NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

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.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1710578877
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
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Verify Meghan Petho Gunness in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Louisiana board licenses this profession
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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.

  1. Meghan Gunness1,776
  2. Specialty average1,109

Most prescribed

  1. Pantoprazole Sodium81 claims
  2. Levothyroxine Sodium76 claims
  3. Rosuvastatin Calcium63 claims
  4. Atorvastatin Calcium60 claims
  5. Alprazolam54 claims
  6. 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score72.4
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%81.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

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.

  1. Meghan Gunness$346.74
  2. Specialty average$791.64

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

  1. 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.

Other nurse practitioner records in Louisiana

  1. Tabitha Accardo, DNPIndependence, LA1528716164
  2. Alexandra Adair, APRNBaton Rouge, LA1710597216
  3. D'Lacie Adams, FNPBaton Rouge, LA1528551876
  4. Jackie Adams, NPHouma, LA1184664013
  5. Latoya Adams, APRNMarrero, LA1548067085
  6. Megan Adams, FNPCovington, LA1467018606
  7. Sharon Adley, NPShreveport, LA1770581274
  8. Aminat Ajala, NPBaton Rouge, LA1316413180
  9. Carolyn Albin-Davenport, FNP-CHammond, LA1578606299
  10. Christopher Alexander, FNP-BCBaton Rouge, LA1013149954

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.

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