NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Diana Townsend, FNP

Family Nurse Practitioner · Shreveport, LA

Diana Townsend, FNP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Shreveport, Louisiana, and NPI 1679949531, issued on Aug 14, 2015. Check the license (Louisiana AP08423, 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
1679949531
Name
Diana Townsend
Credential
FNP
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
License number
AP08423 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1541 Kings Hwy, Shreveport, LA 71103
Phone
(318) 675-5087
Enumerated
Aug 14, 2015
Record last updated
Aug 14, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1541 Kings Hwy

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

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  2. Adrian Abreo, M.D.Nephrology Physician1023272895
  3. Kenneth Abreo, MBBSNephrology Physician1750303145
  4. Nimer Abushehab, MDNeurological Surgery Physician1649620238
  5. Charles Adair, M.DObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1811989098
  6. Sharon Adley, NPNurse Practitioner1770581274

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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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Industry payments in 2024: $288.16

8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. 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. Diana Townsend$288.16
  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.

Diana Townsend among 4,503 family nurse practitioner records in Louisiana

Diana Townsend, FNP 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 2015, is newer than 33% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 33% of these records are older, 62% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 66% of these records are
  • Record last updated2015 · 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).

214 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Shreveport

They are 214 of the 8,660 NPPES records with a practice address in Shreveport, and 4,503 family nurse practitioner records in Louisiana.

The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Amy Brainis, NURSE PRACTITIONERShreveport, LA 711031487914453
  2. Linda Cox, FNP-CShreveport, LA 711031265796395
  3. Ramee DickersonShreveport, LA 711031841674074
  4. Suzanne Frye, FNP-CShreveport, LA 711031922449917
  5. Brenda Jarrett, NPShreveport, LA 711031083896385
  6. Ellen Lewis, APRNShreveport, LA 711031861677973
  7. Lihong Liu, N.P.Shreveport, LA 711031629096169
  8. Julie McCrory, CNPShreveport, LA 711031194159632

Common questions

What is Diana Townsend, FNP's NPI number?

Diana Townsend, FNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679949531, issued on Aug 14, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Diana Townsend, FNP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1541 Kings Hwy, Shreveport, LA, 71103. Phone: (318) 675-5087. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Diana Townsend, FNP's license?

NPPES lists Louisiana license number AP08423, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.

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