NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Melanie Blade Lacour, FNP

Family Nurse Practitioner · Alexandria, LA

Melanie Blade Lacour, FNP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Alexandria, Louisiana, and NPI 1104176130, issued on Sep 18, 2012. Check the license (Louisiana AP07011, 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 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1104176130
Name
Melanie Blade Lacour
Credential
FNP
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
License numbers
AP07011 LA
APO7011 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
224 Pecan Park Ave, Alexandria, LA 71303
Phone
(318) 502-6125
Enumerated
Sep 18, 2012
Record last updated
Aug 12, 2025
Fax
(906) 435-4380
Medicaid ID
2314319 LA
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 224 Pecan Park Ave

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Louisiana board licenses this profession
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78% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024

289 Medicare Part D claims for 28 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims.

  1. Melanie Lacour289
  2. Specialty average1,305

Most prescribed

  1. Amlodipine Besylate18 claims
  2. Omeprazole13 claims
  3. Glipizide12 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: $135.10

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Melanie Lacour$135.10
  2. Specialty average$650.95

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Melanie Blade Lacour among 4,503 family nurse practitioner records in Louisiana

Melanie Blade Lacour, FNP is one of 4,503 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Louisiana. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 20% of them.

  • NPI issued2012 · 20% of these records are older, 76% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 66% of these records are
  • Record last updated2025 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

122 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Alexandria

They are 122 of the 2,390 NPPES records with a practice address in Alexandria, and 4,503 family nurse practitioner records in Louisiana.

The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Debbie Doggett, FAMILY NURSE PRACTITAlexandria, LA 713031336343458
  2. Dana Fontenot, APRN, FNP-BCAlexandria, LA 713031174819668
  3. Shannon Knight, FNP-CAlexandria, LA 713031457791782
  4. Tracy Lyons, NPAlexandria, LA 713031144467408
  5. Debra McConkey, APRN, FNPAlexandria, LA 713031427085935
  6. Carl Phillips, FNP-CAlexandria, LA 713031679853477
  7. Jeanie PonthierAlexandria, LA 713031881044360
  8. Norma Porter, A.P.R.N.Alexandria, LA 713031750412003

Common questions

What is Melanie Blade Lacour, FNP's NPI number?

Melanie Blade Lacour, FNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1104176130, issued on Sep 18, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Melanie Blade Lacour, FNP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 224 Pecan Park Ave, Alexandria, LA, 71303. Phone: (318) 502-6125. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Melanie Blade Lacour, FNP's license?

NPPES lists Louisiana license number AP07011, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Melanie Blade Lacour, FNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Melanie Blade Lacour, FNP had 289 Medicare Part D claims for 28 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. 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.