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- 2510 Airpark Drive, Suite 302, Redding, CA 96001
About Dr. Fletscher
Walter L. Fletscher, M.D. practices cardiovascular disease in Redding, CA. Walter is a 1981 graduate of University of South Alabama College of Medicine. Medicare claims data shows Walter provided 4,179 services to 2,840 patients. The services billed most often include established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more, routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report, and ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function. The provider's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1407879901.
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
- (530) 241-9966
- Email not available
Practice Locations
2510 AIRPARK DRIVE SUITE 302
Redding, CA 96001
Conditions Commonly Evaluated or Treated
Within Cardiovascular Disease 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
Specialized cardiovascular care
Most searched conditions
Coronary and ischemic heart disease
Heart failure and cardiomyopathy
Heart rhythm
Symptoms and functional disorders
Valve and structural heart
Vascular and risk factors
Artery & vascular
Heart inflammation
Heart muscle
Heart valves
Vascular disease
Procedures & services
Advanced imaging
- Cardiac computed tomography
- Coronary artery calcium scan
- Transesophageal echocardiogram
- Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging
- Nuclear cardiac stress imaging
Catheter-based diagnosis and treatment
Heart & circulation
Life Support
Office and noninvasive testing
- Cardiology consultation
- Exercise stress test
- Pharmacologic cardiac stress test
- Stress echocardiogram
- Transthoracic echocardiogram
- Ambulatory blood-pressure monitoring
Structural heart
Most searched procedures
Consultations
Diagnostic testing
Diagnostics
Heart devices
- Biventricular Pacemaker (Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy)
- Implantable Loop Recorder (Cardiac Monitor Implant)
Heart imaging
Heart procedures
Heart rhythm procedures
Imaging
Implants
Recovery & rehabilitation
Vascular imaging
Procedures Most Often Billed to Medicare
4,179 services · 2,840 patients · 15 distinct codes
| Procedure | Type | Code | Services | Compared with peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | Imaging | 78452 |
40 | Less often than most peers in Cardiovascular Disease |
| Nuclear medicine study of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | Imaging | 78451 |
12 | Less often than most peers in Cardiovascular Disease |
| Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report | Treatment | 93000 |
1,151 | More than most peers in Cardiovascular Disease |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | Treatment | 93306 |
1,089 | More than most peers in Cardiovascular Disease |
| Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only | Treatment | 93010 |
78 | Less often than most peers in Cardiovascular Disease |
| Ultrasound of heart during rest, exercise and/or drug-induced stress with report | Treatment | 93350 |
58 | More than most peers in Cardiovascular Disease |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | Treatment | 93015 |
41 | Less often than most peers in Cardiovascular Disease |
| Programming of dual lead pacemaker system | Treatment | 93280 |
23 | Less often than most peers in Cardiovascular Disease |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | Treatment | 93880 |
20 | Less often than most peers in Cardiovascular Disease |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) 1 to 3 leads with review by physician | Treatment | 93040 |
19 | Less often than most peers in Cardiovascular Disease |
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 cardiologists at this location 1
Same specialty, same street address — most likely the same department or group.
Related specialists at this location 1
Clinically related specialties at the same address — the people this provider most likely works alongside.
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.
More connections — 31 related providers in 4 groups
Other cardiologists in Redding 7
Same specialty, same city.
Trained at University of South Alabama College of Medicine 8
Other providers in the same specialty who trained at the same institution.
Class of 1981 at University of South Alabama College of Medicine 8
Providers who graduated from the same medical school in the same year.
Also performs Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect 8
Providers in CA who bill this service to Medicare most often.
Common questions
What does Walter L. Fletscher specialize in?
Walter L. Fletscher is a cardiologist in Redding, CA. That is the designation recorded for this NPI in the federal registry, where it is listed as “Cardiovascular Disease”.
NPI registry
Where is Walter L. Fletscher located?
Walter L. Fletscher is listed at 2510 Airpark Drive Suite 302, Redding, CA 96001. Addresses come from the NPI registry and can lag a move, so confirm before travelling.
NPI registry
What is Walter L. Fletscher's phone number?
The number on file is (530) 241-9966. Contact the office directly to confirm availability and scheduling.
NPI registry
What is the NPI for Walter L. Fletscher?
Walter L. Fletscher's National Provider Identifier is 1407879901. 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 Walter L. Fletscher train?
Walter L. Fletscher attended University of South Alabama College of Medicine, graduating in 1981. This comes from the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
How much experience does Walter L. Fletscher have?
Walter L. Fletscher has 45 years experience. Calculated from a graduation year of 1981, reported in the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
What does Walter L. Fletscher do most often?
According to Medicare billing data, Walter L. Fletscher performs imaging including nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect and nuclear medicine study of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect; provides treatments such as routine electrocardiogram using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report and ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function, alongside routine visits and testing. This reflects Medicare patients only and is billing volume, not a measure of quality.
Medicare claims
Is Walter L. Fletscher's profile verified?
Not yet. This profile is built from public federal data and has not been confirmed by Walter L. Fletscher. If this is you, claiming it is free.
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