Dr. William A. Byrd, MD

Dr. Byrd practices at Ochsner LSU Health - Academic Medical Center in Shreveport, Louisiana, part of Ochsner Health System.

Dr. Byrd's NPI, 1316937998, was assigned on October 25, 2005. Dr. Byrd graduated from Tulane University School of Medicine in 1979. Dr. Byrd holds Louisiana license 14814.

Dr. Byrd's primary practice is Ochsner LSU Health - Academic Medical Center, at 1541 Kings Highway, Shreveport, LA 71130 in Caddo Parish. The practice phone is (318) 675-5058.

Dr. Byrd's primary practice is Ochsner LSU Health - Academic Medical Center in Shreveport, Louisiana, part of Ochsner Health System. The medical group on file is LSU Health Shreveport. Dmand AI also links Dr. Byrd to 1 more group practice or clinic, named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Byrd practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Ophthalmology is Dr. Byrd's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207W00000X. Dr. Byrd is licensed in Louisiana.

Dmand AI lists cataract, cold sores or genital herpes, conjunctivitis, dry eye, eyelid inflammation, glaucoma, hypertensive retinopathy and inflammation of iris among the conditions Dr. Byrd treats.

CMS data shows 330 Medicare services from Dr. Byrd across 4 procedure codes in 2024, for 243 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $11,160 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 243 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Byrd in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 105 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 29% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.37, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Byrd's median patient age at 71, with 66% women.

In 2024, Dr. Byrd wrote 219 Medicare Part D claims for 80 patients. 78% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 158 of them, across 6 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,911 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 288 claims across 9 drugs.

Dr. Byrd accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Dmand AI links 7 papers to Dr. Byrd, published from 2011 to 2023. 2018 was the busiest year, with 2. Dr. Byrd has published most often in Am J Ophthalmol Case Rep. Dr. Byrd's most frequent co-authors are Majd Al Shaarani, MD, John Patrick Carmody, MD and Lauren C. Ditta, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 99 general payments to Dr. Byrd from 20 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Alcon Laboratories Inc paid the most, $2,103.

Dmand AI lists 2 awards for Dr. Byrd, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2013.

Dr. Byrd graduated from Tulane University School of Medicine in 1979.

Dr. Byrd is in network with 17 carriers, including Elevance, Aetna and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 13. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.