Joshua Mark Groetsch, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Metairie, LA
Joshua Mark Groetsch, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Metairie, Louisiana, and NPI 1669497590, issued on Jul 13, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana 025627, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joshua Mark Groetsch
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 025627 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4324 Veterans Blvd, Metairie, LA 70006
- Phone
- (504) 883-7690
- Enumerated
- Jul 13, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 19, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (504) 455-7864
- Medicaid ID
- 1045276 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060912000549); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In New Orleans, 2001
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 4324 Veterans Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Joshua Mark Groetsch in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 025627Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
84% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
2,793 Medicare Part D claims for 528 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 47% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost532 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate317 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate299 claims
- Ciprofloxacin Hcl219 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol193 claims
- Timolol Maleate154 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: $1,253.62
34 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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 2 group practices
- Joshua M. Groetsch, MD LLCMetairie, LA
- South Louisiana Medical AssociatesHouma, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joshua Mark Groetsch among 299 ophthalmology physician records in Louisiana
Joshua Mark Groetsch, MD is one of 299 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 83% 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 21% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 21% of these records are older, 41% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2000 among the 206 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 73% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Louisiana
There are 299 ophthalmology physician records in Louisiana.
All 299 in Louisiana → Every provider in Metairie → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- John Boyle, M.D.Metairie, LA 700061225177009
- Stephen Brint, MDMetairie, LA 700061518933191
- Donald Cerise, M.D.Metairie, LA 700061851466585
- Brandon Davis, MDMetairie, LA 700061235343187
- Catherine Fitzmorris, M.D.Metairie, LA 700061376513358
- Bruce Germer, M.D.Metairie, LA 700061780655258
- Owen Lacour, MDMetairie, LA 700061427097989
- Ronald Landry, M.D.Metairie, LA 700061992870620
Common questions
What is Joshua Mark Groetsch, MD's NPI number?
Joshua Mark Groetsch, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1669497590, issued on Jul 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joshua Mark Groetsch, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4324 Veterans Blvd, Metairie, LA, 70006. Phone: (504) 883-7690. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joshua Mark Groetsch, MD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 025627, 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 Joshua Mark Groetsch, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joshua Mark Groetsch, MD had 2,793 Medicare Part D claims for 528 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. 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.