Erik Anthony Whitfield, MD
Psychiatry Physician · New Orleans, LA
Erik Anthony Whitfield, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in New Orleans, Louisiana, and NPI 1578640306, issued on Nov 1, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana 22960, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Erik Anthony Whitfield
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 22960 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1055 Saint Charles Ave Ste 240, New Orleans, LA 70130
- Phone
- (504) 487-9446
- Enumerated
- Nov 1, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 9, 2023
- Fax
- (504) 324-0195
- Medicaid ID
- 48251 LA
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Erik Anthony Whitfield in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 22960Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
75% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
252 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 13 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Clonazepam28 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate22 claims
- Gabapentin14 claims
- Escitalopram Oxalate13 claims
- Tramadol Hcl13 claims
- Belsomra12 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Erik Anthony Whitfield among 583 psychiatry physician records in Louisiana
Erik Anthony Whitfield, MD is one of 583 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 4% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 63% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 48% of these records are
- Record last updated2023 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
226 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in New Orleans
They are 226 of the 13,668 NPPES records with a practice address in New Orleans, and 583 psychiatry physician records in Louisiana.
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Common questions
What is Erik Anthony Whitfield, MD's NPI number?
Erik Anthony Whitfield, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578640306, issued on Nov 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Erik Anthony Whitfield, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1055 Saint Charles Ave Ste 240, New Orleans, LA, 70130. Phone: (504) 487-9446. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Erik Anthony Whitfield, MD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 22960, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Erik Anthony Whitfield, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Erik Anthony Whitfield, MD had 252 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.