Katherine Wiltz Lavie, MD
Infectious Disease Physician · Baton Rouge, LA
Katherine Wiltz Lavie, MD is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and NPI 1073812871, issued on Mar 18, 2011. Check the license (Louisiana MD.205401, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Katherine Wiltz Lavie
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
- License numbers
- MD.205401 LA
34246 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5247 Didesse Dr, Baton Rouge, LA 70808
- Phone
- (225) 214-0907
- Enumerated
- Mar 18, 2011
- Record last updated
- Sep 22, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (225) 214-0908
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140725000937); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In New Orleans, 2011
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Katherine Wiltz Lavie in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD.205401Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
60% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average infectious disease physician in 2024
273 Medicare Part D claims for 31 beneficiaries, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 42% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Biktarvy38 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate31 claims
- Prezcobix21 claims
- Arikayce19 claims
- Fluconazole13 claims
- Acyclovir12 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: $25.68
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Melinta Therapeutics, LLC. The 3,895 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,362.19 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
- Lsuhn Billing LLCBaton Rouge, LA
- Our Lady OF The Lake Physician Group LLCBaton Rouge, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Katherine Wiltz Lavie among 128 infectious disease physician records in Louisiana
Katherine Wiltz Lavie, MD is one of 128 infectious disease physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 66% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 66% of these records are older, 27% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2005 among the 85 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0200X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Infectious Disease Physician providers in Louisiana
There are 128 infectious disease physician records in Louisiana.
All 128 in Louisiana → Every provider in Baton Rouge → Infectious Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Scott Anderson, MDBaton Rouge, LA 708081114285293
- Madeleine Heck, MDBaton Rouge, LA 708081407877426
- Catherine O'Neal, MDBaton Rouge, LA 708081689715013
- Maria Reyes Angeles, M.DBaton Rouge, LA 708081194012609
- Tatiana Saavedra, MDBaton Rouge, LA 708081023209053
- Katie Taylor, M.D.Baton Rouge, LA 708081235525643
- Shobha Vootukuri, MDBaton Rouge, LA 708081215263009
- Candace Warner, M.D.Baton Rouge, LA 708081710918180
Common questions
What is Katherine Wiltz Lavie, MD's NPI number?
Katherine Wiltz Lavie, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1073812871, issued on Mar 18, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Katherine Wiltz Lavie, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5247 Didesse Dr, Baton Rouge, LA, 70808. Phone: (225) 214-0907. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Katherine Wiltz Lavie, MD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number MD.205401, 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 Katherine Wiltz Lavie, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Katherine Wiltz Lavie, MD had 273 Medicare Part D claims for 31 beneficiaries; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 689. 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.