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Dr. Walter Earnest Stephens, MD

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Specializes in: Family Medicine and Emergency Medicine

Professional interests include: X-rays, electrocardiogram (EKG)

1800 Medical Center Parkway Suite 460
Murfreesboro, TN 37129

(615) 239-2062

Dr. Walter Earnest Stephens, MD is a family medicine practitioner in Dickson, TN specializing in family medicine and emergency medicine. Dr. Walter Earnest Stephens, MD is affiliated with TriStar Health and TriStar Horizon Medical Center.

Office Locations

TriStar Horizon Medical Center

200 Creekside Drive
Dickson, TN 37055

(615) 441-6140

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1800 Medical Center Parkway Suite 460
Murfreesboro, TN 37129

(615) 239-2062

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2340 Fairview Boulevard Suite 600d
Fairview, TN 37062

(615) 266-2177

(615) 266-2331

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Walter Earnest Stephens, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Affordability:

lab tests

urine tests

In 2023, Dr. Walter Earnest Stephens, MD had a list price for lab tests, and urine tests that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of providers in related specialties within Tennessee. 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.

Top 25%

By Affordability:

urinalysis

In 2012, Dr. Walter Earnest Stephens, MD had a list price for urinalysis that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within Tennessee. 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. Walter Earnest Stephens, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Dickson, TN during 2012 were lab tests, preventive care, vaccines and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter Earnest Stephens, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	1253
ear procedures	17
lab tests	137
preventive care	89
thoracic (chest) imaging	35
vaccines	89
X-rays	35

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Walter Earnest Stephens, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Dickson, TN during 2013 were lab tests, preventive care, vaccines and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter Earnest Stephens, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	13
doctor visit	904
injections	13
lab tests	126
preventive care	109
thoracic (chest) imaging	22
vaccines	109
X-rays	22

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter Earnest Stephens, MD.

**Gender**
Male	203
Female	263

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	444
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	198
From 75 to 84	131
85 and over	57
Less than 65	80

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter Earnest Stephens, MD in 2013

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	29
Dementia	10
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Walter Earnest Stephens, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Dickson, TN during 2014 were preventive care, vaccines, lab tests and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter Earnest Stephens, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	831
lab tests	110
preventive care	133
thoracic (chest) imaging	27
vaccines	133
X-rays	27

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter Earnest Stephens, MD.

**Gender**
Male	174
Female	205

**Age**
From 65 to 74	158
From 75 to 84	112
85 and over	56
Less than 65	53

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter Earnest Stephens, MD in 2014

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	26
Dementia	10
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Walter Earnest Stephens, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Dickson, TN during 2015 were preventive care, vaccines, lab tests and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter Earnest Stephens, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	23
breathing treatment	20
doctor visit	1533
injections	23
lab tests	174
preventive care	223
thoracic (chest) imaging	34
vaccines	223
X-rays	34

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter Earnest Stephens, MD.

**Gender**
Male	486
Female	664

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1108
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	492
From 75 to 84	328
85 and over	134
Less than 65	196

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter Earnest Stephens, MD in 2015

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	29
Dementia	8
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Walter Earnest Stephens, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Dickson, TN during 2016 were preventive care, vaccines, lab tests and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter Earnest Stephens, MD for Medicare patients.

breathing treatment	19
doctor visit	1080
lab tests	200
preventive care	264
thoracic (chest) imaging	28
vaccines	246
X-rays	28

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter Earnest Stephens, MD.

**Gender**
Male	241
Female	293

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	515
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	242
From 75 to 84	148
85 and over	66
Less than 65	78

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter Earnest Stephens, MD in 2016

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	29
Dementia	9
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Walter Earnest Stephens, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Dickson, TN during 2017 were preventive care, vaccines, lab tests and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter Earnest Stephens, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	932
lab tests	189
preventive care	207
thoracic (chest) imaging	38
vaccines	194
X-rays	38

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter Earnest Stephens, MD.

**Gender**
Male	229
Female	288

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	496
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	254
From 75 to 84	152
85 and over	60
Less than 65	51

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter Earnest Stephens, MD in 2017

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	31
Dementia	9
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Walter Earnest Stephens, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Dickson, TN during 2018 were preventive care, vaccines and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter Earnest Stephens, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	689
lab tests	45
preventive care	171
vaccines	171

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter Earnest Stephens, MD.

