Meghan Petho Gunness, FNP-C
Nurse Practitioner · Baton Rouge, LA
Meghan Petho Gunness, FNP-C is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and NPI 1710578877, issued on Feb 1, 2021. Check the license (Louisiana 218045, as entered in NPPES) with the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Meghan Petho Gunness
- Credential
- FNP-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
- License number
- 218045 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5800 One Perkins, Baton Rouge, LA 70808
- Phone
- (225) 328-3120
- Enumerated
- Feb 1, 2021
- Record last updated
- Feb 1, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210308000539); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Verify Meghan Petho Gunness in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Louisiana board licenses this profession
Search for license 218045Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
60% more Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024
1,776 Medicare Part D claims for 222 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium81 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium76 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium63 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium60 claims
- Alprazolam54 claims
- Montelukast Sodium44 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 79.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $346.74
14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Astellas Pharma US 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
- Baton Rouge General Physicians IncBaton Rouge, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
132 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Baton Rouge
They are 132 of the 12,526 NPPES records with a practice address in Baton Rouge, and 934 nurse practitioner records in Louisiana.
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Common questions
What is Meghan Petho Gunness, FNP-C's NPI number?
Meghan Petho Gunness, FNP-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1710578877, issued on Feb 1, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Meghan Petho Gunness, FNP-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5800 One Perkins, Baton Rouge, LA, 70808. Phone: (225) 328-3120. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Meghan Petho Gunness, FNP-C's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 218045, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Meghan Petho Gunness, FNP-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Meghan Petho Gunness, FNP-C had 1,776 Medicare Part D claims for 222 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Meghan Petho Gunness, FNP-C's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 79.1 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.