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Dr. Walter D. Truax, MD

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Specializes in: Neurology (Brain & Spinal Cord Disease)

1111 Medical Center Boulevard Suite S750
Marrero, LA 70072

(504) 340-6976

Dr. Walter D. Truax, MD is a neurologist in Marrero, LA specializing in neurology (brain & spinal cord disease).

Office Locations

1111 Medical Center Boulevard Suite S750
Marrero, LA 70072

(504) 340-6976

(504) 349-6786

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Walter D. Truax, MD treated as a neurologist in Marrero, LA during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, intraoperative monitoring and electroencephalography (EEG).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter D. Truax, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	131
doctor visit	301
electroencephalography (EEG)	134
evoked potential test	47
hospital care	1240
inpatient care	1240
intraoperative monitoring	138

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Walter D. Truax, MD treated as a neurologist in Marrero, LA during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, electroencephalography (EEG) and evoked potential test.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter D. Truax, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	42
doctor visit	307
electroencephalography (EEG)	79
evoked potential test	70
hospital care	856
inpatient care	856

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter D. Truax, MD.

**Gender**
Male	209
Female	277

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	299
Black	157
Hispanic	17
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	173
From 75 to 84	106
85 and over	55
Less than 65	152

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter D. Truax, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	29
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	51
Dementia	23
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Walter D. Truax, MD treated as a neurologist in Marrero, LA during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, electroencephalography (EEG) and evoked potential test.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter D. Truax, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	35
doctor visit	302
electroencephalography (EEG)	93
evoked potential test	48
hospital care	931
inpatient care	931

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter D. Truax, MD.

**Gender**
Male	215
Female	276

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	271
Black	187
Hispanic	16
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	174
From 75 to 84	120
85 and over	56
Less than 65	141

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter D. Truax, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	34
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	54
Dementia	28
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Walter D. Truax, MD treated as a neurologist in Marrero, LA during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, electroencephalography (EEG) and evoked potential test.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter D. Truax, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	51
doctor visit	294
electroencephalography (EEG)	86
evoked potential test	60
hospital care	694
inpatient care	694

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter D. Truax, MD.

**Gender**
Male	418
Female	488

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	520
Black	310
Hispanic	38
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	344
From 75 to 84	196
85 and over	108
Less than 65	258

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter D. Truax, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	25
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	44
Dementia	27
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Walter D. Truax, MD treated as a neurologist in Marrero, LA during 2016 were evoked potential test and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter D. Truax, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	16
doctor visit	51
evoked potential test	18

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter D. Truax, MD.

**Gender**
Male	34
Female	45

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	48
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	29
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	24

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter D. Truax, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	29
Dementia	22
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2016

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter D. Truax, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Walter D. Truax, MD treated as a neurologist in Marrero, LA were hospital care, inpatient care, intraoperative monitoring and electroencephalography (EEG).

diagnostic procedures	55
doctor visit	251
electroencephalography (EEG)	98
evoked potential test	48
hospital care	930
inpatient care	930
intraoperative monitoring	138

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2016

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter D. Truax, MD.

**Gender**
Female	217
Male	175

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	130
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	227
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	14
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	43
75 to 84	84
Less than 65	115
65 to 74	144

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter D. Truax, MD From 2012 - 2016

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Walter D. Truax, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	5
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	35
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Dementia	20
Cancer	6

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 Dr. Walter D. Truax, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$594 Gilenya $581	EXELON PATCH $12
UCB, Inc.	$148 Vimpat $148
Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$126 APTIOM $103	LATUDA $22
Biogen, Inc.	$100 TYSABRI $100
Lundbeck LLC	$81 ONFI $49	NORTHERA $11	$21
Other	$409 AUBAGIO $67	TROKENDI XR $50	Rebif $45	AVONEX $35	APOKYN $23	Other $188

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$1,357
Consulting Fee	$100

Biography

Dr. Walter Truax is a Marrero, LA physician who specializes in neurology (brain & spinal cord disease). Dr. Truax obtained a license to practice in Louisiana.