Dr. Timothy W. Talbert, MD

Dr. Talbert practices at CHRISTUS Highland Medical Center in Shreveport, Louisiana, part of CHRISTUS Health.

Dr. Talbert's NPI, 1821048463, was assigned on May 12, 2006. Dr. Talbert graduated from LSU School of Medicine in Shreveport in 1997. Dr. Talbert holds Louisiana license 024062.

Dr. Talbert's primary practice is CHRISTUS Highland Medical Center, at 1453 E Bert Kouns Industrial Drive, Shreveport, LA 71105 in Caddo Parish. The practice phone is (318) 681-5000.

Dr. Talbert's primary practice is CHRISTUS Highland Medical Center in Shreveport, Louisiana, part of CHRISTUS Health. Dr. Talbert is also affiliated with Willis Knighton North. The medical group on file is Highland Clinic. Dmand AI also links Dr. Talbert to 4 more hospitals, 5 home health agencies, 1 physician office and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Talbert practices, 13 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Talbert's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dr. Talbert is licensed in Louisiana.

Dmand AI lists arm, wrist, hand fracture and dislocation, arthritis, broken or dislocated ankle/ or foot, bursitis, carpal tunnel syndrome, enthesopathy in arms, hand joint or tendon inflammation and hip replacement among the conditions Dr. Talbert treats.

CMS data shows 6,110 Medicare services from Dr. Talbert across 31 procedure codes in 2024, for 461 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $199,552 for them.

CMS counts 461 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Talbert in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 200 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. 10% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.30, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Talbert's median patient age at 69, with 60% women.

In 2024, Dr. Talbert wrote 920 Medicare Part D claims for 314 patients. 98% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 796 of them, across 12 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $10,300 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,124 claims across 14 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 79 out of 100 for Dr. Talbert for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Talbert accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 77 procedures of knee replacement by Dr. Talbert, more than 89% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Removal of skin lesions: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Removal of tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Talbert. Dr. Talbert's most frequent co-author is John Robert Green, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 456 general payments to Dr. Talbert from 26 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 40% of the total. Stryker Corporation paid the most, $78,817.

Dr. Talbert graduated from LSU School of Medicine in Shreveport in 1997.

Dr. Talbert is in network with 17 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.