What is Jon-Cecil Walkes's specialty?

Jon-Cecil Walkes (NPI 1669472288) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Thoracic Surgery in Houston, TX.

Where does Jon-Cecil Walkes practice?

Jon-Cecil Walkes practices in Houston, TX, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1669472288.

How much does Medicare pay Jon-Cecil Walkes?

Jon-Cecil Walkes (NPI 1669472288) received approximately $115K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 60 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1669472288

Jon-Cecil WalkesMD

PRACTICECHRISTOPHER J. CORTES M.D., P.A.See all providers at this practice →

Thoracic SurgeryHouston, TXI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

147

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

265

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$66K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 209 Thoracic Surgery providers in TX — above median (cohort median 254).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

198

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$151K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

100.0%

Top prescribed drugs

Rivaroxaban120 claims

Clopidogrel Bisulfate63 claims

Apixaban15 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$1K

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$1K

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$1K

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Jon-Cecil Walkes'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). 33 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
NPI 1255335535	53	127
TEXIENNE HOSPITAL SYSTEMS, L.P.	43	143
John Davis Thoracic Surgery · Houston, TX	43	81
Deborah Ancona - Schultz Diagnostic Radiology · Houston, TX	40	113
Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc Clinical Laboratory · Houston, TX	38	127
David Ellent Hematology-Oncology · Kingwood, TX	33	125
Darshan Tolat Nephrology · Conroe, TX	29	97
John Marriott Diagnostic Radiology · The Woodlands, TX	29	62
NPI 1255322277	29	77
Andrea Mcniel Physician Assistant · Humble, TX	28	42
Montgomery County Hospital District Ambulance Service Provider · Conroe, TX	27	55
Shahzeb Naqvi Nephrology · Shenandoah, TX	26	123

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

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.

CROSS-REFERENCE

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