**Gender**
Male	189
Female	208

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	384
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	176
From 75 to 84	123
85 and over	67
Less than 65	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter Earnest Stephens, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	31
Dementia	14
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Walter Earnest Stephens, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Dickson, TN during 2019 were preventive care, vaccines and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter Earnest Stephens, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	676
lab tests	52
preventive care	182
vaccines	171

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter Earnest Stephens, MD.

**Gender**
Male	189
Female	219

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	396
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	189
From 75 to 84	120
85 and over	67
Less than 65	32

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter Earnest Stephens, MD in 2019

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	31
Dementia	15
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Walter Earnest Stephens, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Dickson, TN during 2020 were preventive care, vaccines and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter Earnest Stephens, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	519
lab tests	30
preventive care	130
vaccines	130

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter Earnest Stephens, MD.

**Gender**
Male	181
Female	205

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	372
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	189
From 75 to 84	113
85 and over	56
Less than 65	28

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter Earnest Stephens, MD in 2020

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	31
Dementia	15
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Walter Earnest Stephens, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Dickson, TN during 2021 were lab tests, preventive care, vaccines and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter Earnest Stephens, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	14
cardiac procedures	11
doctor visit	1229
injections	14
lab tests	119
preventive care	48
vaccines	20

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter Earnest Stephens, MD.

**Gender**
Male	335
Female	426

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	740
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	390
From 75 to 84	236
85 and over	73
Less than 65	62

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter Earnest Stephens, MD in 2021

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	28
Dementia	12
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Walter Earnest Stephens, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Dickson, TN during 2022 were lab tests, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter Earnest Stephens, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	802
lab tests	99
preventive care	30
vaccines	16

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter Earnest Stephens, MD.

**Gender**
Male	273
Female	333

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	591
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	291
From 75 to 84	205
85 and over	72
Less than 65	38

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter Earnest Stephens, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	30
Dementia	7
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter Earnest Stephens, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Walter Earnest Stephens, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Dickson, TN were preventive care, vaccines, lab tests and X-rays.

aspiration	16
cardiac procedures	11
doctor visit	949
ear procedures	17
injections	16
lab tests	116
preventive care	144
thoracic (chest) imaging	30
vaccines	136
X-rays	30

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter Earnest Stephens, MD.

**Gender**
Male	227
Female	282

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	458
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	151
85 and over	64
Less than 65	59
65 to 74	234

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter Earnest Stephens, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Walter Earnest Stephens, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	5
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	26
Atrial Fibrillation	12
Dementia	9
Cancer	7

Education & Training

He has a state license in Tennessee.

Licensed In: Tennessee

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Walter Earnest Stephens, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

TriStar Health

TriStar Horizon Medical Center

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Novo Nordisk Inc	$2,250 RYBELSUS $659	Tresiba $469	Victoza $359	Ozempic $315	Saxenda $115	Other $333
Lilly USA, LLC	$1,417 MOUNJARO $314	JARDIANCE $255	GLYXAMBI $250	TRULICITY $223	TRADJENTA $112	Other $262
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$1,202 FARXIGA $714	SYMBICORT $148	BEVESPI AEROSPHERE $81	BYDUREON WEEKLY $76	ONGLYZA $43	Other $140
Pfizer Inc.	$847 ELIQUIS $375	NURTEC ODT $133	ZAVZPRET $55	COLOGUARD $42	VIAGRA $35	Other $208
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC	$541 TOUJEO $370	LANTUS $171
Other	$5,367 XARELTO $411	Kerendia $281	UBRELVY $269	Repatha $232	JARDIANCE $197	Other $3,977

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$11,436
Education	$188

Biography

Dr. Walter Stephens' specialties are family medicine and emergency medicine. These areas are among his clinical interests: electrocardiogram (EKG) and X-rays. Dr. Stephens is affiliated with TriStar Horizon Medical Center. He graduated from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine.

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter Earnest Stephens, MD in 2013

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter Earnest Stephens, MD in 2014

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter Earnest Stephens, MD in 2015

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter Earnest Stephens, MD in 2016

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2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter Earnest Stephens, MD in 2017

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2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter Earnest Stephens, MD in 2018

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2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter Earnest Stephens, MD in 2019

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2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter Earnest Stephens, MD in 2020

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2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter Earnest Stephens, MD in 2021

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2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter Earnest Stephens, 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. Walter Earnest Stephens, MD From 2012 - 2022

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Biography

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