DR. JOHN H WALKER M.D. NPI 1730127531

NPI Details

DR. John H Walker, M.D. is a hand surgery orthopaedic surgery in Huntsville, AL with 42 years of experience. The provider is an orthopaedic surgeon trained in the investigation, preservation and restoration by medical, surgical and rehabilitative means of all structures of the upper extremity directly affecting the form and function of the hand and wrist. DR. John H Walker, M.D. NPI is 1730127531. The provider is registered as an individual entity type.

The NPPES NPI record indicates the provider is a male.

Education
Medical School: UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Graduation Year:1984

The provider's business location address is:

4715 WHITESBURG DR S
HUNTSVILLE, AL
ZIP 35802-632
Phone: (256) 881-5151
Fax: (256) 880-3939

The NPI 1730127531 is registered in the Medicare Provider, Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS). The provider is legally eligible to order and refer Part B (Clinical Laboratory and Imaging), Durable Medical Equipment, Part A Home Health Agency (HHA), Power Mobility Devices.

The following top HCPCS codes were publicly reported for this provider under the Medicare program for the year 2016. The reported codes are based on the top codes for each available Medicare specialty, excluding evaluation and management codes.

• Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg (HCPCS:J0702)
• Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes (HCPCS:99213)
• Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes (HCPCS:99214)
• X-ray of hand, minimum of 3 views (HCPCS:73130)
• Injection into tendon or ligament (HCPCS:20550)
• Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint (HCPCS:20600)
• X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views (HCPCS:73110)
• Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes (HCPCS:99212)
• New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes (HCPCS:99203)
• X-ray of finger, minimum of 2 views (HCPCS:73140)
• Release and/or relocation of hand nerve (HCPCS:64721)
• Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint (HCPCS:20605)
• New patient office or other outpatient visit, 15-29 minutes (HCPCS:99202)
• Incision of tendon covering of finger (HCPCS:26055)
• X-ray of elbow, minimum of 3 views (HCPCS:73080)
• New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes (HCPCS:99204)
• Mri scan of arm joint without contrast (HCPCS:73221)
• Removal of bone joints between wrist and fingers (HCPCS:25447)
• Aspiration and/or injection of cyst of tendon (HCPCS:20612)
• Application of hand and lower forearm cast (HCPCS:29085)
• Release and/or relocation of elbow nerve (HCPCS:64718)
• Cast supplies, gauntlet cast (includes lower forearm and hand), adult (11 years +), fiberglass (HCPCS:Q4014)
• Hemoglobin a1c level, by device for home use (HCPCS:83037)
• Removal of growth of tendon finger or hand (HCPCS:26160)
• Cast supplies, short arm splint, adult (11 years +), fiberglass (HCPCS:Q4022)
• Application of nonmoveable forearm to hand splint (HCPCS:29125)
• Removal of connective tissue of palm and release of finger, first digit (HCPCS:26123)
• Upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair) (HCPCS:NAN17)

The enumeration date for this NPI number is 6/3/2006 and was last updated on 9/14/2021.

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