What is Benjamin Walker's specialty?

Benjamin Walker (NPI 1497793517) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Anesthesiology in Bessemer, AL.

Where does Benjamin Walker practice?

Benjamin Walker practices in Bessemer, AL, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1497793517.

How much does Medicare pay Benjamin Walker?

Benjamin Walker (NPI 1497793517) received approximately $31K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 490 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1497793517

Benjamin WalkerM.D.

PRACTICEW J HOWELL MD PASee all providers at this practice →

AnesthesiologyBessemer, ALI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

398

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

405

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$24K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 446 Anesthesiology providers in AL — top quintile (cohort median 331).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$103

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$103

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$103

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Benjamin Walker's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 29 inbound referrers · 40 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Brian Bilodeau Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Pell City, AL	172	227
Sara Crowe Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Birmingham, AL	88	115
Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Clinical Laboratory · Birmingham, AL	59	106
Joseph Cochran Gastroenterology · Birmingham, AL	52	127
THE HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF ANNISTON	29	49
Taustin Laboratories Clinical Laboratory · Vestavia, AL	26	72
Michael Dupre Family Practice · Pell City, AL	25	107
Julian Druhan Diagnostic Radiology · Birmingham, AL	22	25
Owen Mclean Gastroenterology · Birmingham, AL	22	74
Scott Akin Diagnostic Radiology · Vestavia, AL	21	28
Robert Whitmore Family Practice · Storm Lake, IA	20	52
NPI 1215932389	18	23

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
ST. VINCENT'S ST. CLAIR, LLC	327	721
Denise Drace Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Bessemer, AL	179	246
Cunningham Pathology, Llc Clinical Laboratory · Birmingham, AL	169	226
Gaylyn Horne Anesthesiology · Pell City, AL	141	745
DSA, PETER	95	286
Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Clinical Laboratory · Birmingham, AL	49	72
Brian Bilodeau Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Pell City, AL	45	51
MEDICAL WEST HOSPITAL AUTHORITY, AN AFFILIATE OF UAB HEALTH SYSTEM	32	66
James Anderson Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Fredericksburg, VA	30	39
Regional Paramedical Services Inc Ambulance Service Provider · Jasper, AL	26	36
Cytopath Pc Clinical Laboratory · Alabaster, AL	26	29
Ronald Helms Family Practice · Vincent, AL	24	99

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

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