Walter G. Griffith, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · St Petersburg, FL
Walter G. Griffith, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in St Petersburg, Florida, and NPI 1780792374, issued on Aug 25, 2006. Check the license (Florida ME61913, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Walter G. Griffith
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- ME61913 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5565 Dr Martin Luther King JR St N, St Petersburg, FL 33703
- Phone
- (727) 577-1203
- Enumerated
- Aug 25, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (727) 577-0983
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20081010000431); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Ohio State University College Of Medicine, 1988
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 5565 Dr Martin Luther King JR St N
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- David Cubito, PSY.D.Psychologist1366533994
- Kaitlan Griffith, PAPhysician Assistant1629534870
- Justin Letourneau, PA-CPhysician Assistant1861710923
- Nancy Simons, PH.D.Psychologist1881774677
Verify Walter G. Griffith in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME61913Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4% more Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
1,043 Medicare Part D claims for 145 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Dextroamphetamine-Amphetamine212 claims
- Alprazolam112 claims
- Methylphenidate Hcl72 claims
- Clonazepam65 claims
- Bupropion Xl64 claims
- Trazodone Hcl54 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: $2,004.15
70 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 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
- Walter G Griffith JR MD PASt Petersburg, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Walter G. Griffith among 2,744 psychiatry physician records in Florida
Walter G. Griffith, M.D. is one of 2,744 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Florida. 72% 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 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 61% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 47% of these records are
- Graduated1988 · median 2003 among the 1,283 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Psychiatry Physician providers in Florida
There are 2,744 psychiatry physician records in Florida.
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The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Rafael Beltran Durango, M.D.St Petersburg, FL 337041093807075
- Lauren Butterfield, M.D.St Petersburg, FL 337021205095874
- Miriandra De Jesus Rivera, M.D.St Petersburg, FL 337021447644836
- Virmarie Diaz Fernandez, MDSt Petersburg, FL 337021306248075
- Jason Patel, M.D.St Petersburg, FL 337041932581055
- Gregory Arthmann, MDSaint Petersburg, FL 337051417394982
- Benjamin BabchickSaint Petersburg, FL 337051346700689
- Jenny Chang, DOSt Petersburg, FL 337051952860249
Common questions
What is Walter G. Griffith, M.D.'s NPI number?
Walter G. Griffith, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780792374, issued on Aug 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Walter G. Griffith, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5565 Dr Martin Luther King JR St N, St Petersburg, FL, 33703. Phone: (727) 577-1203. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Walter G. Griffith, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME61913, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Walter G. Griffith, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Walter G. Griffith, M.D. had 1,043 Medicare Part D claims for 145 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.