Dr. Michael W. Wolfe, MD
Orthopedic Surgery (Orthopaedic Surgery Physician)
1514 Jefferson Highway
Jefferson, LA 70121
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Jefferson Parish includes primary care (18% of residents) shortage areas. About shortage areas
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- In the NPI registry since
- 2006
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 181
The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. NPIs were first issued in May 2005 and became required on claims in 2007–2008, so an early date usually means the clinician was already in practice before then. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 2006Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date) — NPIs began in 2005, so practice likely started earlier
Medicare’s Care Compare data doesn’t list this clinician’s medical school. Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).
Specialties and state licenses
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Orthopaedic Surgery Physician primary
VA license 0101224713
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Medicare patients and services
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 181
- Services billed
- 229
- Patients’ average age
- 72
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | 138 | 105 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | 39 | 39 |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | 30 | 27 |
| Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee | 27 | 26 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | 25 | 25 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | 16 | 16 |
| Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and | 13 | 13 |
| Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis | 11 | 11 |
Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.
Medicare prescriptions
| Drug | Prescriptions |
|---|---|
| Meloxicam Other prescribers in Jefferson, LA | 123 |
| Methylprednisolone Other prescribers in Jefferson, LA | 78 |
| Celecoxib Other prescribers in Jefferson, LA | 42 |
| Oxycodone Hcl Other prescribers in Jefferson, LA | 27 |
| Pregabalin Other prescribers in Jefferson, LA | 11 |
| Tramadol Hcl-Acetaminophen (tramadol hcl/acetaminophen) Other prescribers in Jefferson, LA | 11 |
Prescriptions filled under Medicare Part D, including refills. CMS leaves out drugs prescribed fewer than 11 times.