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- Harborview Medical Center, 325 9Th Ave, Seattle, WA 98104
About Dr. Walker
Melanie S Z Walker, MD is a healthcare provider in Seattle, WA specializing in neurosurgery. Melanie trained at University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, graduating in 1998. Melanie is also listed as specializing in neurology and neurological surgery. According to Medicare claims data, Melanie cared for 175 Medicare patients across 203 services. The services billed most often include ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access, imaging of blood vessel, and review by radiologist of image for insertion of material to block blood flow. This provider record is associated with NPI 1578643540.
Factual summary compiled by Guide.md from public records; not written by this provider.
Education & Training
Specialty
Credentials & Licensing
Medicare information
Exactly as CMS reports it (National Downloadable File, Opt-Out Affidavits, Order & Referring). Not an insurance directory; confirm coverage with the office.
Contact Information
- (206) 731-3000
- Email not available
Practice Locations
HARBORVIEW MEDICAL CENTER 325 9TH AVE
Seattle, WA 98104
Conditions Commonly Evaluated or Treated
Within Neurological Surgery generally. Availability varies by clinician, training and location — this profile has not been claimed, so nothing here is a personal claim by the provider.
Conditions
Most searched conditions
Brain & spine conditions
Brain conditions
Brain disorders
- Acoustic Neuroma
- Brain Vascular Malformation
- Chiari Malformation
- Drug-Resistant Seizures
- Epidermoid cyst
- Hemorrhagic stroke
- Meningitis
- Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
- Papilledema
- Pituitary Tumor
Brain injury
Brain tumors
Movement disorders
Nerve disorders
- Carpal tunnel
- Cubital tunnel syndrome
- Cut Or Injured Nerve
- Face Twitching
- Occipital neuralgia
- Outer thigh burning and numbness
- Thoracic outlet syndrome
- Trigeminal neuralgia
Pain
Pediatric conditions
Spine & back
- Arthritis of the spine
- Chronic back pain
- Chronic Neck Pain
- Degenerative disc disease
- Failed back surgery syndrome
- Severe back pain
- Spinal Cord Tumor
- Spondylolisthesis
- Tethered Spinal Cord
Spine conditions
- Bone Spurs In The Spine
- Fluid Cyst In Spinal Cord
- Spinal compression fracture
- Spine Infection
- Stress Fracture Of The Spine
Spine deformity
Trauma & injury
Procedures & services
Most searched procedures
Brain & spine surgery
Brain procedures
- Awake Brain Mapping Surgery
- Brain Shunt Placement
- Chiari Decompression Surgery
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Draining A Brain Bleed
- Facial Nerve Decompression Surgery
- Laser Brain Surgery
- Minimally Invasive Endoscopic Brain Surgery
- Needle Brain Biopsy
Brain surgery
Cranial reconstruction
Diagnostic & therapeutic
Endovascular procedures
Functional neurosurgery
Monitoring & trauma
Nerve procedures
Nerve surgery
Pain procedures
- Epidural steroid injection
- Facet Joint Injections
- Pain pump implant
- Radiofrequency ablation
- Spinal cord stimulator implant
Pediatric neurosurgery
Radiation & radiosurgery
Radiation surgery
Skull base surgery
Spasticity treatment
Spine procedures
- Artificial Disc Replacement
- Kyphoplasty
- Nerve Opening Widening
- Scoliosis correction surgery
- SI Joint Fusion
- Spinal Cyst Removal
- Tethered Cord Release
- Vertebra Removal Surgery
Spine surgery
- Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
- Neck Canal Enlargement Surgery
- Spinal Cord Tumor Removal
- Vertebroplasty
Vascular neurosurgery
Procedures Most Often Billed to Medicare
203 services · 175 patients · 9 distinct codes
| Procedure | Type | Code | Services | Compared with peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Insertion of tube into internal neck artery for diagnosis or treatment with review by radiologist | Procedure | 36224 |
25 | As often as other peers in Neurosurgery |
| Occlusion of central nervous system or spinal cord artery | Procedure | 61624 |
22 | More often than most peers in Neurosurgery |
| Insertion of tube into external neck artery for diagnosis or treatment with review by radiologist | Procedure | 36227 |
20 | As often as other peers in Neurosurgery |
| Removal of blood clot and injection to dissolve blood clot from head artery using fluoroscopic guidance | Procedure | 61645 |
18 | More often than most peers in Neurosurgery |
| Insertion of tube into brain artery for diagnosis or treatment with review by radiologist | Procedure | 36226 |
16 | Less often than most peers in Neurosurgery |
| Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access | Imaging | 76937 |
36 | More often than most peers in Neurosurgery |
| Imaging of blood vessel | Imaging | 75898 |
29 | More often than most peers in Neurosurgery |
| Review by radiologist of image for insertion of material to block blood flow | Imaging | 75894 |
26 | More often than most peers in Neurosurgery |
| 3d radiographic procedure with computerized image postprocessing | Imaging | 76377 |
11 | Less often than most peers in Neurosurgery |
Source: CMS Medicare public data. Shows how often procedures were billed — not quality of care or patient satisfaction.
Related providers
Connections drawn from the registry and from what providers have told us. A link here is not a referral or an endorsement.
Other neurosurgery specialists at this location 1
Same specialty, same street address — most likely the same department or group.
Also at this address 4
Providers at the same street address. Each files their own registry entry, so a shared practice often appears under several different names.
Other neurosurgery specialists in Seattle 8
Same specialty, same city.
More connections — 24 related providers in 3 groups
Trained at University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston 8
Other providers in the same specialty who trained at the same institution.
Class of 1998 at University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston 8
Providers who graduated from the same medical school in the same year.
Also performs Insertion of tube into internal neck artery for diagnosis or treatment with review by radiologist 8
Providers in WA who bill this service to Medicare most often.
Common questions
What does Dr. Walker specialize in?
Dr. Walker is a neurosurgery in Seattle, WA. That is the designation recorded for this NPI in the federal registry.
NPI registry
Where is Dr. Walker located?
Dr. Walker is listed at Harborview Medical Center 325 9Th Ave, Seattle, WA 98104. Addresses come from the NPI registry and can lag a move, so confirm before travelling.
NPI registry
What is Dr. Walker's phone number?
The number on file is (206) 731-3000. Contact the office directly to confirm availability and scheduling.
NPI registry
What is Dr. Walker's NPI number?
Dr. Walker's National Provider Identifier is 1578643540. It is issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and is unique and permanent — it does not change if they move practice.
NPI registry
Where did Dr. Walker go to medical school?
Dr. Walker attended University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, graduating in 1998. This comes from the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
How long has Dr. Walker been practicing?
Dr. Walker has 28 years experience. Calculated from a graduation year of 1998, reported in the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
What does Dr. Walker do most often?
According to Medicare billing data, Dr. Walker performs procedures including insertion of tube into internal neck artery for diagnosis or treatment with review by radiologist, occlusion of central nervous system or spinal cord artery and insertion of tube into external neck artery for diagnosis or treatment with review by radiologist; reads or performs imaging such as ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access and imaging of blood vessel. This reflects Medicare patients only and is billing volume, not a measure of quality.
Medicare claims
Has Dr. Walker confirmed this information?
Not yet. This profile is built from public federal data and has not been confirmed by Dr. Walker. If this is you, claiming it is free.
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