Melanie Welch, NURSE PRACTITIONER
Family Nurse Practitioner · Elizabeth, LA
Melanie Welch, NURSE PRACTITIONER is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Elizabeth, Louisiana, and NPI 1184147787, issued on Jul 25, 2017. Check the license (Louisiana AP09452, as entered in NPPES) with the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melanie Welch
- Credential
- NURSE PRACTITIONER
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- AP09452 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4855 Highway 10 Ste C, Elizabeth, LA 70638
- Phone
- (800) 462-0742
- Enumerated
- Jul 25, 2017
- Record last updated
- Jul 21, 2022
- Fax
- (318) 634-5602
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170907000474); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melanie Welch in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Louisiana board licenses this profession
Search for license AP09452Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
72% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
369 Medicare Part D claims for 65 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa20 claims
- Lisinopril19 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate16 claims
- Gabapentin14 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium12 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium11 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: $19.51
1 payment: 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
- Clhg-Oakdale LLCOakdale, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melanie Welch among 4,503 family nurse practitioner records in Louisiana
Melanie Welch, NURSE PRACTITIONER 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 2017, is newer than 43% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 43% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2018 among the 2,959 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 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).
Family Nurse Practitioner providers in Louisiana
There are 4,503 family nurse practitioner records in Louisiana.
All 4,503 in Louisiana → Family Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Stacey Accardo, FNPElizabeth, LA 706381982362919
- Dodie Daniels, NPElizabeth, LA 706381033699525
- Ashley Farris, FNPElizabeth, LA 706381881471571
- Paula Gates, APRNElizabeth, LA 706381013264878
- Michelle Adams, FNP-CDeridder, LA 706341124694989
- Cynthia BoswellDeridder, LA 706341700615663
- Sharolyn Chitty, FNP-CDeridder, LA 706341043836018
- Jennifer Cooley, FNPDeridder, LA 706341982185799
Common questions
What is Melanie Welch, NURSE PRACTITIONER's NPI number?
Melanie Welch, NURSE PRACTITIONER's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1184147787, issued on Jul 25, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melanie Welch, NURSE PRACTITIONER located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4855 Highway 10 Ste C, Elizabeth, LA, 70638. Phone: (800) 462-0742. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melanie Welch, NURSE PRACTITIONER's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number AP09452, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melanie Welch, NURSE PRACTITIONER prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melanie Welch, NURSE PRACTITIONER had 369 Medicare Part D claims for 65 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.