Marla Frances Wald, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · Durham, NC
Marla Frances Wald, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Durham, North Carolina, and NPI 1568650554, issued on Oct 4, 2007. Check the license (North Carolina 2006-01677, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Marla Frances Wald
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 2006-01677 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Dumc 3263 Duke Medical Ctr, Durham, NC 27710
- Phone
- (919) 475-8998
- Enumerated
- Oct 4, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jul 9, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090318000584); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest psychiatry physician records → All 1,725 in North Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Verify Marla Frances Wald in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2006-01677Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
83% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
169 Medicare Part D claims for 23 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Clonazepam28 claims
- Bupropion Xl22 claims
- Trazodone Hcl18 claims
- Venlafaxine Hcl Er12 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate11 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Duke Health Integrated Practice IncDurham, NC
- Duke University Health System, IncDurham, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Marla Frances Wald among 1,725 psychiatry physician records in North Carolina
Marla Frances Wald, M.D. is one of 1,725 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 69% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 43% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 43% of these records are older, 43% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 43% of these records are
- Graduated1988 · median 2006 among the 744 with a school on file
- Record last updated2009 · 53% 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 North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
209 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Durham
They are 209 of the 13,451 NPPES records with a practice address in Durham, and 1,725 psychiatry physician records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Marla Frances Wald, M.D.'s NPI number?
Marla Frances Wald, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568650554, issued on Oct 4, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Marla Frances Wald, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Dumc 3263 Duke Medical Ctr, Durham, NC, 27710. Phone: (919) 475-8998. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Marla Frances Wald, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2006-01677, 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 Marla Frances Wald, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Marla Frances Wald, M.D. had 169 Medicare Part D claims for 23 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.