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Dr. Richard Walker Byars, MD

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Specializes in: General Surgery

506 Azalea Drive
Oxford, MS 38655

(662) 234-4744

Dr. Richard Walker Byars, MD is a general surgeon in Oxford, MS specializing in general surgery. Dr. Richard Walker Byars, MD is affiliated with Baptist Memorial Health Care.

Office Locations

Baptist Memorial Health Care

506 Azalea Drive
Oxford, MS 38655

(662) 234-4744

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506 Azalea Drive
Oxford, MS 38655

(662) 234-4744

(662) 234-4749

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Richard Walker Byars, MD in 2023

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Top 5%

By Volume:

gastrointestinal surgery

laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair

laparoscopic surgery

In 2023, Dr. Richard Walker Byars, MD performed more gastrointestinal surgery, laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair, and laparoscopic surgery procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Mississippi.

Top 25%

By Volume:

inpatient hospital care

By Affordability:

hospital care

inpatient care

inpatient hospital care

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Mississippi, Dr. Richard Walker Byars, MD performed more inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also 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 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. Richard Walker Byars, MD treated as a general surgeon in Oxford, MS during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and gastrointestinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Walker Byars, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	15
ablation	30
breast procedures	12
catheterization	14
diagnostic procedures	27
doctor visit	585
gastrointestinal procedures	67
hospital care	211
inpatient care	198
laser treatment	15
minimally invasive procedures	100
open surgery	15
outpatient care	13
preventive care	25
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	27
ultrasound (sonogram)	31
vascular procedures	34
weight management	18
women's imaging	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Walker Byars, MD treated as a general surgeon in Oxford, MS during 2013 were lab tests, hospital care, inpatient care and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Walker Byars, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	39
abdominal surgery	20
balloon dilation	13
blood draw	115
breast procedures	31
catheterization	15
CT scan	51
diagnostic procedures	66
doctor visit	697
esophageal dilation	13
excision	15
gastrointestinal procedures	101
hospital care	196
image guided procedures	15
inpatient care	181
lab tests	267
minimally invasive procedures	96
minor procedures	15
open surgery	35
outpatient care	15
pelvic imaging	39
preventive care	17
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	51
thoracic (chest) imaging	41
ultrasound (sonogram)	16
women's imaging	16
X-rays	29

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Walker Byars, MD.

**Gender**
Male	267
Female	448

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	540
Black	164
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	304
From 75 to 84	154
85 and over	51
Less than 65	206

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Walker Byars, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	34
Dementia	8
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Walker Byars, MD treated as a general surgeon in Oxford, MS during 2014 were lab tests, blood draw, inpatient care and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Walker Byars, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	19
abdominal surgery	13
blood draw	218
catheterization	13
CT scan	40
diagnostic procedures	35
doctor visit	645
gastrointestinal procedures	82
hospital care	173
inpatient care	173
lab tests	426
minimally invasive procedures	69
open surgery	13
pelvic imaging	19
preventive care	11
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	35
thoracic (chest) imaging	47
weight management	23
X-rays	26

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Walker Byars, MD.

**Gender**
Male	308
Female	444

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	583
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	329
From 75 to 84	162
85 and over	34
Less than 65	227

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Walker Byars, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	36
Dementia	7
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Walker Byars, MD treated as a general surgeon in Oxford, MS during 2015 were lab tests, hospital care, inpatient care and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Walker Byars, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	11
diagnostic procedures	26
doctor visit	559
gastrointestinal procedures	58
hospital care	137
inpatient care	137
lab tests	221
minimally invasive procedures	58
preventive care	13
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	26
weight management	19

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Walker Byars, MD.

**Gender**
Male	440
Female	740

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	890
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	488
From 75 to 84	264
85 and over	58
Less than 65	370

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Walker Byars, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	39
Dementia	8
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Walker Byars, MD treated as a general surgeon in Oxford, MS during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and gastrointestinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Walker Byars, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	12
catheterization	13
doctor visit	544
gastrointestinal procedures	57
hospital care	130
inpatient care	130
minimally invasive procedures	57
weight management	31

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Walker Byars, MD.

**Gender**
Male	175
Female	277

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	344
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	189
From 75 to 84	98
85 and over	13
Less than 65	152

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Walker Byars, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	37
Dementia	6
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Walker Byars, MD treated as a general surgeon in Oxford, MS during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and weight management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Walker Byars, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	521
gastrointestinal procedures	33
hospital care	90
inpatient care	90
minimally invasive procedures	33
weight management	33

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Walker Byars, MD.

**Gender**
Male	131
Female	283

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	320
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	195
From 75 to 84	78
85 and over	21
Less than 65	120

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Walker Byars, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	36
Dementia	5
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Walker Byars, MD treated as a general surgeon in Oxford, MS during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and gastrointestinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Walker Byars, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	12
catheterization	18
diagnostic procedures	18
doctor visit	586
gastrointestinal procedures	74
hospital care	124
inpatient care	124
minimally invasive procedures	74
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	18
weight management	33

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Walker Byars, MD.

