Melanie Francis, PA-C
Medical Physician Assistant · Coushatta, LA
Melanie Francis, PA-C is a medical physician assistant with a practice address in Coushatta, Louisiana, and NPI 1023780285, issued on Oct 5, 2021. Check the license (Louisiana 329477, as entered in NPPES) with the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melanie Francis
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Medical Physician Assistant 363AM0700X
- License number
- 329477 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1635 Marvel St, Coushatta, LA 71019
- Phone
- (318) 294-4498
- Enumerated
- Oct 5, 2021
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1635 Marvel St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Melanie Francis in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Louisiana board licenses this profession
Search for license 329477Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
17% more Medicare Part D claims than the average medical physician assistant in 2024
1,329 Medicare Part D claims for 300 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,139 among the 25,090 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 41 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium53 claims
- Methylprednisolone51 claims
- Tamsulosin Hcl45 claims
- Gabapentin44 claims
- Metformin Hcl43 claims
- Naproxen43 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: $39.68
2 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc.. The 16,940 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,050.90 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.
One hospital or facility affiliation
- Coushatta ER PhysiciansCoushatta, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
2 medical physician assistant records list a Coushatta practice address
They are 2 of the 49 NPPES records with a Coushatta practice address, and 349 medical physician assistant records in Louisiana.
All 2 in Coushatta → All 349 in Louisiana → Every provider in Coushatta →
Other medical physician assistant records in Louisiana
- Juanita Alexander-Sallier, P.A.Gretna, LA1043475759
- Katherine Alleyne, PA-CNew Orleans, LA1558610576
- John Allgood, PA-COpelousas, LA1386728541
- Hazel Alviar, PAPineville, LA1174686877
- Jason Amadeo, PA-CJefferson, LA1992091557
- Brian AmmonBaton Rouge, LA1376078022
- Tanya Andrepont, AUNew Orleans, LA1669561973
- Joseph Angelo, PAShreveport, LA1992831895
- Samantha Ashcraft, PA-CLafayette, LA1366858904
- Caroline AyersThibodaux, LA1588278246
Common questions
What is Melanie Francis, PA-C's NPI number?
Melanie Francis, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1023780285, issued on Oct 5, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melanie Francis, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1635 Marvel St, Coushatta, LA, 71019. Phone: (318) 294-4498. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melanie Francis, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 329477, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melanie Francis, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melanie Francis, PA-C had 1,329 Medicare Part D claims for 300 beneficiaries; the average among medical physician assistant prescribers was 1,139. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.