Demeka Underwood, NP
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner · Covington, LA
Demeka Underwood, NP is a psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner with a practice address in Covington, Louisiana, and NPI 1821481516, issued on Mar 5, 2015. Check the license (Louisiana 218900, as entered in NPPES) with the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Demeka Underwood
- Credential
- NP
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner 363LP0808X
- License numbers
- 218900 LA
RN139755 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1505 N Florida St, Covington, LA 70433
- Phone
- (985) 900-1626
- Enumerated
- Mar 5, 2015
- Record last updated
- Apr 23, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210428000330); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1505 N Florida St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Taylor Couvillon, BACase Manager/Care Coordinator1760326854
- Janet Debarbieris, FNP-CNurse Practitioner1760116941
Verify Demeka Underwood in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Louisiana board licenses this profession
Search for license 218900Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
13% more Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner in 2024
1,027 Medicare Part D claims for 89 beneficiaries, against an average of 906 among the 30,717 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Buspirone Hcl83 claims
- Trazodone Hcl54 claims
- Aripiprazole53 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate48 claims
- Hydroxyzine Hcl47 claims
- Sertraline Hcl45 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: $325.29
14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Iti, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-Cellular Therapies, 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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Demeka Underwood among 755 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Louisiana
Demeka Underwood, NP 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 2015, is newer than 22% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 22% of these records are older, 74% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2020 · median 2021 among the 475 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 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).
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner providers in Louisiana
There are 755 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Louisiana.
All 755 in Louisiana → Every provider in Covington → Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
The 8 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Janey Abney, APRNCovington, LA 704331912417262
- Carol Darr, PMHNPCovington, LA 704331265514426
- Jennifer Dufriend, PMHNP-BCCovington, LA 704331750915310
- Melissa Ellis, PMHNPCovington, LA 704331053878611
- Robin EsquerreCovington, LA 704331053266866
- Allen Herring, RNCovington, LA 704331003703174
- Shavon HollandCovington, LA 704331801626577
- Celeste Lewis, APRN/APMHNPCovington, LA 704331265790380
Common questions
What is Demeka Underwood, NP's NPI number?
Demeka Underwood, NP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821481516, issued on Mar 5, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Demeka Underwood, NP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1505 N Florida St, Covington, LA, 70433. Phone: (985) 900-1626. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Demeka Underwood, NP's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 218900, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Demeka Underwood, NP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Demeka Underwood, NP had 1,027 Medicare Part D claims for 89 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.