Physician

Craig Michael Walker, MD

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Craig Walker, MD (NPI: 1548267529) practices interventional cardiology in the Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Terrebonne, LA. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is CARDIOVASCULAR INSTITUTE OF THE SOUTH, LLC (NPI: 1982689113; TIN: 720993441) and primary practice location at 70359-3131. Walker is affiliated with the Ochsner Accountable Care Network, LLC (ACO ID: A1535), participating under the MSSP model.

Walker's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 409 traditional Medicare patients, billed 4,342 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $277,462 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 99214 (Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more). Part D data shows 9,054 prescription claims across 841 beneficiaries totaling $1,015,729 in drug costs, led by Jardiance (Empagliflozin). 2023 DME data shows 15 claims. Open Payments data shows 183 records totaling $133,648. You can download detailed data with all billing codes (2015-2024). For more recent data, please contact us.

Over the past 10 years, this provider's Medicare Part B carrier billing did not follow a clear longitudinal pattern. Concurrently, Part D prescription costs have changed little. In contrast, DME billing represents a smaller volume and started with an early spike, then settled into a lower baseline, moving from $9,712 to $1,081.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and claim lines in the table.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Medicare payment, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt. Source: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners by Provider.0$590K$1.2M2015 Medicare payment: $519,488 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2016 Medicare payment: $447,988 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2017 Medicare payment: $529,489 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2018 Medicare payment: $567,893 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2019 Medicare payment: $475,735 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2020 Medicare payment: $614,690 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2021 Medicare payment: $1,179,402 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2022 Medicare payment: $1,096,745 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2023 Medicare payment: $777,737 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2024 Medicare payment: $277,462 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
201593511,683$519,488
201687210,312$447,988
201776511,585$529,489
201873411,768$567,893
20196279,209$475,735
20205207,334$614,690
202147815,450$1,179,402
202246714,640$1,096,745
202342311,800$777,737
20244094,342$277,462

Part D Events Trend

Drug cost trend, with N of patients and prescription claims in the table.

Part D Events Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Drug cost, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Drug_Cst. Source: Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider.0$544K$1.1M2015 Drug cost: $1,088,304 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2016 Drug cost: $812,287 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2017 Drug cost: $741,910 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2018 Drug cost: $707,881 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2019 Drug cost: $749,555 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2020 Drug cost: $777,132 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2021 Drug cost: $870,873 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2022 Drug cost: $960,236 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2023 Drug cost: $1,020,488 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2024 Drug cost: $1,015,729 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
201576914,260$1,088,304
201675313,435$812,287
201775012,505$741,910
201874011,128$707,881
20197219,854$749,555
20206919,823$777,132
202177310,153$870,873
20228149,281$960,236
20238158,852$1,020,488
20248419,054$1,015,729

DME Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and DME claim records in the table.

DME Billing Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Medicare payment, unit: USD. Field: DME_Suplr_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt. Source: Medicare DME, Devices & Supplies by Referring Provider.0$4.7K$9.5K2015 Medicare payment: $4,941 (USD; DME_Suplr_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2016 Medicare payment: $9,464 (USD; DME_Suplr_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2017 Medicare payment: $5,094 (USD; DME_Suplr_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2018 Medicare payment: $3,913 (USD; DME_Suplr_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2019 Medicare payment: $4,422 (USD; DME_Suplr_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2020 Medicare payment: $2,055 (USD; DME_Suplr_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2023 Medicare payment: $509 (USD; DME_Suplr_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsPayment
2015N/R75$4,941
2016N/R178$9,464
2017N/R134$5,094
2018N/R121$3,913
2019N/R159$4,422
2020N/R71$2,055
2021N/RN/RN/R
2022N/RN/RN/R
2023N/R15$509
2024N/RN/RN/R

* / # = suppressed by CMS; 0 = reported zero; N/R = not reported or blank.

Top 5 Part B carrier billing codes in 2024

By total payments.

CodeDescriptionPatientsClm LinesTotal Payment
99214Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more221396$88
99213Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more238366$59
80061Blood test, lipids (cholesterol and triglycerides)193234$13
G2211Visit complexity inherent to evaluation and management associated with medical care services that serve as the continuing focal point for all needed health care services and/or with medical care services that are part of ongoing care related to a patient's311717$12
93000Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report166197$9

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

DrugGenericClaimsTotal Day SupplyTotal Drug Cost
JardianceEmpagliflozin19110,405$202,080
EliquisApixaban1489,180$177,513
XareltoRivaroxaban1758,805$160,702
Repatha SureclickEvolocumab1766,048$119,397
MounjaroTirzepatide541,664$61,045

Top 5 DME services in 2024

No connected or detailed DME service-level records for 2024.

Open Payments Summary in 2024

CategoryDefinitionRecordsTotal Reported AmountTop Related Entity
General PaymentsReported payment or transfer-of-value amount.150$94,173Philips North America LLC
Research PaymentsReported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.29$39,476Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
Ownership / Investment InterestsReported value of ownership or investment interests.4$960,757Cardio Flow, Inc.

FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Craig Michael Walker, MD?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Craig Michael Walker, MD (NPI 1548267529), including provider identity, specialty, market context, Medicare Part B activity, Part D prescribing, DME records, Open Payments where available, billing organization details, and ACO affiliation signals where available. Profile data covers 2015-2024, with current attribution based on 2025 claims where available.

Does Craig Michael Walker, MD have ACO affiliation data?

Craig Michael Walker, MD is shown with ACO affiliation data for Ochsner Accountable Care Network, LLC (MSSP, ACO ID A1535).

What billing organization is linked to Craig Michael Walker, MD?

Craig Michael Walker, MD is linked to CARDIOVASCULAR INSTITUTE OF THE SOUTH, LLC (billing NPI 1982689113) in the available physician profile data.

Does Craig Michael Walker, MD have Open Payments data?

Craig Michael Walker, MD has 183 connected Open Payments records in the available 2024 summary data.

Can I download physician-level Medicare data from Tedicare?

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