NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Bethanne Fondren Carson, PMHNP

Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner · Lake Charles, LA

Bethanne Fondren Carson, PMHNP is a psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner with a practice address in Lake Charles, Louisiana, and NPI 1780931154, issued on Aug 5, 2012. Check the license (Louisiana AP09425, as entered in NPPES) with the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1780931154
Name
Bethanne Fondren Carson
Credential
PMHNP
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner 363LP0808X
License numbers
AP09425 LA
AP122153 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
333 Doctor Michael Debakey Dr Ste 220, Lake Charles, LA 70601
Phone
(337) 478-9331
Enumerated
Aug 5, 2012
Record last updated
Jun 19, 2024
Fax
(337) 478-9828
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20170914002181); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Louisiana board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
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3.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner in 2024

3,291 Medicare Part D claims for 239 beneficiaries, against an average of 906 among the 30,717 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims.

  1. Bethanne Carson3,291
  2. Specialty average906

Most prescribed

  1. Alprazolam220 claims
  2. Duloxetine Hcl196 claims
  3. Buspirone Hcl165 claims
  4. Quetiapine Fumarate155 claims
  5. Mirtazapine140 claims
  6. Clonazepam132 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: $2,831.02

182 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 23,362 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,027.77 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Bethanne Carson$2,831.02
  2. Specialty average$1,027.77

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Lake Area Psychiatry LLCLake Charles, LA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Bethanne Fondren Carson among 755 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Louisiana

Bethanne Fondren Carson, PMHNP is one of 755 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Louisiana. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 13% of them.

  • NPI issued2012 · 13% of these records are older, 85% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated2012 · median 2021 among the 475 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 23% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LP0808X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

49 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Lake Charles

They are 49 of the 2,791 NPPES records with a practice address in Lake Charles, and 755 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Louisiana.

The 8 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Adrian Brouillette, PMHNP-BCLake Charles, LA 706011902389497
  2. Lindsey Bufford, APRNLake Charles, LA 706011497131379
  3. Iva Conde, APRN, PMHNP-BCLake Charles, LA 706011831212943
  4. Wilinda Dalgleish, APRNLake Charles, LA 706011396089587
  5. Sattaria Dilks, APRN-BC, LPC,LMFTLake Charles, LA 706011922067131
  6. Michelle Dyer, APRN, APMHNP-BCLake Charles, LA 706011790079465
  7. Erica Hessifer, FPMHNP, APRNLake Charles, LA 706011801262902
  8. Qualynn Jenkins, APRN FNP-CLake Charles, LA 706011356742043

Common questions

What is Bethanne Fondren Carson, PMHNP's NPI number?

Bethanne Fondren Carson, PMHNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780931154, issued on Aug 5, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Bethanne Fondren Carson, PMHNP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 333 Doctor Michael Debakey Dr Ste 220, Lake Charles, LA, 70601. Phone: (337) 478-9331. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Bethanne Fondren Carson, PMHNP's license?

NPPES lists Louisiana license number AP09425, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Bethanne Fondren Carson, PMHNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Bethanne Fondren Carson, PMHNP had 3,291 Medicare Part D claims for 239 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner prescribers was 906. 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.