Walwin Dowda Metzger, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Tampa, FL
Walwin Dowda Metzger, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Tampa, Florida, and NPI 1851386825, issued on Sep 15, 2005. Check the license (Florida ME0039056, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Walwin Dowda Metzger
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- ME0039056 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 508 W Dr Martin Luther King JR Blvd Ste B, Tampa, FL 33603
- Phone
- (656) 263-8922
- Enumerated
- Sep 15, 2005
- Record last updated
- Dec 24, 2025
- Fax
- (656) 263-7001
- Medicaid ID
- 066651300 FL
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Walwin Dowda Metzger in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME0039056Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
100% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
15 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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: $27.42
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Biocomposites Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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.
Walwin Dowda Metzger among 10,151 internal medicine physician records in Florida
Walwin Dowda Metzger, M.D. is one of 10,151 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Florida. 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, 90% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 65% of these records are
- Record last updated2025 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
629 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Tampa
They are 629 of the 26,440 NPPES records with a practice address in Tampa, and 10,151 internal medicine physician records in Florida.
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Common questions
What is Walwin Dowda Metzger, M.D.'s NPI number?
Walwin Dowda Metzger, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1851386825, issued on Sep 15, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Walwin Dowda Metzger, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 508 W Dr Martin Luther King JR Blvd Ste B, Tampa, FL, 33603. Phone: (656) 263-8922. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Walwin Dowda Metzger, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME0039056, 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 Walwin Dowda Metzger, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Walwin Dowda Metzger, M.D. had 15 Medicare Part D claims; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.