James Paul Gay, APRN
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner · Lake Charles, LA
James Paul Gay, APRN is a psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner with a practice address in Lake Charles, Louisiana, and NPI 1992823272, issued on Mar 26, 2007. Check the license (Louisiana AP05189, as entered in NPPES) with the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Paul Gay
- Credential
- APRN
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner 363LP0808X
- License number
- AP05189 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 302 W Mcneese St, Lake Charles, LA 70605
- Phone
- (337) 310-0153
- Enumerated
- Mar 26, 2007
- Record last updated
- Feb 19, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (318) 253-7299
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070608000289); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records → All 755 in Louisiana → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 302 W Mcneese St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Kristin Attaway, NPPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1265900039
- Kayleigh Perlotto, LRT/CTRS, CDPRecreation Therapist1437735602
Verify James Paul Gay in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Louisiana board licenses this profession
Search for license AP05189Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
10.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner in 2024
9,522 Medicare Part D claims for 939 beneficiaries, against an average of 906 among the 30,717 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 1% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Mirtazapine1,143 claims
- Buspirone Hcl905 claims
- Escitalopram Oxalate841 claims
- Paroxetine Hcl695 claims
- Sertraline Hcl587 claims
- Trazodone Hcl564 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): 8.5 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $40.25
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Neurocrine Biosciences, 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.
James Paul Gay among 755 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Louisiana
James Paul Gay, APRN 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 2007, is newer than 5% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 5% of these records are older, 93% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2021 among the 475 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 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).
49 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Lake Charles
They are 49 of the 2,791 NPPES records with a practice address in Lake Charles, and 755 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Louisiana.
All 755 in Louisiana → Every provider in Lake Charles → Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
The 8 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Kristin Attaway, NPLake Charles, LA 706051265900039
- Katherine Devillier, PMNHNPLake Charles, LA 706051164283909
- Sydney Fontenot, PMHNP-BCLake Charles, LA 706051780481812
- Kathryn Gorham, APRNLake Charles, LA 706051982587713
- Cain Schexneider, APRNLake Charles, LA 706051588147276
- Jacqueline Taylor, APRN, PMHNP-BCLake Charles, LA 706051902441827
- Sarah WalkerLake Charles, LA 706051760825152
- Troy Barrow, APRNLake Charles, LA 706071538566336
Common questions
What is James Paul Gay, APRN's NPI number?
James Paul Gay, APRN's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1992823272, issued on Mar 26, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Paul Gay, APRN located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 302 W Mcneese St, Lake Charles, LA, 70605. Phone: (337) 310-0153. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Paul Gay, APRN's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number AP05189, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does James Paul Gay, APRN prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Paul Gay, APRN had 9,522 Medicare Part D claims for 939 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner prescribers was 906. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is James Paul Gay, APRN's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 8.5 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.