Dr. Edward David Sledge Jr., MD

  • Baton Rouge, LA
  • Pediatrician
NPI1790703528PAC ID2769676451
Medicare services, 2024
552
Medicare patients, 2024
213
Part D claims, 2024
10,454
Hospital affiliations
2
Industry payments
$819
Practice address
17000 Medical Center Dr, Baton Rouge, LA 70816
Practice phone
Call (225) 752-2470
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Primary practice

Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge

Hospital · Baton Rouge, Louisiana

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Dr. Edward David Sledge Jr. is a pediatrician in Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Dr. Sledge practices at Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, part of Ochsner Health System.

Dr. Sledge's NPI, 1790703528, was assigned on July 18, 2006. Dr. Sledge holds Louisiana license 20678.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
2769676451
NPI enumeration date
July 18, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(225) 752-2470
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
63
Medical school graduation
1989

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Edward David Sledge Jr. practices at Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge in Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Dr. Sledge's primary practice is Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge, at 17000 Medical Center Dr, Baton Rouge, LA 70816 in E. Baton Rouge Parish. The practice phone is (225) 752-2470.

Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dr. Edward David Sledge Jr. is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Sledge's primary practice is Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, part of Ochsner Health System. Dr. Sledge is also affiliated with Baton Rouge General - Bluebonnet. The medical group on file is Ochsner Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Sledge to 1 more group practice or clinic, named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Edward David Sledge Jr.'s practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Sledge practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Ochsner Medical Center - Baton RougeAvailable with a free account
+2 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Edward David Sledge Jr. is one of 779 pediatricians in Louisiana

Pediatrics is Dr. Sledge's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208000000X. Dr. Sledge is licensed in Louisiana.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Pediatrics, LouisianaPrimaryLicense 20678 · taxonomy 208000000X

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Dr. Edward David Sledge Jr. billed Medicare for 552 services in 2024

CMS data shows 552 Medicare services from Dr. Sledge across 5 procedure codes in 2024, for 213 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $25,643 for them.

Medicare services, 2024552
Medicare patients213
Paid by Medicare$25,643
Procedure codes5

Dr. Sledge's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 5822024: 46121%
Other services
2023: 02024: 91

Where Dr. Sledge's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office132%
  • In a facility53998%

Dr. Sledge compared with the Louisiana median for pediatricians, 2024

  • Dr. Sledge
  • Louisiana median
Medicare services
552vs 1753.2 times
Medicare patients
213vs 435.0 times
Part D claims
9,708vs 17571.1 times

Medians across 137 pediatricians in Louisiana with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Sledge's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Edward David Sledge Jr. treated 213 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 73

CMS counts 213 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Sledge in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 107 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 11% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.65, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Sledge's median patient age at 70, with 54% women.

Medicare patients, 2024213
Average age73
Average risk score1.65
Also on Medicaid11%

Dr. Sledge's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Sledge's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women11253%
  • Men10147%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Sledge's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Arthritis59%
  4. Diabetes41%
  5. Chronic kidney disease40%
  6. Ischemic heart disease32%
  7. Mood disorders27%
  8. Depression26%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Sledge's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 70

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women54%
  • Men46%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Edward David Sledge Jr. wrote 10,454 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Sledge wrote 10,454 Medicare Part D claims for 736 patients. 87% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 9,708 of them, across 155 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,043,364 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 8,825 claims across 142 drugs.

Part D claims, 202410,454
Drugs named by CMS155
Total drug cost$1M
Part D patients736

Dr. Sledge's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic9,068 claims87%
  • Brand-name1,321 claims13%
  • Other65 claims1%

Dr. Sledge's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Sledge's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids1%148 of 10,454 claims
  • Antibiotics1%133 of 10,454 claims
  • Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over0%41 of 10,454 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 8,8252024: 9,70810%

Drugs named by CMS: 155 in 2024, 142 in 2023.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Edward David Sledge Jr. offers telehealth to Medicare patients

Dr. Sledge accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Sledge as offering telehealth.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes

Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

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Dr. Edward David Sledge Jr. received $819 in industry payments from 2016 to 2024

CMS Open Payments shows 10 general payments to Dr. Sledge from 6 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2024. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 63% of the total. Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc. paid the most, $317.

General payments to Dr. Sledge by program year, 2016 to 2024

General payments to Dr. Sledge by kind, 2016 to 2024

$819in total
  • Food and beverage$51963%
  • Speaker and faculty fees$30037%

Companies that paid Dr. Sledge the most, 2016 to 2024

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Sources for Dr. Edward David Sledge Jr.'s profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Edward David Sledge Jr.'s NPI number?

Dr. Edward David Sledge Jr.'s NPI number is 1790703528. It was assigned on July 18, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Edward David Sledge Jr.?

Dr. Edward David Sledge Jr. is a pediatrician in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Pediatrics Physician (taxonomy code 208000000X).

Where does Dr. Edward David Sledge Jr. practice?

Dr. Sledge practices at 17000 Medical Center Dr, Baton Rouge, LA 70816. Dr. Sledge's primary practice is Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, part of Ochsner Health System. Dmand AI also links Dr. Sledge to 1 group practice or clinic.

What is Dr. Edward David Sledge Jr.'s office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Sledge is (225) 752-2470.

What is Dr. Edward David Sledge Jr.'s medical license number?

Dr. Sledge holds Louisiana license 20678.

Which hospitals is Dr. Edward David Sledge Jr. affiliated with?

Dr. Sledge practices at Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Dr. Sledge is also affiliated with Baton Rouge General - Bluebonnet.

What medical group is Dr. Edward David Sledge Jr. part of?

Dr. Sledge is linked to Ochsner Health.

Does Dr. Edward David Sledge Jr. accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Sledge billed Medicare for 552 services in 2024, and Dr. Sledge accepts Medicare assignment.

Does Dr. Edward David Sledge Jr. offer telehealth?

Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Sledge as offering telehealth services.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Edward David Sledge Jr. see?

CMS counts 213 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Sledge in 2024, with an average age of 73.

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What services does Dr. Edward David Sledge Jr. bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Sledge's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), care management and other visits (99490) and medicare service (G2211).

What drugs does Dr. Edward David Sledge Jr. prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Sledge's most prescribed drugs by claims were Atorvastatin Calcium, Amlodipine Besylate and Rosuvastatin Calcium.

Has Dr. Edward David Sledge Jr. received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $819 in general payments to Dr. Sledge from 6 companies from 2016 to 2024. The largest total came from Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc.

How long has Dr. Edward David Sledge Jr. been practicing?

Dr. Sledge graduated from medical school in 1989, 37 years ago.

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