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Dr. Christopher Murl Walz, M.D.

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Specializes in: Otolaryngology (Ear, Nose, and Throat)

University of Southern California (USC), Keck School of Medicine (2002)

39000 Bob Hope Drive Wright Building, Suite 301
Rancho Mirage, CA 92270

(760) 340-4566

Dr. Christopher Murl Walz, M.D. is an otolaryngologist in Rancho Mirage, CA specializing in otolaryngology (ear, nose, and throat). He graduated from University of Southern California (USC), Keck School of Medicine in 2002 and has 23 years of experience. Dr. Christopher Murl Walz, M.D. is affiliated with DESERT EAR NOSE AND THROAT MEDICAL GROUP INC.

Office Locations

Address:

39000 Bob Hope Drive Wright Building, Suite 301
Rancho Mirage, CA 92270

CT scan	143
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	78
diagnostic procedures	60
doctor visit	2699
ear procedures	914
excision	75
foreign body removal	21
gastrointestinal procedures	14
gynecologic procedures	63
hospital care	13
inpatient care	13
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	251
minimally invasive procedures	437
neck imaging	96
nose surgery	172
nosebleed treatment	36
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	63
stroboscopy	114
ultrasound (sonogram)	96

**Gender**
Male	704
Female	679

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1293
Black	14
Hispanic	57
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	545
From 75 to 84	580
85 and over	225
Less than 65	33

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	20
Dementia	9
Cancer	15

ablation	11
CT scan	257
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	78
diagnostic procedures	87
doctor visit	3226
ear procedures	1122
excision	104
foreign body removal	30
gynecologic procedures	79
hospital care	13
inpatient care	13
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	307
minimally invasive procedures	728
minor procedures	10
neck imaging	109
nose surgery	451
nosebleed treatment	60
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	79
stroboscopy	94
submucous resection (SMR)	16
ultrasound (sonogram)	109

**Gender**
Male	811
Female	855

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1567
Black	0
Hispanic	55
Asian	15
Other	17
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	710
From 75 to 84	647
85 and over	266
Less than 65	43

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	20
Dementia	8
Cancer	15

ablation	18
aspiration	30
CT scan	288
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	116
diagnostic procedures	127
doctor visit	3147
ear procedures	1231
excision	117
foreign body removal	21
gynecologic procedures	99
hospital care	13
image guided procedures	30
inpatient care	13
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	245
minimally invasive procedures	697
minor procedures	48
neck imaging	127
nose surgery	452
nosebleed treatment	86
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	99
stroboscopy	119
submucous resection (SMR)	10
ultrasound (sonogram)	127

**Gender**
Male	1574
Female	1656

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	3078
Black	0
Hispanic	74
Asian	0
Other	38
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1266
From 75 to 84	1370
85 and over	506
Less than 65	88

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	22
Dementia	7
Cancer	15

ablation	30
allergy testing	2158
aspiration	109
CT scan	387
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	102
diagnostic procedures	193
doctor visit	3245
ear procedures	1207
excision	109
foreign body removal	23
gynecologic procedures	86
hospital care	11
image guided procedures	109
inpatient care	11
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	351
minimally invasive procedures	2195
minor procedures	139
neck imaging	230
nose surgery	580
nosebleed treatment	105
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	86
skin testing	2158
stroboscopy	179
submucous resection (SMR)	13
ultrasound (sonogram)	230

**Gender**
Male	841
Female	959

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1683
Black	20
Hispanic	51
Asian	0
Other	33
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	740
From 75 to 84	709
85 and over	307
Less than 65	44

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	21
Dementia	8
Cancer	15

ablation	15
allergy testing	1406
aspiration	107
CT scan	264
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	115
diagnostic procedures	200
doctor visit	2732
ear procedures	1002
excision	109
foreign body removal	27
gynecologic procedures	95
hospital care	12
image guided procedures	107
inpatient care	12
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	358
minimally invasive procedures	1544
minor procedures	122
neck imaging	214
nose surgery	327
nosebleed treatment	47
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	95
skin testing	1406
stroboscopy	153
ultrasound (sonogram)	214

**Gender**
Male	731
Female	857

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1461
Black	19
Hispanic	59
Asian	0
Other	30
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	610
From 75 to 84	686
85 and over	253
Less than 65	39

