Wendell Heard
Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician · New Orleans, LA
Wendell Heard is a sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician with a practice address in New Orleans, Louisiana, and NPI 1679790554, issued on Apr 20, 2007. Check the license (Louisiana MD.205620, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Wendell Heard
- Primary taxonomy
- Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician 207XX0005X
- License numbers
- MD.205620 LA
036127990 IL
LP01011 RI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1430 Tulane Ave # 8632, New Orleans, LA 70112
- Phone
- (504) 988-5191
- Enumerated
- Apr 20, 2007
- Record last updated
- Dec 12, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (504) 988-3872
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20121017000439); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Tulane University School Of Medicine, 2005
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1430 Tulane Ave # 8632
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Amanda DavisStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1861296014
- Branden Fox, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1679367726
- Cameron Gerhold, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1003756834
- Onyebuchi ImonugoStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1013597475
- Mohamad Issa, MDOrthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery Physician1902681927
- Parker Mitchell, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1467255737
Verify Wendell Heard in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD.205620Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
80% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician in 2024
57 Medicare Part D claims for 31 beneficiaries, against an average of 288 among the 2,562 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 21 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam15 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen12 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: $880.61
17 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 2,400 providers of this specialty with any payment received $19,779.31 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
- Administrators OF The Tulane Educational FundNew Orleans, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician providers in Louisiana
There are 44 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records in Louisiana.
Other sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records in Louisiana
- Phillip Bacilla, MDAlexandria, LA1598732133
- Christopher Bankhead, MDBaton Rouge, LA1467871723
- Richard Barton, M.D.Shreveport, LA1275529083
- Peter Blessey, MDSlidell, LA1467488163
- Jeremy Burnham, M.D.Baton Rouge, LA1780979146
- George Byram, M.D.Shreveport, LA1992064026
- Brett Cascio, M.D.Lake Charles, LA1093828113
- William Cenac, M.D.New Iberia, LA1629175633
- Walter Choate, M.D.Jefferson, LA1861682791
- Jeffrey Counts, D.O.Monroe, LA1710962444
Common questions
What is Wendell Heard's NPI number?
Wendell Heard's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679790554, issued on Apr 20, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Wendell Heard located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1430 Tulane Ave # 8632, New Orleans, LA, 70112. Phone: (504) 988-5191. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Wendell Heard's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number MD.205620, 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 Wendell Heard prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Wendell Heard had 57 Medicare Part D claims for 31 beneficiaries; the average among sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician prescribers was 288. 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.