Lauren Poche Edwards, NP
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner · Baton Rouge, LA
Lauren Poche Edwards, NP is an acute care nurse practitioner with a practice address in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and NPI 1578098661, issued on Apr 26, 2017. Check the license (Louisiana AP09144, as entered in NPPES) with the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lauren Poche Edwards
- Credential
- NP
- Primary taxonomy
- Acute Care Nurse Practitioner 363LA2100X
- License number
- AP09144 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5000 Hennessy Blvd, Baton Rouge, LA 70808
- Phone
- (225) 765-1737
- Enumerated
- Apr 26, 2017
- Record last updated
- Apr 26, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (225) 765-1842
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170512000372); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Lauren Poche Edwards in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Louisiana board licenses this profession
Search for license AP09144Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
7% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average acute care nurse practitioner in 2024
555 Medicare Part D claims for 116 beneficiaries, against an average of 594 among the 13,133 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 3% of claims. 323 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl86 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen67 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen60 claims
- Gabapentin48 claims
- Morphine Sulfate Er36 claims
- Fentanyl27 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: $75.26
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. The 10,984 providers of this specialty with any payment received $647.94 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
- Our Lady OF The Lake Physician Group LLCBaton Rouge, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lauren Poche Edwards among 318 acute care nurse practitioner records in Louisiana
Lauren Poche Edwards, 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 2017, is newer than 43% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 43% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2018 among the 244 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 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.
All 318 in Louisiana → Every provider in Baton Rouge → Acute Care Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
The 8 acute care nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Emily Burke, AGACNPBaton Rouge, LA 708081902311053
- Kelvin Johnston Chua, NPBaton Rouge, LA 708081952031494
- Andrew Dow, APRN FNPBaton Rouge, LA 708081346538212
- Jamie Gaudin, MSN, APRN, ACNP-BCBaton Rouge, LA 708081740435338
- Amber Jeansonne, ACNPCBaton Rouge, LA 708081952699514
Common questions
What is Lauren Poche Edwards, NP's NPI number?
Lauren Poche Edwards, NP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578098661, issued on Apr 26, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lauren Poche Edwards, NP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5000 Hennessy Blvd, Baton Rouge, LA, 70808. Phone: (225) 765-1737. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lauren Poche Edwards, NP's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number AP09144, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Lauren Poche Edwards, NP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lauren Poche Edwards, NP had 555 Medicare Part D claims for 116 beneficiaries; the average among acute care nurse practitioner prescribers was 594. 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.