Walter J. Ehrman, MD
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Las Vegas, NV
Walter J. Ehrman, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Las Vegas, Nevada, and NPI 1053303560, issued on Aug 19, 2005. Check the license (Nevada 15855, as entered in NPPES) on the Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Walter J. Ehrman
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License numbers
- 15855 NV
A69981 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 401 N Buffalo Dr Ste 100, Las Vegas, NV 89145
- Phone
- (702) 240-6482
- Enumerated
- Aug 19, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 26, 2022
- Medicaid ID
- 00A699810 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160623002182); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical School At San Antonio, 1992
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Walter J. Ehrman in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNevada State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 15855Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
10% more Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
111 Medicare Part D claims for 38 beneficiaries, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 18 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Clopidogrel34 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: $1,784.52
20 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Atricure, Inc. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 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
- Nevada Heart And Vascular Center Resh LLPLas Vegas, NV
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Walter J. Ehrman among 46 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Nevada
Walter J. Ehrman, MD is one of 46 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Nevada. 78% 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, 89% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated1992 · median 1995 among the 32 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 43% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a Nevada practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Nevada
There are 46 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Nevada.
All 46 in Nevada → Every provider in Las Vegas → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Peter Caravella, MDLas Vegas, NV 891481497945232
- Nelly Chow, D.O.Las Vegas, NV 891281083147318
- James Daugharthy, M.D.Las Vegas, NV 891281598891152
- Nauman Jahangir, M.DLas Vegas, NV 891281326188558
- Deepak Malhotra, M.D.Las Vegas, NV 891281073799987
- Paul Mazur, M.D.Las Vegas, NV 891281366641375
- Bashir Chowdhry, M.DLas Vegas, NV 891211639219611
- Juan Lehoux, M.D.Las Vegas, NV 891691235305939
Common questions
What is Walter J. Ehrman, MD's NPI number?
Walter J. Ehrman, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053303560, issued on Aug 19, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Walter J. Ehrman, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 401 N Buffalo Dr Ste 100, Las Vegas, NV, 89145. Phone: (702) 240-6482. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Walter J. Ehrman, MD's license?
NPPES lists Nevada license number 15855, as entered by the provider. Search the Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners at https://medboard.nv.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Walter J. Ehrman, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Walter J. Ehrman, MD had 111 Medicare Part D claims for 38 beneficiaries; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. 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.