William Caldwell
General Practice · Metairie, LANPI 1598082083
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by consulting fees: $940,282 of the $942,791 with a category attached, or 99.7%. Among general practice clinicians in LA with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 5% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 619 payments — averaging $1523.09 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- CSL Plasma Inc.$484K
- CSL Behring$458K
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$940,282100%
- Travel & lodging$2,5100%
General payments by program year
Who reported the general payments
Companies are grouped under their corporate parent — a single manufacturer often files under several CMS reporting entities. Research and ownership payments are counted separately and are not in this table.
| Company | Payments | Total |
|---|---|---|
| CSL Plasma Inc. | 347 | $484,339 |
| CSL Behring | 272 | $458,453 |
How this compares
$942,791 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 1,221 general practice providers in Louisiana.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 30 | $346 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other general practice in Metairie
- Stan Cowley JrMetairie$15K
- Terry BillingsMetairie$10K
- Lindi PerkinsMetairie$8K
- Michael GallagherMetairie$5K
- Mayda FergusonMetairie$4K
- Claire RaphaelMetairie$4K
- Shelly ErethMetairie$3K
- William MaloneLafayette$46K
- Muhammad AnjumShreveport$33K
- Melissa RatliffBarksdale Afb$22K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.