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Dr. Walton Lynn Stringer, MD

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Specializes in: Neurosurgery

University of Mississippi School of Medicine

2470 Flowood Drive
Flowood, MS 39232

1-877-554-4257

Dr. Walton Lynn Stringer, MD is a neurosurgeon in Flowood, MS specializing in neurosurgery. He graduated from University of Mississippi School of Medicine. Dr. Walton Lynn Stringer, MD is affiliated with Merit Health.

Office Locations

Merit Health

2470 Flowood Drive
Flowood, MS 39232

1-877-554-4257

(601) 932-4845

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Walton Lynn Stringer, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Affordability:

blood draw

blood draw for lab tests

phlebotomy for lab tests

venipuncture

In 2023, Dr. Walton Lynn Stringer, MD had a list price for blood draw, blood draw for lab tests, phlebotomy for lab tests, and venipuncture (phlebotomy) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of providers in related specialties within Mississippi. 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.

Top 25%

By Affordability:

complete blood count

In 2012, Dr. Walton Lynn Stringer, MD had a list price for complete blood count (CBC) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within Mississippi. 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 Dr. Walton Lynn Stringer, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Flowood, MS during 2012 were spinal procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walton Lynn Stringer, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	14
decompression surgery	31
doctor visit	334
hospital care	38
inpatient care	38
neck surgery	14
nerve procedures	31
spinal procedures	44

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Walton Lynn Stringer, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Flowood, MS during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walton Lynn Stringer, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	16
doctor visit	310
hospital care	60
inpatient care	60
nerve procedures	16
spinal procedures	16

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walton Lynn Stringer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	147
Female	199

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	280
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	161
From 75 to 84	110
85 and over	18
Less than 65	57

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walton Lynn Stringer, MD in 2013

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	34
Dementia	8
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Walton Lynn Stringer, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Flowood, MS during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walton Lynn Stringer, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	13
doctor visit	270
hospital care	63
inpatient care	63
nerve procedures	13
spinal procedures	13

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walton Lynn Stringer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	140
Female	153

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	246
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	133
From 75 to 84	98
85 and over	18
Less than 65	44

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walton Lynn Stringer, MD in 2014

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	29
Dementia	9
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walton Lynn Stringer, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	266

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walton Lynn Stringer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	266
Female	290

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	462
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	280
From 75 to 84	162
85 and over	28
Less than 65	86

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walton Lynn Stringer, MD in 2015

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	5
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	28
Dementia	6
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Walton Lynn Stringer, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Flowood, MS during 2016 were nerve procedures, decompression surgery, spinal procedures and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walton Lynn Stringer, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	12
decompression surgery	12
doctor visit	297
nerve procedures	12
spinal procedures	12

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walton Lynn Stringer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	142
Female	157

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	249
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	160
From 75 to 84	78
85 and over	14
Less than 65	47

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walton Lynn Stringer, MD in 2016

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	27
Dementia	9
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Walton Lynn Stringer, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Flowood, MS during 2017 were nerve procedures, decompression surgery, spinal procedures and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walton Lynn Stringer, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	12
blood draw	18
decompression surgery	23
doctor visit	299
neck surgery	12
nerve procedures	23
spinal procedures	23

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walton Lynn Stringer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	159
Female	142

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	271
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	178
From 75 to 84	80
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walton Lynn Stringer, MD in 2017

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	5
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	32
Dementia	8
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Walton Lynn Stringer, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Flowood, MS during 2018 were nerve procedures, decompression surgery, spinal procedures and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walton Lynn Stringer, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	15
blood draw	27
decompression surgery	33
doctor visit	333
neck surgery	15
nerve procedures	33
spinal procedures	33

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walton Lynn Stringer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	148
Female	161

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	269
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	152
From 75 to 84	91
85 and over	17
Less than 65	49

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walton Lynn Stringer, MD in 2018

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	31
Dementia	6
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Walton Lynn Stringer, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Flowood, MS during 2019 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walton Lynn Stringer, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	13
blood draw	24
decompression surgery	29
doctor visit	328
neck surgery	13
nerve procedures	29
spinal procedures	41

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walton Lynn Stringer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	138
Female	169

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	259
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	187
From 75 to 84	71
85 and over	15
Less than 65	34

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walton Lynn Stringer, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	29
Dementia	5
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Walton Lynn Stringer, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Flowood, MS during 2020 were blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walton Lynn Stringer, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	27
doctor visit	232

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walton Lynn Stringer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	120
Female	110

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	191
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	136
From 75 to 84	56
85 and over	12
Less than 65	26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walton Lynn Stringer, MD in 2020

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	35
Dementia	0
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Walton Lynn Stringer, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Flowood, MS during 2021 were lab tests, blood draw, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walton Lynn Stringer, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	13
blood draw	28
decompression surgery	13
doctor visit	251
lab tests	47
neck surgery	13
nerve procedures	13
spinal procedures	13

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walton Lynn Stringer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	131
Female	109

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	215
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	138
From 75 to 84	74
85 and over	11
Less than 65	17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walton Lynn Stringer, MD in 2021

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	27
Dementia	6
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Walton Lynn Stringer, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Flowood, MS during 2022 were lab tests, blood draw, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walton Lynn Stringer, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	22
decompression surgery	17
doctor visit	267
lab tests	61
nerve procedures	17
spinal procedures	17

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walton Lynn Stringer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	123
Female	128

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	223
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	144
From 75 to 84	74
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walton Lynn Stringer, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	31
Dementia	0
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walton Lynn Stringer, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Walton Lynn Stringer, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Flowood, MS were lab tests, hospital care, inpatient care and spinal procedures.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	13
blood draw	22
decompression surgery	20
doctor visit	289
hospital care	53
inpatient care	53
lab tests	54
neck surgery	13
nerve procedures	20
spinal procedures	23

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walton Lynn Stringer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	137
Female	147

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	242
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	81
85 and over	12
Less than 65	32
65 to 74	151

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walton Lynn Stringer, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Walton Lynn Stringer, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	27
Atrial Fibrillation	6
Dementia	5
Cancer	9

Education & Training

Dr. Walton Lynn Stringer, MD graduated from University of Mississippi School of Medicine. He completed residency at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. He is certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurology and has a state license in Mississippi.

Medical School: University of Mississippi School of Medicine

Residency: Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center

Board Certification: American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurology

Licensed In: Mississippi

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Walton Lynn Stringer, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Merit Health

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Walton Lynn Stringer, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Centinel Spine, LLC	$26 STALIF L $26
Pfizer Inc.	$18 GELFOAM $18

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$44

Biography

Dr. Walton Stringer is a specialist in neurosurgery in Flowood, MS. He attended the University of Mississippi School of Medicine and then went on to complete his residency at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. Dr. Stringer is professionally affiliated with Merit Health.