Melanie Nuss, APRN
Family Nurse Practitioner · Covington, LA
Melanie Nuss, APRN is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Covington, Louisiana, and NPI 1710916978, issued on Jul 1, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana TAP001446, as entered in NPPES) with the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melanie Nuss
- Credential
- APRN
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- TAP001446 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 880 N Highway 190, Covington, LA 70433
- Phone
- (985) 875-9896
- Enumerated
- Jul 1, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (985) 893-3169
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060905000034); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In New Orleans, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 880 N Highway 190
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Melanie Nuss in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Louisiana board licenses this profession
Search for license TAP001446Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
53% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
614 Medicare Part D claims for 200 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Triamcinolone Acetonide128 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate92 claims
- Clobetasol Propionate47 claims
- Ketoconazole38 claims
- Nystatin25 claims
- Fluorouracil24 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): 100 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: $1,085.87
64 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie 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.
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
- Northshore Dermatology, LLCSlidell, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
136 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Covington
They are 136 of the 1,868 NPPES records with a practice address in Covington, and 4,503 family nurse practitioner records in Louisiana.
All 136 in Covington → All 4,503 in Louisiana → Every provider in Covington →
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Common questions
What is Melanie Nuss, APRN's NPI number?
Melanie Nuss, APRN's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1710916978, issued on Jul 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melanie Nuss, APRN located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 880 N Highway 190, Covington, LA, 70433. Phone: (985) 875-9896. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melanie Nuss, APRN's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number TAP001446, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melanie Nuss, APRN prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melanie Nuss, APRN had 614 Medicare Part D claims for 200 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Melanie Nuss, APRN's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.