NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Christopher Rue, FNP-C

Family Nurse Practitioner · Metairie, LA

Christopher Rue, FNP-C is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Metairie, Louisiana, and NPI 1689173296, issued on Feb 9, 2018. Check the license (Louisiana AP09806, as entered in NPPES) with the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1689173296
Name
Christopher Rue
Credential
FNP-C
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
License number
AP09806 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
608 Maryland Ave, Metairie, LA 70003
Phone
(504) 905-7846
Enumerated
Feb 9, 2018
Record last updated
Feb 9, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20180705001004); 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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  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% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024

1,352 Medicare Part D claims for 103 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Christopher Rue1,352
  2. Specialty average1,305

Most prescribed

  1. Gabapentin60 claims
  2. Ibuprofen57 claims
  3. Levothyroxine Sodium54 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate47 claims
  5. Atorvastatin Calcium43 claims
  6. Furosemide41 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.

The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 96.9 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score77.8
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $434.34

6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, 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. Christopher Rue$434.34
  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. Administrators OF The Tulane Educational FundMetairie, LA

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

Christopher Rue among 4,503 family nurse practitioner records in Louisiana

Christopher Rue, FNP-C 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 2018, is newer than 49% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 49% of these records are older, 45% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated2017 · median 2018 among the 2,959 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2018 · 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).

157 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Metairie

They are 157 of the 5,682 NPPES records with a practice address in Metairie, and 4,503 family nurse practitioner records in Louisiana.

The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Blythe Craft, DNPMetairie, LA 700031093237315
  2. Laura Heytens, NP-CMetairie, LA 700031184174997
  3. Cynthia Langford, APRN-BC, FNP, PHDMetairie, LA 700031699980235
  4. Tonyell Woodridge, FNPMetairie, LA 700031700309721
  5. Ashley Andrews, FNP-CMetairie, LA 700021568354637
  6. Alexzondra Greco, MSN, FNP-CMetairie, LA 700021013761626
  7. Emma Green, FNP-CMetairie, LA 700021013533355
  8. Leigh-Taylor Harper, NPMetairie, LA 700021295347383

Common questions

What is Christopher Rue, FNP-C's NPI number?

Christopher Rue, FNP-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1689173296, issued on Feb 9, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Christopher Rue, FNP-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 608 Maryland Ave, Metairie, LA, 70003. Phone: (504) 905-7846. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Christopher Rue, FNP-C's license?

NPPES lists Louisiana license number AP09806, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Christopher Rue, FNP-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Christopher Rue, FNP-C had 1,352 Medicare Part D claims for 103 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Christopher Rue, FNP-C's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.9 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.