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	22
Dementia	9
Cancer	14

ablation	13
allergy testing	966
aspiration	120
CT scan	239
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	99
diagnostic procedures	198
doctor visit	2571
ear procedures	946
excision	79
foreign body removal	20
gynecologic procedures	80
image guided procedures	120
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	437
minimally invasive procedures	1254
minor procedures	133
neck imaging	235
nose surgery	183
nosebleed treatment	37
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	80
skin testing	966
stroboscopy	76
ultrasound (sonogram)	235

**Gender**
Male	719
Female	908

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1497
Black	0
Hispanic	57
Asian	22
Other	30
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	651
From 75 to 84	675
85 and over	264
Less than 65	37

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	21
Dementia	6
Cancer	16

**Gender**
Male	663
Female	889

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1421
Black	0
Hispanic	58
Asian	19
Other	35
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	576
From 75 to 84	678
85 and over	250
Less than 65	48

Hypertension	0
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	22
Dementia	7
Cancer	16

ablation	10
allergy testing	484
CT scan	165
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	79
diagnostic procedures	58
doctor visit	2201
ear procedures	864
excision	60
foreign body removal	22
gynecologic procedures	61
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	437
minimally invasive procedures	1048
minor procedures	9
neck imaging	232
nose surgery	137
nosebleed treatment	37
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	61
skin testing	484
stroboscopy	10
ultrasound (sonogram)	232

**Gender**
Male	613
Female	775

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1276
Black	15
Hispanic	45
Asian	0
Other	35
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	539
From 75 to 84	588
85 and over	231
Less than 65	30

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	20
Dementia	6
Cancer	16

ablation	27
allergy testing	5224
CT scan	307
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	185
diagnostic procedures	127
doctor visit	4885
ear procedures	2019
excision	129
foreign body removal	100
gynecologic procedures	130
hospital care	11
inpatient care	11
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	1057
minimally invasive procedures	4249
minor procedures	26
neck imaging	366
nose surgery	293
nosebleed treatment	95
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	130
skin testing	5224
stroboscopy	19
ultrasound (sonogram)	366

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher Murl Walz, M.D. for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Christopher Murl Walz, M.D. treated as an otolaryngologist in Rancho Mirage, CA were allergy testing, skin testing, minimally invasive procedures and ear procedures.

ablation	17
allergy testing	1940
aspiration	91
CT scan	252
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	101
diagnostic procedures	126
doctor visit	3023
ear procedures	1132
excision	93
foreign body removal	31
gastrointestinal procedures	14
gynecologic procedures	83
hospital care	12
image guided procedures	91
inpatient care	12
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	445
minimally invasive procedures	1518
minor procedures	63
neck imaging	206
nose surgery	309
nosebleed treatment	62
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	83
skin testing	1940
submucous resection (SMR)	13
ultrasound (sonogram)	206

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Murl Walz, M.D..

**Gender**
Female	757
Male	665

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	6
Asian / Pacific Islander	5
Non-Hispanic White	1327
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	45
Other	21

**Age**
85 and over	230
75 to 84	593
Less than 65	36
65 to 74	563

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Murl Walz, M.D. From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Christopher Murl Walz, M.D. treated were high cholesterol, hypertension, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	44
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	12
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	16
Atrial Fibrillation	12
Cancer	12
Dementia	6

Education & Training

Dr. Christopher Murl Walz, M.D. graduated from University of Southern California (USC), Keck School of Medicine in 2002. He has a state license in California.

Medical School: University of Southern California (USC), Keck School of Medicine (2002)

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Christopher Murl Walz, M.D. is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

DESERT EAR NOSE AND THROAT MEDICAL GROUP INC

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Christopher Murl Walz, M.D.. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Intersect ENT, Inc.	$1,322 Propel $1,308	SINUVA $14
Medical Device Business Services, Inc.	$956 $956
Medtronic USA, Inc.	$825 NUVENT $825
Acclarent, Inc	$438 Rhinology $167	Laryngology $60	TruDi Nav Cable $41	ACCLARENT Balloon Inflation Device $25	Acclarent ENT Navigation System $25	Other $120
Stryker Corporation	$211 CLARIFIX CRYOTHERAPY DEVICE $152	AUDION ET DILATION SYSTEM $40	FIAGON NAVIGATION UNIT $19
Other	$379 XprESS Multi-Sinus Dilation System $138	Xhance $45	DUPIXENT $25	BioTherapeutics - GAMMAGARD-KIOVIG $23	CUVITRU $17	Other $132

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$2,461
Food and Beverage	$1,670

Biography

Dr. Christopher Walz is an otolaryngology (ear, nose, and throat) specialist in Rancho Mirage, CA. He is a graduate of the University of Southern California (USC), Keck School of Medicine.

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