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Walter Dwayne Brown, MD practises pulmonary disease in Lafayette, LA. Walter is a 1988 graduate of Louisiana State University School of Medicine in Shreveport. Walter is also listed as specialising in critical care medicine. According to Medicare claims data, Walter cared for 826 Medicare patients across 1,119 services.
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Common questions
What does Dr. Brown specialise in?
Dr. Brown is a pulmonary disease in Lafayette, LA. This is the primary taxonomy recorded against the NPI in the federal registry, listed there as “PULMONARY DISEASE”.
NPI registry
Where is Dr. Brown located?
Dr. Brown is listed at 155 HOSPITAL DR STE 206, Lafayette, LA 70503. Addresses come from the NPI registry and can lag a move, so confirm before travelling.
NPI registry
What is Dr. Brown's phone number?
The number on file is (337) 234-3204. Guide.md cannot book appointments or pass on messages — please call the office directly.
NPI registry
What is Dr. Brown's NPI number?
Dr. Brown's National Provider Identifier is 1053305482. It is issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and is unique and permanent — it does not change if they move practice.
NPI registry
Where did Dr. Brown go to medical school?
Dr. Brown attended Louisiana State University School of Medicine in Shreveport, graduating in 1988. This comes from the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
How long has Dr. Brown been practising?
Dr. Brown has 38 years experience. Calculated from a graduation year of 1988, reported in the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
What does Dr. Brown do most often?
According to Medicare billing data, Dr. Brown performs procedures including exam of lung airways and sampling of lymph nodes using an endoscope and ultrasound guidance, 1-2 lymph nodes and emergent insertion of breathing tube into windpipe using an endoscope; provides treatments such as test to determine lung volumes using sensors and test to examine how well the lungs exchange gases, alongside routine visits and testing. This reflects Medicare patients only and is billing volume, not a measure of quality.
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Source: NPPES NPI Registry
Contact Information
- (337) 234-3204
- Email not available
Practice Locations
155 HOSPITAL DR STE 206
Lafayette, LA 70503
Procedures Most Often Billed to Medicare
1,119 services · 826 patients · 14 distinct codes
| Procedure | Type | Code | Services |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exam of lung airways and sampling of lymph nodes using an endoscope and ultrasound guidance, 1-2 lymph nodes | Procedure | 31652 |
11 |
| Emergent insertion of breathing tube into windpipe using an endoscope | Procedure | 31500 |
11 |
| Test to determine lung volumes using sensors | Treatment | 94726 |
68 |
| Test to examine how well the lungs exchange gases | Treatment | 94729 |
66 |
| Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume changes before and after medication administration | Treatment | 94060 |
40 |
| Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume | Treatment | 94010 |
35 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | Office visit | 99233 |
211 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | Office visit | 99291 |
198 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | Office visit | 99223 |
141 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more | Office visit | 99213 |
132 |
Source: CMS Medicare public data. Shows how often procedures were billed — not quality of care or patient satisfaction.
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Other pulmonary diseases at this location 1
Same specialty, same street address — most likely the same department or group.
Also at this address 4
Providers at the same street address. Each files their own registry entry, so a shared practice often appears under several different names.
Other pulmonary diseases in Lafayette 7
Same specialty, same city.
More connections — 20 related providers in 3 groups
Trained at Louisiana State University School of Medicine in Shreveport 7
Other providers in the same specialty who trained at the same institution.
Class of 1988 at Louisiana State University School of Medicine in Shreveport 7
Providers who graduated from the same medical school in the same year.
Also performs Exam of lung airways and sampling of lymph nodes using an endoscope and ultrasound guidance, 1-2 lymph nodes 6
Providers in LA who bill this service to Medicare most often.
Provider data sourced from the NPPES NPI Registry and CMS public datasets. Information is provided for reference and is not medical advice.