Joseph A. Cusella, NP
Nurse Practitioner · Lafayette, LA
Joseph A. Cusella, NP is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Lafayette, Louisiana, and NPI 1609149293, issued on Feb 14, 2012. Check the license (Louisiana TAP002743, as entered in NPPES) with the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph A. Cusella
- Credential
- NP
- Primary taxonomy
- Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
- License numbers
- TAP002743 LA
26NJ00480700 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1214 Coolidge Blvd, Lafayette, LA 70503
- Phone
- (337) 289-7529
- Enumerated
- Feb 14, 2012
- Record last updated
- May 4, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (337) 289-7190
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140529002279); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joseph A. Cusella in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Louisiana board licenses this profession
Search for license TAP002743Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
63% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024
411 Medicare Part D claims for 216 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 34 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ibuprofen83 claims
- Doxycycline Monohydrate25 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen22 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa18 claims
- Naproxen14 claims
- Azithromycin12 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: $82.31
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 38,884 providers of this specialty with any payment received $791.64 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Atlantic Emergency Associates PAAtlantic City, NJ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joseph A. Cusella among 934 nurse practitioner records in Louisiana
Joseph A. Cusella, NP is one of 934 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Louisiana. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 34% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 34% of these records are older, 63% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2017 among the 588 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363L00000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
81 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Lafayette
They are 81 of the 5,181 NPPES records with a practice address in Lafayette, and 934 nurse practitioner records in Louisiana.
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Common questions
What is Joseph A. Cusella, NP's NPI number?
Joseph A. Cusella, NP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609149293, issued on Feb 14, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph A. Cusella, NP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1214 Coolidge Blvd, Lafayette, LA, 70503. Phone: (337) 289-7529. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph A. Cusella, NP's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number TAP002743, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Joseph A. Cusella, NP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph A. Cusella, NP had 411 Medicare Part D claims for 216 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. 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.