Joni Dianne Whitehead, FNP-C
Family Nurse Practitioner · Merryville, LA
Joni Dianne Whitehead, FNP-C is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Merryville, Louisiana, and NPI 1477523959, issued on Jan 25, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana AP03569, as entered in NPPES) with the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joni Dianne Whitehead
- Credential
- FNP-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License numbers
- AP03569 LA
78494-3569 LA
673697 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 567 Walker St, Merryville, LA 70653
- Phone
- (337) 825-1728
- Enumerated
- Jan 25, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 26, 2023
- Fax
- (337) 825-1229
- Medicaid IDs
- 1432385 LA
172875001 TX - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100723000759); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 567 Walker St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Justin Bennett, N.P.Family Nurse Practitioner1386637155
Verify Joni Dianne Whitehead in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Louisiana board licenses this profession
Search for license AP03569Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
4,060 Medicare Part D claims for 196 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims. 37 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium219 claims
- Lisinopril139 claims
- Gabapentin133 claims
- Losartan Potassium129 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate122 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa107 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Iberia Comprehensive Community Health Center,inc.Merryville, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joni Dianne Whitehead among 4,503 family nurse practitioner records in Louisiana
Joni Dianne Whitehead, 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 2006, is newer than 2% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 92% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2018 among the 2,959 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 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).
Family Nurse Practitioner providers in Louisiana
There are 4,503 family nurse practitioner records in Louisiana.
All 4,503 in Louisiana → Family Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Carolyn Amburn, FNP-CMerryville, LA 706531851136766
- Justin Bennett, N.P.Merryville, LA 706531386637155
- David Vizinat, APRN FNP-CLongville, LA 706521730455825
- Rusty Hackney, FNP-COberlin, LA 706551225894439
- Kerri McCullough, FNP-COberlin, LA 706551568183176
- Colleen Unkel, N.P.Oberlin, LA 706551457401275
- Briana West, NPOberlin, LA 706551932565173
- Tracee Hebert, APRN, CFNPRagley, LA 706571093728024
Common questions
What is Joni Dianne Whitehead, FNP-C's NPI number?
Joni Dianne Whitehead, FNP-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477523959, issued on Jan 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joni Dianne Whitehead, FNP-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 567 Walker St, Merryville, LA, 70653. Phone: (337) 825-1728. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joni Dianne Whitehead, FNP-C's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number AP03569, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Joni Dianne Whitehead, FNP-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joni Dianne Whitehead, FNP-C had 4,060 Medicare Part D claims for 196 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. 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.