NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ezekiel J. Wetzel, M.D.

Anesthesiology Physician · Shreveport, LA

Ezekiel J. Wetzel, M.D. is an anesthesiology physician with a practice address in Shreveport, Louisiana, and NPI 1215913611, issued on Dec 16, 2005. Check the license (Louisiana MD.201152, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1215913611
Name
Ezekiel J. Wetzel
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Anesthesiology Physician 207L00000X
License numbers
MD.201152 LA
A90433 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1501 Kings Hwy, Shreveport, LA 71103
Phone
(318) 675-5298
Enumerated
Dec 16, 2005
Record last updated
Aug 7, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(318) 675-6681
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100923000866); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In Shreveport, 2003
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1501 Kings Hwy

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Ahmad AbbasStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1043047863
  2. Mehdi Abbasi, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1023892106
  3. Maisoun AbdelbaqiAnatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1770784894
  4. Sheikh AbdullahStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1295567246
  5. Abdallah Abu Shehab, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1467340968
  6. Sergio Acevedo Cortes, DMDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1265320824

Verify Ezekiel J. Wetzel in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
    Search for license MD.201152
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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Industry payments in 2024: $18.17

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 17,774 providers of this specialty with any payment received $669.59 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Ezekiel Wetzel$18.17
  2. Specialty average$669.59

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Smso Anesthesia, LLCMonroe, LA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Ezekiel J. Wetzel among 623 anesthesiology physician records in Louisiana

Ezekiel J. Wetzel, M.D. is one of 623 anesthesiology physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 90% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • Graduated2003 · median 2005 among the 430 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2007 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207L00000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

90 anesthesiology physician records list a practice address in Shreveport

They are 90 of the 8,660 NPPES records with a practice address in Shreveport, and 623 anesthesiology physician records in Louisiana.

The 8 anesthesiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Ahmed Badr, M.D.Shreveport, LA 711031740221316
  2. Wendy Bernstein, M.D.Shreveport, LA 711031679516066
  3. Gregory Bijak, MDShreveport, LA 711031750301198
  4. Edwin Herron, MDShreveport, LA 711031639260011
  5. Emily Naus, M.D.Shreveport, LA 711031588634133
  6. Rodney Posey, D.O.Shreveport, LA 711031558475988
  7. Bruce Puryear, MDShreveport, LA 711031821068016
  8. Ashok Rao, MDShreveport, LA 711031891896353

Common questions

What is Ezekiel J. Wetzel, M.D.'s NPI number?

Ezekiel J. Wetzel, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215913611, issued on Dec 16, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ezekiel J. Wetzel, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1501 Kings Hwy, Shreveport, LA, 71103. Phone: (318) 675-5298. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ezekiel J. Wetzel, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Louisiana license number MD.201152, 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.

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.