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Dr. Walter J. Bridges, MD
NPI1750397865PAC ID0446207765
- Medicare services, 2024
- 524
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 186
- Part D claims, 2024
- 6,930
- Publications
- 2
- Hospital affiliations
- 2
- Practice address
- 1400 S Coulter St, Amarillo, TX 79106
- Practice phone
- Call (806) 414-9800
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Texas Tech Uhsc Pediatrics
Amarillo, Texas
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Dr. Walter J. Bridges is a pediatrician in Amarillo, Texas
Dr. Bridges practices at Texas Tech Uhsc Pediatrics in Amarillo, Texas.
Dr. Bridges' NPI, 1750397865, was assigned on July 31, 2006. Dr. Bridges graduated from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine in 1988. Dr. Bridges' Texas license number on file is H6071.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1750397865NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 0446207765
- NPI enumeration date
- July 31, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (806) 414-9800
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 64
- Medical school graduation
- 1988
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Walter J. Bridges practices at Texas Tech Uhsc Pediatrics in Amarillo, Texas
Dr. Bridges' primary practice is Texas Tech Uhsc Pediatrics, at 1400 S Coulter St, Amarillo, TX 79106 in Potter County. The practice phone is (806) 414-9800.
- Texas Tech Uhsc Pediatrics1400 S Coulter St, Amarillo, TX 79106 · Potter CountyPhone(806) 414-9800
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Walter J. Bridges is affiliated with 6 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Bridges' primary practice is Texas Tech Uhsc Pediatrics in Amarillo, Texas. Dr. Bridges is also affiliated with BSA Hospital. The medical group on file is Texas Tech Physicians of Amarillo. Dmand AI also links Dr. Bridges to 1 more hospital, 2 home health agencies and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.
Texas Tech Uhsc PediatricsPrimary
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Walter J. Bridges' practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Bridges practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Texas Tech Uhsc Pediatrics | Available with a free account |
| +5 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Walter J. Bridges is one of 4,833 pediatricians in Texas
Pediatrics is Dr. Bridges' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208000000X. Dr. Bridges is board certified in pediatrics by the American Board of Pediatrics. Dmand AI has Dr. Bridges' licenses on file in 4 states: Texas, New Mexico, North Carolina and Alabama.
Specialties and state licenses
- Pediatrics, TexasPrimary
- New Mexico license
- North Carolina license
- Alabama license
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists acid reflux, acute kidney failure, acute sinusitis, acute skin infection, ADHD, arthritis, asthma and bipolar disorder among the conditions Dr. Bridges treats.
Pediatricians near Dr. Bridges
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Walter J. Bridges billed Medicare for 524 services in 2024
CMS data shows 524 Medicare services from Dr. Bridges across 9 procedure codes in 2024, for 186 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $36,967 for them.
Medicare services, 2024524
Medicare patients186
Paid by Medicare$36,967
Procedure codes9
Dr. Bridges' Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 5682024: 5248%
- Other services
- 2023: 872024: 0100%
Where Dr. Bridges' Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office31861%
- In a facility20639%
Dr. Bridges compared with the Texas median for pediatricians, 2024
- Dr. Bridges
- Texas median
- Medicare services
- 524vs 667.9 times
- Medicare patients
- 186vs 513.6 times
- Part D claims
- 6,264vs 14447.4 times
Medians across 455 pediatricians in Texas with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Bridges' 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. Walter J. Bridges treated 186 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 56
CMS counts 186 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Bridges in 2024. The largest group is under 65, with 116 patients. 54% of them have high cholesterol, and 51% have high blood pressure. 64% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 0.96, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Bridges' median patient age at 46, with 48% women.
Medicare patients, 2024186
Average age56
Average risk score0.96
Also on Medicaid64%
Dr. Bridges' Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Bridges' Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women8747%
- Men9953%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Bridges' Medicare patients, 2024
- High cholesterol54%
- High blood pressure51%
- Anxiety38%
- Mood disorders38%
- Depression31%
- Arthritis24%
- Diabetes20%
- Ischemic heart disease18%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Bridges' patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 46
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women48%
- Men51%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Walter J. Bridges wrote 6,930 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Bridges wrote 6,930 Medicare Part D claims for 240 patients. 89% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 6,264 of them, across 154 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $281,911 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 5,963 claims across 144 drugs.
