NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

William Sydney Whyte, M.D.

Interventional Pain Medicine Physician · Shreveport, LA

William Sydney Whyte, M.D. is an interventional pain medicine physician with a practice address in Shreveport, Louisiana, and NPI 1821060476, issued on Feb 6, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana 14038R, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1821060476
Name
William Sydney Whyte
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Interventional Pain Medicine Physician 208VP0014X
License number
14038R LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
457 Ashley Ridge Blvd, Shreveport, LA 71106
Phone
(318) 221-7246
Enumerated
Feb 6, 2006
Record last updated
Sep 27, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(318) 861-1325
Medicaid ID
1495964 LA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050502000056); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In Shreveport, 1996
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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83% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average interventional pain medicine physician in 2024

403 Medicare Part D claims for 110 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,306 among the 2,100 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 123 claims were for opioids.

  1. William Whyte403
  2. Specialty average2,306

Most prescribed

  1. Tizanidine Hcl123 claims
  2. Gabapentin87 claims
  3. Tramadol Hcl73 claims
  4. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen35 claims
  5. Clindamycin Hcl23 claims
  6. Celecoxib15 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: $18,954.48

60 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 1,966 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,889.53 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. William Whyte$18,954
  2. Specialty average$3,890

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

  1. Cornerstone Therapy And Balance Center LLCShreveport, LA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

William Sydney Whyte among 59 interventional pain medicine physician records in Louisiana

William Sydney Whyte, M.D. is one of 59 interventional pain medicine physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 92% 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 12% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 49% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • Graduated1996 · median 2005 among the 49 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2011 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208VP0014X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Interventional Pain Medicine Physician providers in Louisiana

There are 59 interventional pain medicine physician records in Louisiana.

The 8 interventional pain medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jefferey Adair, MDShreveport, LA 711051780665828
  2. Randall Brewer, MDShreveport, LA 711051538130018
  3. John Cefalu, MDShreveport, LA 711051659804979
  4. Jai Munjampalli, M.D.Shreveport, LA 711051568728178
  5. Russell Stuermann, M.D.Shreveport, LA 711051306027438
  6. James Wages, M.D.Shreveport, LA 711051447561857
  7. Vincent Forte, M.D.Monroe, LA 712011043241987
  8. John Ledbetter, M.D.Monroe, LA 712011225069065

Common questions

What is William Sydney Whyte, M.D.'s NPI number?

William Sydney Whyte, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821060476, issued on Feb 6, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is William Sydney Whyte, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 457 Ashley Ridge Blvd, Shreveport, LA, 71106. Phone: (318) 221-7246. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify William Sydney Whyte, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Louisiana license number 14038R, 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 Sydney Whyte, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, William Sydney Whyte, M.D. had 403 Medicare Part D claims for 110 beneficiaries; the average among interventional pain medicine physician prescribers was 2,306. 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.