Dr. Sara Ritchey Walker Koziol, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 2,396
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 133
- Part D claims, 2024
- 10,362
- Hospital affiliations
- 2
- Industry payments
- $13,934
- Practice address
- 11206 Hwy 25, Calera, AL 35040-6814
- Practice phone
- Call (205) 668-0941
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Calera Family Practice
Primary care practice · Calera, Alabama
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Dr. Sara Ritchey Walker Koziol is an internist in Calera, Alabama
Dr. Walker Koziol practices at Calera Family Practice in Calera, Alabama.
Dr. Walker Koziol's NPI, 1174593131, was assigned on January 24, 2006. Dr. Walker Koziol graduated from University of Alabama School of Medicine in 1990. Dr. Walker Koziol holds Alabama license 15973.
- NPI
- 1174593131NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 1355304429
- NPI enumeration date
- January 24, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (205) 668-0941
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Female
- Estimated age
- 62
- Medical school graduation
- 1990
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Sara Ritchey Walker Koziol practices at Calera Family Practice in Calera, Alabama
Dr. Walker Koziol's primary practice is Calera Family Practice, at 11206 Hwy 25, Calera, AL 35040-6814. The practice phone is (205) 668-0941.
- Calera Family Practice11206 Hwy 25, Calera, AL 35040-6814Phone(205) 668-0941
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Sara Ritchey Walker Koziol is affiliated with 6 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Walker Koziol's primary practice is Calera Family Practice in Calera, Alabama. Dr. Walker Koziol is also affiliated with Baptist Health Shelby Hospital. The medical group on file is True Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Walker Koziol to 1 more hospital, 2 home health agencies, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Sara Ritchey Walker Koziol's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Walker Koziol practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Calera Family Practice | Available with a free account |
| +5 more sites and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Sara Ritchey Walker Koziol is one of 1,685 internists in Alabama
Internal medicine is Dr. Walker Koziol's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dr. Walker Koziol is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Walker Koziol is licensed in Alabama.
Specialties and state licenses
- Internal medicine, AlabamaPrimary
Internists near Dr. Walker Koziol
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Sara Ritchey Walker Koziol billed Medicare for 2,396 services in 2024
CMS data shows 2,396 Medicare services from Dr. Walker Koziol across 20 procedure codes in 2024, for 133 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $103,732 for them. Every service was in an office.
Dr. Walker Koziol's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1,4242024: 1,63014%
- Other services
- 2023: 2912024: 55691%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 1692024: 12128%
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 852024: 3460%
- Lab and pathology
- 2023: 332024: 316%
- Imaging
- 2023: 342024: 2429%
Dr. Walker Koziol compared with the Alabama median for internists, 2024
- Dr. Walker Koziol
- Alabama median
- Medicare services
- 2,396vs 6643.6 times
- Medicare patients
- 133vs 20334% below
- Part D claims
- 9,545vs 50019.1 times
Medians across 1,610 internists in Alabama with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Walker Koziol's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Sara Ritchey Walker Koziol treated 133 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75
CMS counts 133 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Walker Koziol in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 53 patients. 75% of them have chronic kidney disease, and 75% have high blood pressure. 12% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.14, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Walker Koziol's median patient age at 67, with 65% women.
Dr. Walker Koziol's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Walker Koziol's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women8765%
- Men4635%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Walker Koziol's Medicare patients, 2024
- Chronic kidney disease75%
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis46%
- Diabetes40%
- Mood disorders38%
- Depression35%
- Ischemic heart disease35%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Walker Koziol's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 67
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women65%
- Men35%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Sara Ritchey Walker Koziol wrote 10,362 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Walker Koziol wrote 10,362 Medicare Part D claims for 546 patients. 79% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 9,545 of them, across 161 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,434,649 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 8,620 claims across 157 drugs.
Dr. Walker Koziol's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic8,205 claims79%
- Brand-name2,086 claims20%
- Other71 claims1%
Dr. Walker Koziol's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Walker Koziol's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids1%63 of 10,362 claims
- Antibiotics2%205 of 10,362 claims
- Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over1%78 of 10,362 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 8,6202024: 9,54511%
Drugs named by CMS: 161 in 2024, 157 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Sara Ritchey Walker Koziol offers telehealth to Medicare patients
Dr. Walker Koziol accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Walker Koziol as offering telehealth.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Removal of skin lesions: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Sara Ritchey Walker Koziol received $13,934 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 901 general payments to Dr. Walker Koziol from 45 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 99% of the total. AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP paid the most, $1,924.
General payments to Dr. Walker Koziol by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Walker Koziol by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Food and beverage$13,83299%
- Gifts$590%
- Education$430%
Companies that paid Dr. Walker Koziol the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Sara Ritchey Walker Koziol graduated from University of Alabama School of Medicine
Dr. Walker Koziol graduated from University of Alabama School of Medicine in 1990.
- Medical school
- Board certified in internal medicine
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Sara Ritchey Walker Koziol's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Sara Ritchey Walker Koziol's NPI number?
Dr. Sara Ritchey Walker Koziol's NPI number is 1174593131. It was assigned on January 24, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Sara Ritchey Walker Koziol?
Dr. Sara Ritchey Walker Koziol is an internist in Calera, Alabama. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Internal Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207R00000X).
Where does Dr. Sara Ritchey Walker Koziol practice?
Dr. Walker Koziol practices at 11206 Hwy 25, Calera, AL 35040-6814. Dr. Walker Koziol's primary practice is Calera Family Practice in Calera, Alabama. Dmand AI also links Dr. Walker Koziol to 1 hospital, 2 home health agencies, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Sara Ritchey Walker Koziol's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Walker Koziol is (205) 668-0941.
What is Dr. Sara Ritchey Walker Koziol's medical license number?
Dr. Walker Koziol holds Alabama license 15973.
Which hospitals is Dr. Sara Ritchey Walker Koziol affiliated with?
Dr. Walker Koziol is affiliated with Baptist Health Shelby Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Walker Koziol to 1 more hospital.
What medical group is Dr. Sara Ritchey Walker Koziol part of?
Dr. Walker Koziol is linked to True Medical Group. Dmand AI links Dr. Walker Koziol to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. Sara Ritchey Walker Koziol accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Walker Koziol billed Medicare for 2,396 services in 2024, and Dr. Walker Koziol accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Sara Ritchey Walker Koziol offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Walker Koziol as offering telehealth services.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Sara Ritchey Walker Koziol see?
CMS counts 133 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Walker Koziol in 2024, with an average age of 75.
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Is Dr. Sara Ritchey Walker Koziol board certified?
Yes. Dr. Walker Koziol is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine.
What services does Dr. Sara Ritchey Walker Koziol bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Walker Koziol's most billed Medicare services were care management and other visits (99490), office visit, established patient (99214) and care management and other visits (99457).
Where did Dr. Sara Ritchey Walker Koziol go to medical school?
Dr. Walker Koziol graduated from University of Alabama School of Medicine in 1990.
What drugs does Dr. Sara Ritchey Walker Koziol prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Walker Koziol's most prescribed drugs by claims were Levothyroxine Sodium, Atorvastatin Calcium and Amlodipine Besylate.
Has Dr. Sara Ritchey Walker Koziol received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $13,934 in general payments to Dr. Walker Koziol from 45 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP.
How long has Dr. Sara Ritchey Walker Koziol been practicing?
Dr. Walker Koziol graduated from medical school in 1990, 36 years ago.
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