Misty T. Wetzel, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician · New Orleans, LA
Misty T. Wetzel, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in New Orleans, Louisiana, and NPI 1003076647, issued on Jun 16, 2008. Check the license (Louisiana 205533, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Misty T. Wetzel
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- 205533 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 963 Taft PL, New Orleans, LA 70119
- Phone
- (504) 309-4246
- Enumerated
- Jun 16, 2008
- Record last updated
- Sep 15, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 1104124 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150928000125); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Misty T. Wetzel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 205533Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
31% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
297 Medicare Part D claims for 166 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 46 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen30 claims
- Cefdinir26 claims
- Prednisone21 claims
- Cephalexin20 claims
- Ondansetron Odt20 claims
- Tramadol Hcl14 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: $97.99
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 12,335 providers of this specialty with any payment received $953.79 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
- Cross Lake Emergency Group, LLCBossier City, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Misty T. Wetzel among 1,000 emergency medicine physician records in Louisiana
Misty T. Wetzel, MD is one of 1,000 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 51% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 51% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 2010 among the 653 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 64% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
230 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in New Orleans
They are 230 of the 13,668 NPPES records with a practice address in New Orleans, and 1,000 emergency medicine physician records in Louisiana.
All 1,000 in Louisiana → Every provider in New Orleans → Emergency Medicine Physician nationwide →
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Common questions
What is Misty T. Wetzel, MD's NPI number?
Misty T. Wetzel, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1003076647, issued on Jun 16, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Misty T. Wetzel, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 963 Taft PL, New Orleans, LA, 70119. Phone: (504) 309-4246. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Misty T. Wetzel, MD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 205533, 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 Misty T. Wetzel, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Misty T. Wetzel, MD had 297 Medicare Part D claims for 166 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.