NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Brenda Hawkins, NP

Family Nurse Practitioner · Minden, LA

Brenda Hawkins, NP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Minden, Louisiana, and NPI 1831641448, issued on Oct 30, 2016. Check the license (Louisiana AP09043, 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
1831641448
Name
Brenda Hawkins
Credential
NP
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
License number
AP09043 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1111 Homer RD, Minden, LA 71055
Phone
(318) 377-7500
Enumerated
Oct 30, 2016
Record last updated
Oct 30, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20170125002385); accepts Medicare assignment
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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Also registered at 1111 Homer RD

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Mark Cimino, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1740282490
  2. Sandra Frith, LPC,LMFTProfessional Counselor1497931570
  3. Angela Fussell, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1528443249
  4. Charles Self, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1497741995
  5. Molly Skains, APRN-CNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1376131409
  6. Shannon Spigener, MDFamily Medicine Physician1669441671

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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
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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4.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family nurse practitioner in 2024

5,334 Medicare Part D claims for 327 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims.

  1. Brenda Hawkins5,334
  2. Specialty average1,305

Most prescribed

  1. Amlodipine Besylate290 claims
  2. Gabapentin262 claims
  3. Atorvastatin Calcium249 claims
  4. Losartan Potassium198 claims
  5. Nifedipine Er188 claims
  6. Metformin Hcl174 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: $107.10

6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Brenda Hawkins$107.10
  2. Specialty average$650.95

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. Lsu Health Sciences Center Shreveport Faculty Group PracticeShreveport, LA

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

Brenda Hawkins among 4,503 family nurse practitioner records in Louisiana

Brenda Hawkins, NP is one of 4,503 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Louisiana. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 38% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 38% of these records are older, 57% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated2016 · median 2018 among the 2,959 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2016 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

23 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Minden

They are 23 of the 276 NPPES records with a practice address in Minden, and 4,503 family nurse practitioner records in Louisiana.

The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Nancy Adkins, APRN, FNP-CMinden, LA 710551083960587
  2. Tanisha Allen, NPMinden, LA 710551942752407
  3. Sallie Bethea, CFNPMinden, LA 710551508825266
  4. Robert Brown, FNP-CMinden, LA 710551487610879
  5. Rebecca Brown, FNPMinden, LA 710551033451943
  6. Rebecca Clark, F.N.P.Minden, LA 710551891987343
  7. Jo-Ann Cook, MSN,APRN,BC,FNPMinden, LA 710551780651349
  8. Lillian Leigh Davis, APRN, FNP-CMinden, LA 710551306092937

Common questions

What is Brenda Hawkins, NP's NPI number?

Brenda Hawkins, NP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831641448, issued on Oct 30, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Brenda Hawkins, NP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1111 Homer RD, Minden, LA, 71055. Phone: (318) 377-7500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Brenda Hawkins, NP's license?

NPPES lists Louisiana license number AP09043, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Brenda Hawkins, NP prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Brenda Hawkins, NP had 5,334 Medicare Part D claims for 327 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. 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.