Lauren Kate Ford, APRN, WHNP-BC
Women's Health Nurse Practitioner · Bossier City, LA
Lauren Kate Ford, APRN, WHNP-BC is a women's health nurse practitioner with a practice address in Bossier City, Louisiana, and NPI 1235605163, issued on Oct 18, 2018. Check the license (Louisiana AP10154, as entered in NPPES) with the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lauren Kate Ford
- Credential
- APRN, WHNP-BC
- Primary taxonomy
- Women's Health Nurse Practitioner 363LW0102X
- License number
- AP10154 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2400 Hospital Dr Ste 240, Bossier City, LA 71111
- Phone
- (318) 212-7931
- Enumerated
- Oct 18, 2018
- Record last updated
- Jul 12, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (318) 212-7935
- Medicaid ID
- 2483781 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20181218001734); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2400 Hospital Dr Ste 240
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Lauren Kate Ford in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Louisiana board licenses this profession
Search for license AP10154Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
62% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average women's health nurse practitioner in 2024
82 Medicare Part D claims for 36 beneficiaries, against an average of 217 among the 3,809 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Estradiol29 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: $327.92
19 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Evofem Biosciences, Inc. The 3,574 providers of this specialty with any payment received $426.02 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
- WK Womens Health AssociatesBossier City, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lauren Kate Ford among 160 women's health nurse practitioner records in Louisiana
Lauren Kate Ford, APRN, WHNP-BC is one of 160 women's health nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Louisiana. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 61% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 61% of these records are older, 37% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2018 among the 89 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 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 363LW0102X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Women's Health Nurse Practitioner providers in Louisiana
There are 160 women's health nurse practitioner records in Louisiana.
All 160 in Louisiana → Every provider in Bossier City → Women's Health Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
The 8 women's health nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Claire BellewBossier City, LA 711111245187137
- Thresa Caughman, WHNP-BCBossier City, LA 711111255826897
- Donna Long, WHNPBossier City, LA 711111629213046
- Taylor Maxie, WHNP-BCBossier City, LA 711111700620408
- Ava McElwee, APRNCBossier City, LA 711111093822496
- Nancy Wells, NPBossier City, LA 711111891709978
- Dynasty Stokes, DNP, RN, APRN, WHNPBarksdale Afb, LA 711101417327354
- Julie Thompson, NPBarksdale Afb, LA 711101013464742
Common questions
What is Lauren Kate Ford, APRN, WHNP-BC's NPI number?
Lauren Kate Ford, APRN, WHNP-BC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235605163, issued on Oct 18, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lauren Kate Ford, APRN, WHNP-BC located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2400 Hospital Dr Ste 240, Bossier City, LA, 71111. Phone: (318) 212-7931. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lauren Kate Ford, APRN, WHNP-BC's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number AP10154, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Lauren Kate Ford, APRN, WHNP-BC prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lauren Kate Ford, APRN, WHNP-BC had 82 Medicare Part D claims for 36 beneficiaries; the average among women's health nurse practitioner prescribers was 217. 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.