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Marvin Walker, OD

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Specializes in: Optometry (Primary Eye Care)

54 Hill Street
Spruce Pine, NC 28777

(828) 765-2020

Marvin Walker, OD is an optometrist in Spruce Pine, NC specializing in optometry (primary eye care).

Office Locations

54 Hill Street
Spruce Pine, NC 28777

(828) 765-2020

(828) 765-2451

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Marvin Walker, OD in 2023

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Top 5%

By Volume:

eye procedures

In 2023, Marvin Walker, OD performed more eye procedures procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within North Carolina.

Top 10%

By Volume:

comprehensive eye exam

simple cataract surgery

In 2023, Marvin Walker, OD performed more comprehensive eye exam, and simple cataract surgery procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within North Carolina.

Top 25%

By Volume:

anterior segment surgery

By Affordability:

anterior segment surgery

cataract surgery

cataract surgery with IOL implantation

extracapsular cataract extraction with IOL implantation

extracapsular lens removal

intraocular lens implant

lens removal surgery

lens replacement surgery

simple cataract surgery

visual field test

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within North Carolina, Marvin Walker, OD performed more anterior segment surgery procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for anterior segment surgery, cataract surgery, cataract surgery with IOL implantation, extracapsular cataract extraction (ECCE) with IOL implantation, extracapsular lens removal, intraocular lens (IOL) implant, lens removal surgery, lens replacement surgery, simple cataract surgery, and visual field test that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Marvin Walker, OD treated as an optometrist in Spruce Pine, NC during 2012 were eye procedures and nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Marvin Walker, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	487
eye procedures	7308
nursing home care	47

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Marvin Walker, OD treated as an optometrist in Spruce Pine, NC during 2013 were eye procedures and nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Marvin Walker, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	379
eye procedures	4910
nursing home care	43

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Marvin Walker, OD.

**Gender**
Male	265
Female	479

**Age**
From 65 to 74	329
From 75 to 84	245
85 and over	106
Less than 65	64

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Marvin Walker, OD in 2013

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	12
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	29
Dementia	10
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Marvin Walker, OD treated as an optometrist in Spruce Pine, NC during 2014 were eye procedures and nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Marvin Walker, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	338
eye procedures	5899
nursing home care	28

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Marvin Walker, OD.

**Gender**
Male	251
Female	422

**Age**
From 65 to 74	310
From 75 to 84	232
85 and over	79
Less than 65	52

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Marvin Walker, OD in 2014

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	40
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	3
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	29
Dementia	8
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Marvin Walker, OD treated as an optometrist in Spruce Pine, NC during 2015 were eye procedures and nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Marvin Walker, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	340
eye procedures	4200
nursing home care	35

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Marvin Walker, OD.

**Gender**
Male	452
Female	864

**Age**
From 65 to 74	602
From 75 to 84	426
85 and over	182
Less than 65	106

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Marvin Walker, OD in 2015

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	41
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	31
Dementia	10
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Marvin Walker, OD treated as an optometrist in Spruce Pine, NC during 2016 were eye procedures and nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Marvin Walker, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	273
eye procedures	4978
nursing home care	20

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Marvin Walker, OD.

**Gender**
Male	242
Female	399

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	626
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	295
From 75 to 84	211
85 and over	86
Less than 65	49

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Marvin Walker, OD in 2016

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	37
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	31
Dementia	10
Cancer	5

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Marvin Walker, OD treated as an optometrist in Spruce Pine, NC during 2017 were eye procedures and nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Marvin Walker, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	377
eye procedures	6305
nursing home care	13

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Marvin Walker, OD.

**Gender**
Male	275
Female	430

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	692
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	325
From 75 to 84	241
85 and over	78
Less than 65	61

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Marvin Walker, OD in 2017

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	31
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	29
Dementia	9
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Marvin Walker, OD treated as an optometrist in Spruce Pine, NC during 2018 were eye procedures and nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Marvin Walker, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	393
eye procedures	6463
nursing home care	13

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Marvin Walker, OD.

**Gender**
Male	288
Female	411

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	683
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	320
From 75 to 84	251
85 and over	74
Less than 65	54

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Marvin Walker, OD in 2018

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	40
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	3
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	29
Dementia	9
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Marvin Walker, OD treated as an optometrist in Spruce Pine, NC during 2019 were eye procedures and nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Marvin Walker, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	413
eye procedures	6186
nursing home care	11

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Marvin Walker, OD.

**Gender**
Male	292
Female	427

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	702
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	333
From 75 to 84	252
85 and over	80
Less than 65	54

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Marvin Walker, OD in 2019

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	38
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	3
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	26
Dementia	8
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Marvin Walker, OD treated as an optometrist in Spruce Pine, NC during 2020 were eye procedures and foreign body removal.

Volume of procedures performed by Marvin Walker, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	290
eye procedures	6038
foreign body removal	12

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Marvin Walker, OD.

**Gender**
Male	227
Female	360

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	574
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	252
From 75 to 84	212
85 and over	78
Less than 65	45

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Marvin Walker, OD in 2020

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	40
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	26
Dementia	7
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Marvin Walker, OD treated as an optometrist in Spruce Pine, NC during 2021 were eye procedures and foreign body removal.

Volume of procedures performed by Marvin Walker, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	357
eye procedures	5927
foreign body removal	20

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Marvin Walker, OD.

**Gender**
Male	250
Female	375

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	606
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	264
From 75 to 84	234
85 and over	82
Less than 65	45

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Marvin Walker, OD in 2021

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	3
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	29
Dementia	8
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Marvin Walker, OD treated as an optometrist in Spruce Pine, NC during 2022 were eye procedures and foreign body removal.

Volume of procedures performed by Marvin Walker, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	358
eye procedures	5779
foreign body removal	23

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Marvin Walker, OD.

**Gender**
Male	221
Female	354

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	558
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	230
From 75 to 84	227
85 and over	80
Less than 65	38

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Marvin Walker, OD in 2022

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	30
Dementia	6
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Marvin Walker, OD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Marvin Walker, OD treated as an optometrist in Spruce Pine, NC were eye procedures, nursing home care and foreign body removal.

doctor visit	364
eye procedures	5817
foreign body removal	18
nursing home care	26

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Marvin Walker, OD.

**Gender**
Male	251
Female	411

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	403
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	230
85 and over	84
Less than 65	51
65 to 74	296

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Marvin Walker, OD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Marvin Walker, OD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	37
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	4
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	26
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Dementia	7
Cancer	6

Education & Training

He has a state license in North Carolina.

Licensed In: North Carolina

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Marvin Walker, OD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Allergan Inc.	$156 LUMIGAN $146	OZURDEX $11
Dompe US, Inc.	$135 Oxervate $135
Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc.	$98 Acuvue $63	Soft contact lenses $34
Alcon Laboratories Inc	$69 Contact Lenses $15	$55
Shire North American Group Inc	$52 XIIDRA $52
Other	$98 EYSUVIS $22	XIIDRA $20	TOTAL30 $16	XELPROS $15	TYRVAYA $14	Other $11

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$571
Education	$38

Biography

Dr. Marvin Walker works as an optometry (primary eye care) specialist in Spruce Pine, NC. Dr. Walker has obtained a license to practice in North Carolina.

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Marvin Walker, OD in 2013

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Marvin Walker, OD in 2017

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Marvin Walker, OD in 2018

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2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Marvin Walker, OD in 2019

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2020 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Marvin Walker, OD in 2020

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Marvin Walker, OD in 2021

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2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Marvin Walker, OD in 2022

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Marvin Walker, OD From 2012 - 2022

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