Walter E. Levy, MD
Specialist · Metairie, LA
Walter E. Levy, MD is a specialist with a practice address in Metairie, Louisiana, and NPI 1356333199, issued on Aug 18, 2005. Check the license (Louisiana 013245, as entered in NPPES) with the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Walter E. Levy
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Specialist 174400000X
- License number
- 013245 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4224 Houma Blvd, Metairie, LA 70006
- Phone
- (504) 454-0755
- Enumerated
- Aug 18, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 13, 2026
- Fax
- (504) 780-2558
- Medicaid ID
- 1311596 LA
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest specialist records → All 550 in Louisiana → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 4224 Houma Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- David Aiken, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1033101290
- Akash Anand, MDPlastic Surgery within the Head & Neck (Otolaryngology) Physician1720262108
- Marshall Book, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1932245586
- Roland Bourgeois, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1881678589
- John Boyle, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1225177009
- Anitha Christopher, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1467642397
Verify Walter E. Levy in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Louisiana board licenses this profession
Search for license 013245Check 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 specialist in 2024
1,436 Medicare Part D claims for 289 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 20% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Tamsulosin Hcl439 claims
- Gemtesa175 claims
- Finasteride160 claims
- Dutasteride82 claims
- Myrbetriq54 claims
- Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro46 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 23 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $383.41
17 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc. The 5,844 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,760.79 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.
Walter E. Levy among 550 specialist records in Louisiana
Walter E. Levy, MD is one of 550 specialist records with a practice address in Louisiana. 36% 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, 85% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 36% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 23% of these records are
- Record last updated2026 · 77% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
69 specialist records list a practice address in Metairie
They are 69 of the 5,682 NPPES records with a practice address in Metairie, and 550 specialist records in Louisiana.
All 550 in Louisiana → Every provider in Metairie → Specialist nationwide →
The 8 specialist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Richard Airhart, M.D.Metairie, LA 700061013909266
- Barbara Bopp, M.D.Metairie, LA 700061265432926
- Josephine Brown, M.D.Metairie, LA 700061083614507
- Louis Cohen, M.D.Metairie, LA 700061467450130
- Kelvin Contreary, M.D.Metairie, LA 700061932112034
- Rene Deboisblanc, M.D.Metairie, LA 700061922011030
- Rudolph Jacob, M.D.Metairie, LA 700061760452270
- Thomas Lyons, M.D.Metairie, LA 700061235154287
Common questions
What is Walter E. Levy, MD's NPI number?
Walter E. Levy, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356333199, issued on Aug 18, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Walter E. Levy, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4224 Houma Blvd, Metairie, LA, 70006. Phone: (504) 454-0755. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Walter E. Levy, MD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 013245, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Walter E. Levy, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Walter E. Levy, MD had 1,436 Medicare Part D claims for 289 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Walter E. Levy, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 23 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.