRA $48	Other $480

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$1,788
Education	$92

Biography

Dr. Joseph Walters' specialty is primary care. He is professionally affiliated with U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Joseph A. Walters JR., MD in 2023

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2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

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2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph A. Walters JR., MD in 2013

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2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph A. Walters JR., MD in 2014

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2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph A. Walters JR., MD in 2015

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2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph A. Walters JR., MD in 2016

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2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph A. Walters JR., MD in 2017

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph A. Walters JR., MD in 2018

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph A. Walters JR., MD in 2019

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph A. Walters JR., MD in 2020

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph A. Walters JR., MD in 2021

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph A. Walters JR., MD 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. Joseph A. Walters JR., MD From 2012 - 2022

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