Russell J. Wardlaw, MD
Specialist · Hammond, LA
Russell J. Wardlaw, MD is a specialist with a practice address in Hammond, Louisiana, and NPI 1376734210, issued on Aug 6, 2007. Check the license (Louisiana 026005, as entered in NPPES) with the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Russell J. Wardlaw
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Specialist 174400000X
- License number
- 026005 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 16061 Doctors Blvd, Hammond, LA 70403
- Phone
- (985) 542-1334
- Enumerated
- Aug 6, 2007
- Record last updated
- Apr 23, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (985) 893-9594
- Medicaid ID
- 1056529 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080320000220); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In New Orleans, 2002
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest specialist records → All 550 in Louisiana → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 16061 Doctors Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Dennis Booth, M.D.Specialist1639174741
- Gregory Mula, M.D.Specialist1265437362
- Wendi Neal, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1396200960
- Alisa Picou, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1346705100
- Jason Reina, MDSpecialist1548236391
Verify Russell J. Wardlaw in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Louisiana board licenses this profession
Search for license 026005Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
67% more Medicare Part D claims than the average specialist in 2024
2,302 Medicare Part D claims for 793 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Omeprazole463 claims
- Promethazine Hcl408 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium346 claims
- Linzess107 claims
- Ondansetron Odt98 claims
- Cholestyramine80 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): 94.1 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: $1,050.57
75 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 5,844 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,760.79 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
- Northlake GastroenterologyCovington, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Russell J. Wardlaw among 550 specialist records in Louisiana
Russell J. Wardlaw, MD is one of 550 specialist records with a practice address in Louisiana. 36% 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 56% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 56% of these records are older, 32% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 36% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 23% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 1991 among the 124 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 77% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Specialist providers in Louisiana
There are 550 specialist records in Louisiana.
All 550 in Louisiana → Every provider in Hammond → Specialist nationwide →
The 8 specialist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Dennis Booth, M.D.Hammond, LA 704031639174741
- Susan Brocato, M.ED., L.P.C.Hammond, LA 704031861627622
- Shannan Brown, LMTHammond, LA 704031366581084
- John Fambrough, M.D.Hammond, LA 704031659314623
- Sarah McGuire, BS,HSHammond, LA 704031568179240
- Gregory Mula, M.D.Hammond, LA 704031265437362
- Pervez Mussarat, M.D.Hammond, LA 704031134121999
- Robert Nicholson, MDHammond, LA 704031124417373
Common questions
What is Russell J. Wardlaw, MD's NPI number?
Russell J. Wardlaw, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1376734210, issued on Aug 6, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Russell J. Wardlaw, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 16061 Doctors Blvd, Hammond, LA, 70403. Phone: (985) 542-1334. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Russell J. Wardlaw, MD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 026005, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Russell J. Wardlaw, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Russell J. Wardlaw, MD had 2,302 Medicare Part D claims for 793 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Russell J. Wardlaw, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.1 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.