Part D claims, 20246,930
Drugs named by CMS154
Total drug cost$281,911
Part D patients240
Dr. Bridges' Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic6,152 claims89%
- Brand-name697 claims10%
- Other81 claims1%
Dr. Bridges' 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. Bridges' Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids2%144 of 6,930 claims
- Antibiotics3%218 of 6,930 claims
- Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over0%11 of 6,930 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: 5,9632024: 6,2645%
Drugs named by CMS: 154 in 2024, 144 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
How Dr. Walter J. Bridges takes part in Medicare
Dr. Bridges accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
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Dr. Walter J. Bridges has 2 publications on record
Dmand AI links 2 papers to Dr. Bridges. Dr. Bridges' most frequent co-author is Constantine Khalil Saadeh, MD.
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Dr. Bridges' most frequent co-authors
Recent publications by Dr. Bridges
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Dr. Walter J. Bridges received $1,334 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 39 general payments to Dr. Bridges from 13 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 95% of the total. Novo Nordisk Inc paid the most, $615.
General payments to Dr. Bridges by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Bridges by kind, 2016 to 2025
$1.3Kin total
- Food and beverage$1,26795%
- Education$524%
- Gifts$151%
Companies that paid Dr. Bridges 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. Walter J. Bridges graduated from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine
Dr. Bridges graduated from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine in 1988.
- Medical school
- Board certified in pediatrics
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Walter J. Bridges accepts plans from 21 insurance carriers
Dr. Bridges is in network with 21 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 13. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- Elevance
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- United Healthcare
- HCSC
- Alliant Health Plans
- Aspirus Health Plan
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- +13 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Bridges accepts, by number of carriers
- PPO13
- HMO10
- Medicare8
- POS6
- EPO4
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Walter J. Bridges'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 | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand 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) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Walter J. Bridges' NPI number?
Dr. Walter J. Bridges' NPI number is 1750397865. It was assigned on July 31, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Walter J. Bridges?
Dr. Walter J. Bridges is a pediatrician in Amarillo, Texas. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Pediatrics Physician (taxonomy code 208000000X).
Where does Dr. Walter J. Bridges practice?
Dr. Bridges practices at 1400 S Coulter St, Amarillo, TX 79106. Dr. Bridges' primary practice is Texas Tech Uhsc Pediatrics in Amarillo, Texas. Dmand AI also links Dr. Bridges to 1 hospital, 2 home health agencies and 1 group practice or clinic.
What is Dr. Walter J. Bridges' office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Bridges is (806) 414-9800.
What is Dr. Walter J. Bridges' medical license number?
Dr. Bridges' Texas license number on file is H6071, one of the licenses on file in 4 states.
Which states has Dr. Walter J. Bridges been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Bridges in Texas (1989 to 2025), New Mexico (2014 to 2018), North Carolina (2011 to 2017) and Alabama (1991 to 2016).
Which hospitals is Dr. Walter J. Bridges affiliated with?
Dr. Bridges is affiliated with BSA Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Bridges to 1 more hospital.
What medical group is Dr. Walter J. Bridges part of?
Dr. Bridges is linked to Texas Tech Physicians of Amarillo.
Does Dr. Walter J. Bridges accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Bridges billed Medicare for 524 services in 2024, and Dr. Bridges accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Walter J. Bridges see?
CMS counts 186 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Bridges in 2024, with an average age of 56.
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Is Dr. Walter J. Bridges board certified?
Yes. Dr. Bridges is board certified in pediatrics by the American Board of Pediatrics.
What services does Dr. Walter J. Bridges bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Bridges' most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99213), office visit, established patient (99214) and hospital inpatient care (99231).
Where did Dr. Walter J. Bridges go to medical school?
Dr. Bridges graduated from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine in 1988.
What drugs does Dr. Walter J. Bridges prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Bridges' most prescribed drugs by claims were Levothyroxine Sodium, Omeprazole and Pantoprazole Sodium.
Has Dr. Walter J. Bridges received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $1,334 in general payments to Dr. Bridges from 13 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Novo Nordisk Inc.
How long has Dr. Walter J. Bridges been practicing?
Dr. Bridges graduated from medical school in 1988, 38 years ago.
Does Dr. Walter J. Bridges do research?
Dmand AI links 2 publications to Dr. Bridges.
Who does Dr. Walter J. Bridges publish with?
Dr. Bridges' most frequent co-authors are Constantine Khalil Saadeh, MD (1 shared paper).
What insurance does Dr. Walter J. Bridges accept?
Dr. Bridges is in network with 21 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 13. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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