Philip Ehrlich, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Baton Rouge, LA
Philip Ehrlich, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and NPI 1497706550, issued on May 13, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana 025277, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Philip Ehrlich
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 025277 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7777 Hennessy Blvd, Baton Rouge, LA 70808
- Phone
- (225) 766-7441
- Enumerated
- May 13, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 13, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (225) 766-7597
- Medicaid ID
- 1577120 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040419001570); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- State University Of New York At Buffalo School Of Medicine, 1999
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 7777 Hennessy Blvd
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Verify Philip Ehrlich in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 025277Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
8,715 Medicare Part D claims for 1,221 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 38% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost2,168 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol1,201 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate964 claims
- Timolol Maleate625 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate619 claims
- Rhopressa356 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,201.79
37 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 one group practice
- Eye Medical Center ApmcBaton Rouge, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Philip Ehrlich among 299 ophthalmology physician records in Louisiana
Philip Ehrlich, 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
- Graduated1999 · median 2000 among the 206 with a school on file
- Record last updated2009 · 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 Baton Rouge → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Charles Afeman, MDBaton Rouge, LA 708081659414183
- Bradley Black, MDBaton Rouge, LA 708081861541575
- David Dragon, M.D.Baton Rouge, LA 708081790717601
- Crayton Fargason, M.D.Baton Rouge, LA 708081063462679
- David Fargason, MDBaton Rouge, LA 708081831141365
- George Fivgas, MDBaton Rouge, LA 708081790787448
- Hilliard Haik, M.D.Baton Rouge, LA 708081417907049
- Thomas Heigle, M.D.Baton Rouge, LA 708081174573711
Common questions
What is Philip Ehrlich, MD's NPI number?
Philip Ehrlich, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497706550, issued on May 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Philip Ehrlich, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7777 Hennessy Blvd, Baton Rouge, LA, 70808. Phone: (225) 766-7441. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Philip Ehrlich, MD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 025277, 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 Philip Ehrlich, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Philip Ehrlich, MD had 8,715 Medicare Part D claims for 1,221 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Philip Ehrlich, MD's MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.