Mecah A. Idikwu, NP
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner · Lake Charles, LA
Mecah A. Idikwu, NP is a psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner with a practice address in Lake Charles, Louisiana, and NPI 1699447482, issued on Sep 30, 2021. Check the license (Louisiana 223391, as entered in NPPES) with the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Mecah A. Idikwu
- Credential
- NP
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner 363LP0808X
- License numbers
- 223391 LA
865421 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2000 Opelousas St, Lake Charles, LA 70601
- Phone
- (337) 439-9983
- Enumerated
- Sep 30, 2021
- Record last updated
- Apr 4, 2023
- Fax
- (337) 439-8898
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220504000887); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Mecah A. Idikwu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Louisiana board licenses this profession
Search for license 223391Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
42% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner in 2024
527 Medicare Part D claims for 61 beneficiaries, against an average of 906 among the 30,717 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Quetiapine Fumarate80 claims
- Hydroxyzine Hcl40 claims
- Vraylar35 claims
- Clonazepam34 claims
- Escitalopram Oxalate34 claims
- Buspirone Hcl24 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: $799.95
46 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Thrive Counseling LLCNew Orleans, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Mecah A. Idikwu among 755 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Louisiana
Mecah A. Idikwu, NP 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 2021, is newer than 50% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 50% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2021 · median 2021 among the 475 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 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
- Adrian Brouillette, PMHNP-BCLake Charles, LA 706011902389497
- Lindsey Bufford, APRNLake Charles, LA 706011497131379
- Bethanne Carson, PMHNPLake Charles, LA 706011780931154
- Iva Conde, APRN, PMHNP-BCLake Charles, LA 706011831212943
- Wilinda Dalgleish, APRNLake Charles, LA 706011396089587
- Sattaria Dilks, APRN-BC, LPC,LMFTLake Charles, LA 706011922067131
- Michelle Dyer, APRN, APMHNP-BCLake Charles, LA 706011790079465
- Erica Hessifer, FPMHNP, APRNLake Charles, LA 706011801262902
Common questions
What is Mecah A. Idikwu, NP's NPI number?
Mecah A. Idikwu, NP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1699447482, issued on Sep 30, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Mecah A. Idikwu, NP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2000 Opelousas St, Lake Charles, LA, 70601. Phone: (337) 439-9983. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Mecah A. Idikwu, NP's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 223391, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Mecah A. Idikwu, NP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Mecah A. Idikwu, NP had 527 Medicare Part D claims for 61 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner prescribers was 906. 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.