Melanie Chelette, DDS
Dentist · Hammond, LA
Melanie Chelette, DDS is a dentist with a practice address in Hammond, Louisiana, and NPI 1952596892, issued on Sep 13, 2007. Check the license (Louisiana 5841, as entered in NPPES) with the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melanie Chelette
- Credential
- DDS
- Primary taxonomy
- Dentist 122300000X
- License number
- 5841 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 800 C M Fagan Dr, Hammond, LA 70403
- Phone
- (318) 623-7890
- Enumerated
- Sep 13, 2007
- Record last updated
- Sep 13, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 800 C M Fagan Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Melanie Chelette in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Louisiana board licenses this profession
Search for license 5841Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
76% more Medicare Part D claims than the average dentist in 2024
151 Medicare Part D claims for 67 beneficiaries, against an average of 86 among the 51,021 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 45 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen42 claims
- Cephalexin39 claims
- Lidocaine Hcl Viscous11 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: $53.28
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Patterson Companies, Inc. The 31,974 providers of this specialty with any payment received $540.36 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.
Melanie Chelette among 898 dentist records in Louisiana
Melanie Chelette, DDS is one of 898 dentist records with a practice address in Louisiana. 70% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 21% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 21% of these records are older, 62% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2007 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 122300000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Dentist providers in Louisiana
There are 898 dentist records in Louisiana.
All 898 in Louisiana → Every provider in Hammond → Dentist nationwide →
The 8 dentist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Megan Currier, D.D.S.Hammond, LA 704031922456565
- Meghan Duplechin, D.D.SHammond, LA 704031598997553
- Christopher Griffin, D.D.S.Hammond, LA 704031194983486
- Morgan HabetzHammond, LA 704031992183420
- Joel Harris, DDSHammond, LA 704031063449684
- Quynh Nguyen, D.D.SHammond, LA 704031831459866
- Anthony Hieu Nguyen, DDSHammond, LA 704031386210250
- Charles Sherman, DDSHammond, LA 704031518970193
Common questions
What is Melanie Chelette, DDS's NPI number?
Melanie Chelette, DDS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1952596892, issued on Sep 13, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melanie Chelette, DDS located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 800 C M Fagan Dr, Hammond, LA, 70403. Phone: (318) 623-7890. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melanie Chelette, DDS's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 5841, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melanie Chelette, DDS prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melanie Chelette, DDS had 151 Medicare Part D claims for 67 beneficiaries; the average among dentist prescribers was 86. 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.