NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Donna Jill Branton, NP

Acute Care Nurse Practitioner · Covington, LA

Donna Jill Branton, NP is an acute care nurse practitioner with a practice address in Covington, Louisiana, and NPI 1700065570, issued on Oct 30, 2007. Check the license (Louisiana AP04581, 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
1700065570
Name
Donna Jill Branton
Credential
NP
Primary taxonomy
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner 363LA2100X
License number
AP04581 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
PO Box 1870, Covington, LA 70434
Phone
(985) 256-5599
Enumerated
Oct 30, 2007
Record last updated
Sep 29, 2025
Medicaid ID
1590185 LA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20060116000275); 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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55% more Medicare Part D claims than the average acute care nurse practitioner in 2024

919 Medicare Part D claims for 94 beneficiaries, against an average of 594 among the 13,133 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Donna Branton919
  2. Specialty average594

Most prescribed

  1. Quetiapine Fumarate55 claims
  2. Escitalopram Oxalate42 claims
  3. Eliquis33 claims
  4. Furosemide33 claims
  5. Losartan Potassium33 claims
  6. Atorvastatin Calcium32 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 87.3 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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 score77.7
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%59.1
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%85.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

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

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Care Associates, LLCMetairie, LA

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

Donna Jill Branton among 318 acute care nurse practitioner records in Louisiana

Donna Jill Branton, NP is one of 318 acute care nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Louisiana. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 9% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 9% of these records are older, 87% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • Graduated2004 · median 2018 among the 244 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 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 363LA2100X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Acute Care Nurse Practitioner providers in Louisiana

There are 318 acute care nurse practitioner records in Louisiana.

The 8 acute care nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Corey DarvillCovington, LA 704331932966934
  2. Jeannine Frederick, NPCovington, LA 704331356611339
  3. Nicholas Giordano, NPCovington, LA 704331376181198
  4. Kelly Grady, NPCovington, LA 704331932981891
  5. Heather Gros, APRN, AGACNPCovington, LA 704331881167039
  6. Holly Leonhard, ACNPC-AGCovington, LA 704331073013702
  7. Assumpta MeikalikeCovington, LA 704331437084365
  8. Molly PeckCovington, LA 704331548849680

Common questions

What is Donna Jill Branton, NP's NPI number?

Donna Jill Branton, NP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1700065570, issued on Oct 30, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Donna Jill Branton, NP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at PO Box 1870, Covington, LA, 70434. Phone: (985) 256-5599. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Donna Jill Branton, NP's license?

NPPES lists Louisiana license number AP04581, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Donna Jill Branton, NP prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Donna Jill Branton, NP had 919 Medicare Part D claims for 94 beneficiaries; the average among acute care nurse practitioner prescribers was 594. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Donna Jill Branton, NP's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 87.3 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.

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