Samuel Walker in Luverne, Alabama

Additional Medical Specialties Include:
INTERNAL MEDICINE

Medical School: University Of Alabama School Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 1973
The Primary Medical Specialty for Samuel Walker is listed as: Emergency Medicine
Approximate Years of Experience: 51
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 0547332181
NPI #: 1639258254
NPI Created On: 11/03/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 09/20/2011
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207R00000X
License Number:
6744
Listed Gender: Male

Forms of insurance accepted by include, but are not limited to:

• Blue Cross Blue Shield
• Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients.

Languages spoken by staff include: English.

Services and Procedures include:

1. Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample
2. Urinalysis, manual test
3. Blood glucose (sugar) test performed by hand-held instrument
4. Routine electrocardiogram (ekg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report
5. Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention
6. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 10 minutes
7. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
8. Hospital observation care on day of discharge
9. Hospital observation care, typically 50 minutes
10. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 50 minutes per day
11. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 70 minutes per day
12. Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day
13. Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less
14. Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes
15. Emergency department visit, moderately severe problem
16. Emergency department visit, problem of high severity
17. Emergency department visit, problem with significant threat to life or function
18. Subsequent nursing facility visit, typically 10 minutes per day
19. Injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg