Archibald Louis Melcher, DDS
Dentist · Gonzales, LA
Archibald Louis Melcher, DDS is a dentist with a practice address in Gonzales, Louisiana, and NPI 1346777448, issued on May 19, 2017. Check the license (Louisiana 6748, as entered in NPPES) with the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Archibald Louis Melcher
- Credential
- DDS
- Primary taxonomy
- Dentist 122300000X
- License number
- 6748 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 40470 Germany RD, Gonzales, LA 70737
- Phone
- (504) 756-0940
- Enumerated
- May 19, 2017
- Record last updated
- May 19, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 40470 Germany RD
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Verify Archibald Louis Melcher in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Louisiana board licenses this profession
Search for license 6748Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
69% more Medicare Part D claims than the average dentist in 2024
145 Medicare Part D claims for 81 beneficiaries, against an average of 86 among the 51,021 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 20 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin68 claims
- Ibuprofen21 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen20 claims
- Carbidopa-Levodopa12 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Industry payments in 2024: $2,137.89
20 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Zimvie Inc. The 31,974 providers of this specialty with any payment received $540.36 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Archibald Louis Melcher among 898 dentist records in Louisiana
Archibald Louis Melcher, DDS is one of 898 dentist records with a practice address in Louisiana. 70% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 67% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 67% of these records are older, 31% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2017 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 122300000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
13 dentist records list a practice address in Gonzales
They are 13 of the 658 NPPES records with a practice address in Gonzales, and 898 dentist records in Louisiana.
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Common questions
What is Archibald Louis Melcher, DDS's NPI number?
Archibald Louis Melcher, DDS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1346777448, issued on May 19, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Archibald Louis Melcher, DDS located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 40470 Germany RD, Gonzales, LA, 70737. Phone: (504) 756-0940. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Archibald Louis Melcher, DDS's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 6748, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Archibald Louis Melcher, DDS prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Archibald Louis Melcher, DDS had 145 Medicare Part D claims for 81 beneficiaries; the average among dentist prescribers was 86. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.