Michael E. Walsh, MD
Psychiatry Physician · Covington, LA
Michael E. Walsh, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Covington, Louisiana, and NPI 1588691711, issued on Jun 26, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana 11404R, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael E. Walsh
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 11404R LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5001 Highway 190, Covington, LA 70433
- Phone
- (985) 871-0220
- Enumerated
- Jun 26, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 30, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (985) 871-8292
- Medicaid ID
- 1493376 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060502000034); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In New Orleans, 1991
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest psychiatry physician records → All 583 in Louisiana → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 5001 Highway 190
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Clyde Hurst, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1982673562
Verify Michael E. Walsh in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 11404RCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average psychiatry physician in 2024
3,839 Medicare Part D claims for 230 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims. 13 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Alprazolam390 claims
- Clonazepam384 claims
- Spravato286 claims
- Dextroamphetamine-Amphetamine189 claims
- Trazodone Hcl181 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl146 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 88.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,941.00
94 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Supernus 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
- Louisiana State University School OF Medicine IN New Orleans Faculty GNew Orleans, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael E. Walsh among 583 psychiatry physician records in Louisiana
Michael E. Walsh, MD is one of 583 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 75% 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 4% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 63% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 48% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 2005 among the 279 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 56% 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 Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Psychiatry Physician providers in Louisiana
There are 583 psychiatry physician records in Louisiana.
All 583 in Louisiana → Every provider in Covington → Psychiatry Physician nationwide →
The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Peter Crapanzano, M.D.Covington, LA 704331922276740
- Daphne Glindmeyer, MDCovington, LA 704331245240951
- Clyde Hurst, M.D.Covington, LA 704331982673562
- Savannah Patel, MDCovington, LA 704331356847750
- Steve Taylor, MDCovington, LA 704331477583003
- Lauren Groves, DOBogalusa, LA 704271730683525
- Sharon Hoffman, M.D.Bogalusa, LA 704271376689752
- Anthony Saliba, MDBogalusa, LA 704271275160129
Common questions
What is Michael E. Walsh, MD's NPI number?
Michael E. Walsh, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588691711, issued on Jun 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael E. Walsh, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5001 Highway 190, Covington, LA, 70433. Phone: (985) 871-0220. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael E. Walsh, MD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 11404R, 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 Michael E. Walsh, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael E. Walsh, MD had 3,839 Medicare Part D claims for 230 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Michael E. Walsh, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 88.1 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.