John Edward Latz, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · Catawba, NC
John Edward Latz, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Catawba, North Carolina, and NPI 1013972025, issued on Apr 20, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 35688, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John Edward Latz
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 35688 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 106 4TH Ave SW, Catawba, NC 28609
- Phone
- (704) 662-3270
- Enumerated
- Apr 20, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 17, 2023
- Fax
- (866) 824-9879
- Medicaid IDs
- 1013972025 NC
8951130 NC - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100713000121); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Wake Forest University School Of Medicine, 1991
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Verify John Edward Latz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 35688Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average psychiatry physician in 2024
2,480 Medicare Part D claims for 161 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims. 42 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Trazodone Hcl131 claims
- Clonazepam115 claims
- Benztropine Mesylate107 claims
- Alprazolam97 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl97 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate96 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $124.98
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
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
- MonarchLaurinburg, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
1 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Catawba
They are 1 of the 11 NPPES records with a practice address in Catawba, and 1,725 psychiatry physician records in North Carolina.
Other psychiatry physician records in North Carolina
- Ronee Aaron, D.O.Hendersonville, NC1154390615
- Elise Abken, MDChapel Hill, NC1558884221
- Amy Abramowitz, M.D.Chapel Hill, NC1871983676
- Mohammad Abu-Salha, MDClayton, NC1245228527
- Julie Adams, MDDurham, NC1295753440
- Scott Adams, DOKings Mountain, NC1700175890
- Rachel Adcock, MDDurham, NC1669661922
- Danielle Adegoroye, M.D.Greensboro, NC1750697389
- Michael Adelman, M.D.Cary, NC1841516622
- Sanju Adhikari, MDRaleigh, NC1225441066
Common questions
What is John Edward Latz, M.D.'s NPI number?
John Edward Latz, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1013972025, issued on Apr 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John Edward Latz, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 106 4TH Ave SW, Catawba, NC, 28609. Phone: (704) 662-3270. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John Edward Latz, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 35688, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does John Edward Latz, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John Edward Latz, M.D. had 2,480 Medicare Part D claims for 161 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.