Walter Pierre Ledet, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Sulphur, LA
Walter Pierre Ledet, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Sulphur, Louisiana, and NPI 1619962479, issued on Sep 16, 2005. Check the license (Louisiana 070975, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Walter Pierre Ledet
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 070975 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 914 Cypress St, Sulphur, LA 70663
- Phone
- (337) 527-6363
- Enumerated
- Sep 16, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 13, 2026
- Fax
- (337) 528-2168
- Medicaid ID
- 1145670 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100224000268); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In New Orleans, 1968
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest surgery physician records → All 432 in Louisiana → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 914 Cypress St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Stephen Castleberry, MDSurgery Physician1295843506
Verify Walter Pierre Ledet in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 070975Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
90% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
279 Medicare Part D claims for 144 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 79 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen43 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium41 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen27 claims
- Mupirocin21 claims
- Naproxen13 claims
- Omeprazole12 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Sulphur Surgical ClincSulphur, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Walter Pierre Ledet among 432 surgery physician records in Louisiana
Walter Pierre Ledet, M.D. is one of 432 surgery physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 79% 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, 83% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1968 · median 2004 among the 278 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Louisiana
There are 432 surgery physician records in Louisiana.
All 432 in Louisiana → Every provider in Sulphur → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Stephen Castleberry, MDSulphur, LA 706631295843506
- Hamid Alipour, MDDeridder, LA 706341861856189
- David Brown, MDDeridder, LA 706341629061080
- Chi Fei Chung, MDLake Charles, LA 706051720158066
- William Moss, M.D.Lake Charles, LA 706051700996659
- Joseph O'Donnell, M.D.Lake Charles, LA 706051508851361
- Eric Waetjen, MDLake Charles, LA 706051831540608
- Diana Betancourt, CSFALake Charles, LA 706011780319632
Common questions
What is Walter Pierre Ledet, M.D.'s NPI number?
Walter Pierre Ledet, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1619962479, issued on Sep 16, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Walter Pierre Ledet, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 914 Cypress St, Sulphur, LA, 70663. Phone: (337) 527-6363. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Walter Pierre Ledet, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 070975, 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 Pierre Ledet, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Walter Pierre Ledet, M.D. had 279 Medicare Part D claims for 144 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.