Walter Dwayne Brown, MD
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Lafayette, LA
Walter Dwayne Brown, MD is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Lafayette, Louisiana, and NPI 1053305482, issued on Aug 31, 2005. Check the license (Louisiana 07368R, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Walter Dwayne Brown
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License number
- 07368R LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 155 Hospital Dr, Lafayette, LA 70503
- Phone
- (337) 234-3204
- Enumerated
- Aug 31, 2005
- Record last updated
- Dec 6, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (337) 234-3599
- Medicaid ID
- 1929255 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100224000235); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In Shreveport, 1988
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Walter Dwayne Brown in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 07368RCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
46% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
774 Medicare Part D claims for 133 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 56% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Trelegy Ellipta136 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa114 claims
- Azithromycin69 claims
- Montelukast Sodium55 claims
- Breztri Aerosphere41 claims
- Anoro Ellipta38 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: $1,866.72
93 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 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 2 group practices
- Gbr, LLCLafayette, LA
- University Hospital And Clinics, Inc.Lafayette, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Walter Dwayne Brown among 208 pulmonary disease physician records in Louisiana
Walter Dwayne Brown, MD is one of 208 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 84% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 75% of these records are
- Graduated1988 · median 2001 among the 156 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in Louisiana
There are 208 pulmonary disease physician records in Louisiana.
All 208 in Louisiana → Every provider in Lafayette → Pulmonary Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- George Guidry, MDLafayette, LA 705031902898885
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- Fadi Malek, M.D. F.C.C.P.Lafayette, LA 705031699761056
- Billy Rosson, MDLafayette, LA 705031164414629
- Kyle Schuler, MDLafayette, LA 705031457858938
- Philip Perret, M.D.Lafayette, LA 705061093915894
- Justin Ardoin, M.D.Lafayette, LA 705081962610360
- Ewing Cook, M.D.Lafayette, LA 705081518035104
Common questions
What is Walter Dwayne Brown, MD's NPI number?
Walter Dwayne Brown, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053305482, issued on Aug 31, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Walter Dwayne Brown, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 155 Hospital Dr, Lafayette, LA, 70503. Phone: (337) 234-3204. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Walter Dwayne Brown, MD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 07368R, 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 Walter Dwayne Brown, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Walter Dwayne Brown, MD had 774 Medicare Part D claims for 133 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. 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.