William W. Alden, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Metairie, LA
William W. Alden, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Metairie, Louisiana, and NPI 1427036656, issued on Jan 6, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana 024150, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William W. Alden
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- 024150 LA
L024150 LA
MD.024150 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3941 Houma Blvd Ste 1B, Metairie, LA 70006
- Phone
- (504) 320-2005
- Enumerated
- Jan 6, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 2, 2025
- Fax
- (800) 816-5191
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200212002451); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify William W. Alden in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 024150Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
91% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
291 Medicare Part D claims for 56 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 17 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Famotidine33 claims
- Meloxicam31 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl24 claims
- Losartan Potassium18 claims
- Tramadol Hcl16 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: $32.34
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- East Jefferson Physicians Group LLCCovington, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
William W. Alden among 1,749 internal medicine physician records in Louisiana
William W. Alden, M.D. is one of 1,749 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 85% 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 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated1994 · median 2008 among the 1,216 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 56% 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 Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
76 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Metairie
They are 76 of the 5,682 NPPES records with a practice address in Metairie, and 1,749 internal medicine physician records in Louisiana.
All 1,749 in Louisiana → Every provider in Metairie → Internal Medicine Physician nationwide →
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Common questions
What is William W. Alden, M.D.'s NPI number?
William W. Alden, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427036656, issued on Jan 6, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William W. Alden, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3941 Houma Blvd Ste 1B, Metairie, LA, 70006. Phone: (504) 320-2005. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William W. Alden, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 024150, 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 William W. Alden, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, William W. Alden, M.D. had 291 Medicare Part D claims for 56 beneficiaries; 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.