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Dr. Walter R. Fairfax, MD

(Dr. Walter Raymond Fairfax, MD)

(128 Ratings)

Specializes in: Sleep Medicine and Adult Critical Care

Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine

Professional interests include: sleep disorders

700 Ironwood Drive #258
Coeur D'Alene, ID 83814

(208) 625-6877

Dr. Walter R. Fairfax, MD is a sleep medicine doctor in Coeur D'Alene, ID specializing in sleep medicine and adult critical care. He graduated from Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine. Dr. Walter R. Fairfax, MD is affiliated with Kootenai Health, Kootenai Health and KOOTENAI HEALTH INC.

Office Locations

2003 Kootenai Health Way
Coeur D'Alene, ID 83814

(208) 625-4000

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Kootenai Health

700 Ironwood Drive #258
Coeur D'Alene, ID 83814

(208) 625-6877

(208) 625-6878

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Walter R. Fairfax, MD in 2023

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Top 5%

By Volume:

home cardiorespiratory sleep study

in-lab polysomnography

sleep study

sleep study with CPAP

In 2023, Dr. Walter R. Fairfax, MD performed more home cardiorespiratory (type 3) sleep study, in-lab polysomnography (overnight sleep study), sleep study, and sleep study with CPAP procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Idaho.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter R. Fairfax, MD.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	12
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Walter R. Fairfax, MD treated as a sleep medicine doctor in Coeur D'Alene, ID during 2014 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter R. Fairfax, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	25
inpatient care	25

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter R. Fairfax, MD.

**Gender**
Male	21
Female	22

**Age**
From 65 to 74	12
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	13

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter R. Fairfax, MD in 2014

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Walter R. Fairfax, MD treated during 2014 were hypertension, depression, high cholesterol and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	51
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	42
Diabetes	28
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Walter R. Fairfax, MD treated as a sleep medicine doctor in Coeur D'Alene, ID during 2015 were sleep study, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter R. Fairfax, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	12
inpatient care	12
sleep study	14

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter R. Fairfax, MD.

**Gender**
Male	34
Female	58

**Age**
From 65 to 74	40
From 75 to 84	24
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter R. Fairfax, MD in 2015

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Walter R. Fairfax, MD treated during 2015 were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	37
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Walter R. Fairfax, MD treated as a sleep medicine doctor in Coeur D'Alene, ID during 2019 were sleep study and airway management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter R. Fairfax, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	95
doctor visit	242
sleep study	232

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter R. Fairfax, MD.

**Gender**
Male	153
Female	111

**Age**
From 65 to 74	146
From 75 to 84	62
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter R. Fairfax, MD in 2019

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Walter R. Fairfax, MD treated during 2019 were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and depression.

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	27
Dementia	6
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Walter R. Fairfax, MD treated as a sleep medicine doctor in Coeur D'Alene, ID during 2020 were sleep study and airway management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter R. Fairfax, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	88
doctor visit	365
sleep study	309

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter R. Fairfax, MD.

**Gender**
Male	234
Female	180

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	390
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	235
From 75 to 84	114
85 and over	12
Less than 65	53

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter R. Fairfax, MD in 2020

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Walter R. Fairfax, MD treated during 2020 were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	30
Dementia	7
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Walter R. Fairfax, MD treated as a sleep medicine doctor in Coeur D'Alene, ID during 2021 were sleep study and airway management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter R. Fairfax, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	59
doctor visit	459
sleep study	277

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter R. Fairfax, MD.

**Gender**
Male	286
Female	205

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	457
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	261
From 75 to 84	146
85 and over	20
Less than 65	64

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter R. Fairfax, MD in 2021

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Walter R. Fairfax, MD treated during 2021 were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	31
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Walter R. Fairfax, MD treated as a sleep medicine doctor in Coeur D'Alene, ID during 2022 were sleep study and airway management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter R. Fairfax, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	67
doctor visit	499
sleep study	271

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter R. Fairfax, MD.

**Gender**
Male	294
Female	243

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	504
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	291
From 75 to 84	160
85 and over	24
Less than 65	62

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter R. Fairfax, MD in 2022

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Walter R. Fairfax, MD treated during 2022 were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	28
Dementia	2
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Walter R. Fairfax, MD treated as a sleep medicine doctor in Coeur D'Alene, ID during 2023 were sleep study and airway management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter R. Fairfax, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	189
doctor visit	848
sleep study	782

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter R. Fairfax, MD.

**Gender**
Male	595
Female	518

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1045
Black	0
Hispanic	22
Asian	0
Other	33
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	573
From 75 to 84	366
85 and over	66
Less than 65	108

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter R. Fairfax, MD in 2023

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Walter R. Fairfax, MD treated during 2023 were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and atrial fibrilation.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	29
Dementia	4
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter R. Fairfax, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Walter R. Fairfax, MD treated as a sleep medicine doctor in Coeur D'Alene, ID were sleep study, airway management, hospital care and inpatient care.

airway management	99
doctor visit	482
hospital care	18
inpatient care	18
sleep study	314

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter R. Fairfax, MD.

**Gender**
Male	202
Female	167

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	301
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	2
Other	7

**Age**
75 to 84	109
85 and over	15
Less than 65	37
65 to 74	194

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter R. Fairfax, MD From 2013 - 2023

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

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	5
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	26
Atrial Fibrillation	13
Dementia	3
Cancer	7

Education & Training

Dr. Walter R. Fairfax, MD graduated from Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine. He completed residency at Maricopa Medical Center. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine - Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Diseases and Critical Care American Board of Sleep Medicine and has a state license in Idaho.

Medical School: Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine

Residency: Maricopa Medical Center

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine - Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Diseases and Critical Care American Board of Sleep Medicine

Licensed In: Idaho

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Walter R. Fairfax, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Kootenai Health

KOOTENAI HEALTH INC

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Walter R. Fairfax, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.61 out of 5 stars based on 128 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Walter R. Fairfax, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Coeur D'Alene, ID.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.	$59 Inspire $59
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$32 $32
Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$15 $15
Philips Electronics North America Corporation	$14 (1305) Mask $14

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$120

Biography

Dr. Walter Fairfax practices adult critical care and sleep medicine in Coeur D'alene, ID and Coeur D Alene, ID. Patients gave him an average rating of 4.5 stars (out of 5). In Dr. Fairfax's practice, he is particularly interested in sleep disorders. He is professionally affiliated with Kootenai Health. Dr. Fairfax is a graduate of Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine. His residency was performed at Maricopa Medical Center.

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