NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Walter Bland, MD

Geriatric Psychiatry Physician · Washington, DC

Walter Bland, MD is a geriatric psychiatry physician with a practice address in Washington, District of Columbia, and NPI 1639101553, issued on Jul 7, 2006. Check the license (District of Columbia MD13142, as entered in NPPES) on the District of Columbia Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1639101553
Name
Walter Bland
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Geriatric Psychiatry Physician 2084P0805X
License number
MD13142 DC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
530 College St NW, Washington, DC 20059
Phone
(202) 806-7981
Enumerated
Jul 7, 2006
Record last updated
Apr 19, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(202) 806-4083
Medicaid IDs
029966300 DC
133504900 MD
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20120131000758); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Howard University College Of Medicine, 1979
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 530 College St NW

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Tyish Hall Brown, PH.D.Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychologist1619289048

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersDistrict of Columbia Board of Medicine
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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90% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average geriatric psychiatry physician in 2024

148 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,485 among the 473 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Walter Bland148
  2. Specialty average1,485

Most prescribed

  1. Bupropion Xl15 claims
  2. Alprazolam13 claims
  3. Buprenorphine-Naloxone13 claims
  4. Lurasidone Hcl12 claims
  5. Zolpidem Tartrate12 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: $235.23

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Iti, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.). The 200 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,189.26 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Walter Bland$235.23
  2. Specialty average$2,189.26

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

  1. Howard UniversityWashington, DC

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Geriatric Psychiatry Physician providers in District of Columbia

There are 6 geriatric psychiatry physician records in District of Columbia.

The 5 geriatric psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Peter Nguyen, DOWashington, DC 200321922454172
  2. Tejpal Singh, M.D.Washington, DC 200171629235015
  3. Charles Milliken, M.D.Washington, DC 203071942366224
  4. Sarah Kleinfeld, MDWashington, DC 204221861836850
  5. Panakkal David, M.D.Washington, DC 205221942271937

Common questions

What is Walter Bland, MD's NPI number?

Walter Bland, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1639101553, issued on Jul 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Walter Bland, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 530 College St NW, Washington, DC, 20059. Phone: (202) 806-7981. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Walter Bland, MD's license?

NPPES lists District of Columbia license number MD13142, as entered by the provider. Search the District of Columbia Board of Medicine at https://dchealth.dc.gov/bomed. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Walter Bland, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Walter Bland, MD had 148 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries; the average among geriatric psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,485. 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.