William Franklin Sherman, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Baton Rouge, LA
William Franklin Sherman, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and NPI 1508037516, issued on Mar 18, 2008. Check the license (Louisiana 201532, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William Franklin Sherman
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License numbers
- 201532 LA
PGY.2-LSUNO LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7301 Hennessy Blvd., Baton Rouge, LA 70808
- Phone
- (225) 766-0050
- Enumerated
- Mar 18, 2008
- Record last updated
- Oct 31, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (225) 766-1499
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110802000804); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In New Orleans, 2005
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify William Franklin Sherman in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 201532Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
34% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
228 Medicare Part D claims for 64 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 90 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Tramadol Hcl53 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen37 claims
- Ondansetron Hcl29 claims
- Cephalexin24 claims
- Amoxicillin21 claims
- Mupirocin21 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: $18,379.14
21 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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).
William Franklin Sherman among 336 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Louisiana
William Franklin Sherman, M.D. is one of 336 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 74% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 74% of these records are older, 22% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2005 · median 2001 among the 213 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Louisiana
There are 336 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Louisiana.
All 336 in Louisiana → Every provider in Baton Rouge → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Kenneth Cranor, M.D.Baton Rouge, LA 708081013995091
- William Hagemann, MDBaton Rouge, LA 708081093703498
- John Loupe, M.D.Baton Rouge, LA 708081053630343
- Gerard Murtagh, MDBaton Rouge, LA 708081376531319
- David Pope, MDBaton Rouge, LA 708081184612582
- Nathaniel Rawicki, MDBaton Rouge, LA 708081366971863
- Charles Walker, M.D.Baton Rouge, LA 708081083693840
- Michael Frierson, MDBaton Rouge, LA 708091164410569
Common questions
What is William Franklin Sherman, M.D.'s NPI number?
William Franklin Sherman, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508037516, issued on Mar 18, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William Franklin Sherman, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7301 Hennessy Blvd., Baton Rouge, LA, 70808. Phone: (225) 766-0050. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William Franklin Sherman, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 201532, 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 Franklin Sherman, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, William Franklin Sherman, M.D. had 228 Medicare Part D claims for 64 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.