**Gender**
Male	212
Female	306

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	395
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	208
From 75 to 84	124
85 and over	24
Less than 65	162

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Walker Byars, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	37
Dementia	7
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Walker Byars, MD treated as a general surgeon in Oxford, MS during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and gastrointestinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Walker Byars, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	15
catheterization	24
doctor visit	512
gastrointestinal procedures	58
hospital care	104
inpatient care	104
minimally invasive procedures	58
weight management	28

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Walker Byars, MD.

**Gender**
Male	171
Female	288

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	347
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	214
From 75 to 84	100
85 and over	20
Less than 65	125

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Walker Byars, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	36
Dementia	7
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Walker Byars, MD treated as a general surgeon in Oxford, MS during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and gastrointestinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Walker Byars, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	17
catheterization	14
doctor visit	434
gastrointestinal procedures	37
hospital care	163
inpatient care	163
minimally invasive procedures	37
weight management	20

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Walker Byars, MD.

**Gender**
Male	152
Female	263

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	319
Black	85
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	167
From 75 to 84	115
85 and over	28
Less than 65	105

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Walker Byars, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	36
Dementia	12
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Walker Byars, MD treated as a general surgeon in Oxford, MS during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and gastrointestinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Walker Byars, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	19
catheterization	20
diagnostic procedures	17
doctor visit	515
excision	17
gastrointestinal procedures	55
hospital care	217
inpatient care	217
lymph node procedures	33
minimally invasive procedures	55
open surgery	17
weight management	22

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Walker Byars, MD.

**Gender**
Male	195
Female	318

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	408
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	235
From 75 to 84	136
85 and over	33
Less than 65	109

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Walker Byars, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	42
Dementia	10
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Walker Byars, MD treated as a general surgeon in Oxford, MS during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and gastrointestinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Walker Byars, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	22
catheterization	20
diagnostic procedures	12
doctor visit	412
excision	12
gastrointestinal procedures	39
hospital care	218
inpatient care	218
lymph node procedures	24
minimally invasive procedures	39
open surgery	12
weight management	17

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Walker Byars, MD.

**Gender**
Male	201
Female	269

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	364
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	205
From 75 to 84	137
85 and over	40
Less than 65	88

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Walker Byars, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	39
Dementia	9
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Walker Byars, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Richard Walker Byars, MD treated as a general surgeon in Oxford, MS were lab tests, blood draw, hospital care and inpatient care.

abdominal imaging	29
abdominal surgery	16
ablation	30
balloon dilation	13
blood draw	166
breast procedures	21
catheterization	16
CT scan	45
diagnostic procedures	28
doctor visit	546
esophageal dilation	13
excision	14
gastrointestinal procedures	60
hospital care	160
image guided procedures	15
inpatient care	157
lab tests	304
laser treatment	15
lymph node procedures	28
minimally invasive procedures	61
minor procedures	15
open surgery	18
outpatient care	14
pelvic imaging	29
preventive care	16
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	31
thoracic (chest) imaging	44
ultrasound (sonogram)	23
vascular procedures	34
weight management	24
women's imaging	14
X-rays	27

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Walker Byars, MD.

**Gender**
Male	204
Female	330

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	22
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	410
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	124
85 and over	29
Less than 65	151
65 to 74	230

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

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	33
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Dementia	7
Cancer	14

Education & Training

He has a state license in Mississippi.

Licensed In: Mississippi

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Richard Walker Byars, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Baptist Memorial Health Care

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.	$22,182 Da Vinci Surgical System $21,564	DA VINCI SP $618
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.	$3,338 BIO A Tissue Reinforcement $1,750	SEAMGUARD Bioabsorbable Staple Line Reinforcement $1,515	SEAMGUARD Staple Line Reinforcement $62	SYNECOR Biomaterial $11
Torax Medical, Inc.	$1,291 LINX $1,291
Ethicon US, LLC	$507 HARMONIC Product Family $207	ECHELON FLEX Stapler $102	Echelon Endopath Staple Line Reinforcement $60	Biosurgicals $36	Echelon Flex $27	Other $75
Mallinckrodt LLC	$123 OFIRMEV $123
Other	$519 SUPREP BOWEL PREP $53	S Series Ultrasound System $41	Electrosurgery $30	Advanced Energy Cutting Device $25	ACCESS SOLUTIONS: WECK BRAND $21	Other $348

**Types of Payments**
Education	$18,000
Food and Beverage	$3,830
Honoraria	$3,250
Travel and Lodging	$2,742
Gift	$138

Biography

Dr. Richard Byars specializes in general surgery. Dr. Byars studied medicine at the University of Mississippi School of Medicine. He is professionally affiliated with Baptist Memorial Health Care.

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Walker Byars, MD in 2017

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2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Walker Byars, MD in 2018

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2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Walker Byars, MD in 2019

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2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Walker Byars, MD in 2020

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Walker Byars, MD in 2021

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Walker Byars, MD in 2022

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Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

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

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