William Scott Griffies, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · New Orleans, LA
William Scott Griffies, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in New Orleans, Louisiana, and NPI 1407879356, issued on Jul 25, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana 16624, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William Scott Griffies
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 16624 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 536 Bienville St, New Orleans, LA 70130
- Phone
- (504) 355-0509
- Enumerated
- Jul 25, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 21, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (504) 355-0508
- Medicaid ID
- 1391832 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150903000876); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In New Orleans, 1982
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify William Scott Griffies in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 16624Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
60% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
404 Medicare Part D claims for 24 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Clonazepam66 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl28 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate25 claims
- Lamotrigine23 claims
- Trazodone Hcl21 claims
- Gabapentin19 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: $134.30
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 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
- Mindpath Care Centers North Carolina PLLCRaleigh, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
William Scott Griffies among 583 psychiatry physician records in Louisiana
William Scott Griffies, M.D. is one of 583 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 75% 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 4% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 63% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 48% of these records are
- Graduated1982 · median 2005 among the 279 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 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 2084P0800X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
226 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in New Orleans
They are 226 of the 13,668 NPPES records with a practice address in New Orleans, and 583 psychiatry physician records in Louisiana.
All 583 in Louisiana → Every provider in New Orleans → Psychiatry Physician nationwide →
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- Edward Levy, MDNew Orleans, LA 701301518120864
- Paul Pelts, M.D.New Orleans, LA 701301477642676
- Halloran Peterson, MDNew Orleans, LA 701301801241328
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Common questions
What is William Scott Griffies, M.D.'s NPI number?
William Scott Griffies, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1407879356, issued on Jul 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William Scott Griffies, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 536 Bienville St, New Orleans, LA, 70130. Phone: (504) 355-0509. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William Scott Griffies, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 16624, 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 Scott Griffies, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, William Scott Griffies, M.D. had 404 Medicare Part D claims for 24 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.