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Richard M. Walters, OD

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Specializes in: Optometry (Primary Eye Care)

231 Windermere Boulevard
Alexandria, LA 71303

(318) 487-2020

Richard M. Walters, OD is an optometrist in Alexandria, LA specializing in optometry (primary eye care).

Office Locations

231 Windermere Boulevard
Alexandria, LA 71303

(318) 487-2020

(318) 445-7745

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Richard M. Walters, OD in 2023

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eye procedures

SCODI of the posterior segment

In 2012, Richard M. Walters, OD performed more eye procedures, and SCODI of the posterior segment (SCODI-P) procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Louisiana.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Richard M. Walters, OD treated as an optometrist in Alexandria, LA during 2012 were eye procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Richard M. Walters, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	519
eye procedures	1244
ultrasound (sonogram)	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Richard M. Walters, OD treated as an optometrist in Alexandria, LA during 2013 were eye procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Richard M. Walters, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	644
eye procedures	1370
ultrasound (sonogram)	37

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Richard M. Walters, OD.

**Gender**
Male	332
Female	572

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	690
Black	186
Hispanic	11
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	456
From 75 to 84	245
85 and over	77
Less than 65	126

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Richard M. Walters, OD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	12
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	35
Dementia	7
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Richard M. Walters, OD treated as an optometrist in Alexandria, LA during 2014 were eye procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Richard M. Walters, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	684
eye procedures	1523
ultrasound (sonogram)	33

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Richard M. Walters, OD.

**Gender**
Male	348
Female	569

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	739
Black	145
Hispanic	18
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	468
From 75 to 84	256
85 and over	80
Less than 65	113

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Richard M. Walters, OD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	32
Dementia	6
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Richard M. Walters, OD treated as an optometrist in Alexandria, LA during 2015 were eye procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Richard M. Walters, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	675
eye procedures	1457
ultrasound (sonogram)	34

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Richard M. Walters, OD.

**Gender**
Male	668
Female	1122

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1440
Black	286
Hispanic	36
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	974
From 75 to 84	488
85 and over	158
Less than 65	170

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Richard M. Walters, OD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	33
Dementia	7
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Richard M. Walters, OD treated as an optometrist in Alexandria, LA during 2016 were eye procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Richard M. Walters, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	743
eye procedures	1859
ultrasound (sonogram)	62

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Richard M. Walters, OD.

**Gender**
Male	426
Female	693

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	898
Black	179
Hispanic	20
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	575
From 75 to 84	332
85 and over	92
Less than 65	120

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Richard M. Walters, OD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	35
Dementia	8
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Richard M. Walters, OD treated as an optometrist in Alexandria, LA during 2017 were eye procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Richard M. Walters, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	770
eye procedures	1745
ultrasound (sonogram)	52

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Richard M. Walters, OD.

**Gender**
Male	368
Female	613

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	775
Black	171
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	507
From 75 to 84	305
85 and over	68
Less than 65	101

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Richard M. Walters, OD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	36
Dementia	9
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Richard M. Walters, OD treated as an optometrist in Alexandria, LA during 2018 were eye procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Richard M. Walters, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	640
eye procedures	1396
ultrasound (sonogram)	19

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Richard M. Walters, OD.

**Gender**
Male	309
Female	472

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	620
Black	139
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	411
From 75 to 84	246
85 and over	56
Less than 65	68

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Richard M. Walters, OD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	36
Dementia	10
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Richard M. Walters, OD treated as an optometrist in Alexandria, LA during 2019 were eye procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Richard M. Walters, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	549
eye procedures	1623
ultrasound (sonogram)	13

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Richard M. Walters, OD.

**Gender**
Male	309
Female	493

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	640
Black	140
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	427
From 75 to 84	243
85 and over	58
Less than 65	74

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Richard M. Walters, OD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	36
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	34
Dementia	9
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Richard M. Walters, OD treated as an optometrist in Alexandria, LA during 2020 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Richard M. Walters, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	264
eye procedures	1345

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Richard M. Walters, OD.

**Gender**
Male	288
Female	484

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	625
Black	125
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	387
From 75 to 84	255
85 and over	68
Less than 65	62

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Richard M. Walters, OD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	21
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	34
Dementia	8
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Richard M. Walters, OD treated as an optometrist in Alexandria, LA during 2021 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Richard M. Walters, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	150
eye procedures	1411

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Richard M. Walters, OD.

**Gender**
Male	278
Female	465

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	588
Black	127
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	369
From 75 to 84	266
85 and over	65
Less than 65	43

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Richard M. Walters, OD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	35
Dementia	11
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Richard M. Walters, OD treated as an optometrist in Alexandria, LA during 2022 were eye procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Richard M. Walters, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	60
eye procedures	1794
ultrasound (sonogram)	31

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Richard M. Walters, OD.

**Gender**
Male	283
Female	520

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	648
Black	123
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	364
From 75 to 84	301
85 and over	82
Less than 65	56

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Richard M. Walters, OD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	36
Dementia	6
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Richard M. Walters, OD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Richard M. Walters, OD treated as an optometrist in Alexandria, LA were eye procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

doctor visit	518
eye procedures	1524
ultrasound (sonogram)	33

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Richard M. Walters, OD.

**Gender**
Male	328
Female	545

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	147
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	696
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	7
Other	4

**Age**
75 to 84	267
85 and over	73
Less than 65	84
65 to 74	448

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Richard M. Walters, OD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Richard M. Walters, OD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	31
Atrial Fibrillation	7
Dementia	7
Cancer	7

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 Richard M. Walters, OD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Alcon Vision LLC	$1,185 AcrySof $381	DAILIES $140	LenSx $67	TOTAL30 $58	Simbrinza $32	Other $506
Allergan Inc.	$1,100 RESTASIS $431	LUMIGAN $271	XEN $110	BOTOX $22	ACZONE $17	Other $248
Alcon Laboratories Inc	$447 ReSTOR $154	DAILIES $78	Simbrinza $19	Ilevro $19	AIR OPTIX $12	Other $163
Ivantis, Inc	$306 Hydrus Microstent $198	Hydrus $108
Sight Sciences, Inc.	$306 TEARCARE SYSTEM $127	TEARCARE(TM) (2.2) SYSTEM KIT $120	OMNI(R) SURGICAL SYSTEM (US) $60
Other	$1,453 ISTENT TRABECULAR MICRO-BYPASS STENT SYSTEM $173	Rocklatan $143	Soft contact lenses $111	P200TxE $98	XIIDRA $90	Other $839

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$4,130
Travel and Lodging	$666

Research Payments

Richard M. Walters, OD has received 13 research payments totaling $17,793.

Biography

Dr. Richard Walters specializes in optometry (primary eye care) and practices in Alexandria, LA. Dr. Walters has obtained a license to practice in Louisiana.

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Richard M. Walters, OD in 2022

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Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Richard M. Walters, OD From 2012 - 2022

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Biography

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