NPI registry status
Active
2026 NPPES data Family Nurse Practitioner NPI 1649767724 FNP
Verify on CMS → Melanie White, FNP
Family Nurse Practitioner in Lake Charles, Louisiana.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 216,959 in Family Nurse Practitioner, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
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Prescribing volume
234
Medicare Part D claims · 154 beneficiaries · Family Nurse Practitioner avg: 1K
Generic prescribing
95%
generic claims · 5% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
MIPS score
86.5/100
▲ 3 pts above national avg 83.5 · Above neutral
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File, 2024
What the federal data shows
Melanie White, FNP reported a CMS MIPS final score of 86.5/100 - above the 83.5 national average - and filed 234 Medicare Part D claims in 2024.
- 86.5/100
- MIPS score · +3 vs avg
- 234
- Part D claims, 2024
- 95%
- generic prescribing
- ≥49th
- pct among measured MIPS (lower-bound band)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Federal trust snapshot
What official records show about Melanie White, FNP
Federal records show an active NPI with both Medicare prescribing volume and a measured CMS quality score — objective registry data, not patient reviews.
- Verified
NPI registry status
Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1649767724), first enumerated 04/16/2018.
Source: CMS NPPES
- Reported
Medicare Part D participation
Filed 234 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.
Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF
- Reported
CMS quality reporting (MIPS)
Reported a CMS MIPS final score of 86.5/100 in the Quality Payment Program — a federal quality measure, not a patient review.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program
- Reported
Hospital affiliations
1 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliation on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.
Source: CMS Care Compare
- Not in federal data
Individual sanction lookup
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Source: State medical board / FSMB
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CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1649767724 · Family Nurse Practitioner
NPI-10 · ENUM-RECENT · TAX-MEGA · MIPS-ABOVE · RX-LIGHT · BOOK-LIGHT · PHOTO-FINISH
- NPI-10 1649767724
- ENUM-RECENT 2018
- TAX-MEGA 217K Family Nurse
- MIPS-ABOVE 86.5/100
- RX-LIGHT 234
- BOOK-LIGHT 4,212 in Louisiana
- PHOTO-FINISH Kisha Carrington · ±0.0
MIPS final-score neighbourhood
Same-specialty nationwide peers by CMS final score, not geographic proximity
- White · this pro…
White · this provider
86.5 MIPS pts
- Angela McCulloug…
Angela McCullough
86.5 MIPS pts
- Kisha Carrington…
Kisha Carrington
86.5 MIPS pts
- Esther Ezeani · …
Esther Ezeani
86.5 MIPS pts
- Melissa Jones Ho…
Melissa Jones Holley
86.5 MIPS pts
What this shows Nearest measured MIPS peers for this NUCC specialty (2023 performance year).
Melanie White, FNP's MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.
87 ≥ 49th percentile 49% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more measured providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
The percentile is a conservative whole-score-point band: it counts only measured clinicians in lower score bands. A CMS MIPS metric is not a recommendation or a clinical-quality rating by PlainDoctor. See methodology § corpus placement.
Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023
Where Melanie White, FNP sits
This provider among family nurse practitioner peers
Across the 26,556 family nurse practitioner providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Melanie White, FNP writes more Part D claims than 38% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 50% - placing this provider in the lower-volume, high-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.
Each dot is one family nurse practitioner peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Melanie White, FNP. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.
What does the federal data show about Melanie White, FNP?
High performer (top quartile)Primary specialty
Family Nurse Practitioner
Medicare Part D claims
234 82% vs specialty avg
MIPS final score
86.5/100 3 pts vs avg
Specialty distribution in Louisiana
How Family Nurse Practitioner compares to other specialties among Louisiana providers
Medicare quality performance, MIPS
Melanie White, FNP's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Family Nurse Practitioner national average
- MIPS Final Score
- 86.5/100
- vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1649767724 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Family Nurse Practitioner |
| Credentials | FNP |
| Gender | Female |
| NPI Issued | 04/16/2018 |
CMS Quality Score (MIPS)
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.
86.5376
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
74.4977
Quality
Reporting: Group practice
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Melanie White, FNP bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Hulin Urgent Care Services LLC
New Iberia, LA
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Generic-heavy
Melanie White, FNP - brand share 5.0%
Family Nurse Practitioner average
5% brand-name claims vs 95% generic, on 234 2024 Medicare Part D claims.
The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.
234
Total Claims
$4K
Total Drug Cost
154
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 235.4
- Total Day Supply
- 2,448
- Brand vs Generic
- 5% brand / 95% generic
- Brand Drug Cost
- $2K
- Generic Drug Cost
- $2K
- Opioid Claims
- 14 (6.0% rate)
- Antibiotic Claims
- 95
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 67.0 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.27
- Gender Split
- 66% female / 34% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 46, 65-74: 63, 75-84: N/A, 85+: N/A
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Melanie White, FNP prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024
- Cephalexin
Cephalexin
21 claims
- Doxycycline Monohy…
Doxycycline Monohydrate
19 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavul…
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass
17 claims
- Ondansetron Odt
Ondansetron Odt
15 claims
- Fluticasone Propio…
Fluticasone Propionate
13 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Cephalexin | 21 |
| Doxycycline Monohydrate | 19 |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav | 17 |
| Ondansetron Odt Ondansetron | 15 |
| Fluticasone Propionate | 13 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Family Nurse Practitioner Overview
How Melanie White, FNP fits within the Family Nurse Practitioner landscape nationally.
216,959
Family Nurse Practitioner Providers in US
56
States with Family Nurse Practitioner
1,302
Avg Claims per Provider
Melanie White, FNP's 234 claims are below the specialty average of 1,302.
Nationwide Family Nurse Practitioner peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for White, both outside Louisiana so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Similar MIPS final score
Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (86.5 here).
Same NPPES enumeration year (2018)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Family Nurse Practitioner Providers in Louisiana
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Louisiana, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as White.
One of 4,212 Family Nurse Practitioner providers enrolled in Louisiana, 5 are shown here.
Julianna Aaron
FNP-C
Shreveport, LA
Brooke Abadie
NP
Baton Rouge, LA
Tori Abbess
Baton Rouge, LA
Kimberly Abbott
N.P.
Prairieville, LA
Halimo Abdi
APRN
Lafayette, LA
Compare Family Nurse Practitioner nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Melanie White, FNP's specialty? ▼
Melanie White, FNP specializes in Family Nurse Practitioner and practices in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Credentials: FNP.
How much does Melanie White, FNP prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Melanie White, FNP wrote 234 Medicare Part D claims totaling $4K in drug costs for 154 beneficiaries.
What is Melanie White, FNP's Medicare quality score? ▼
Melanie White, FNP has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 86.5/100 (Quality: 74.5). The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Melanie White, FNP located? ▼
Melanie White, FNP is located at 1701 OAK PARK BLVD, Lake Charles, LA, 70601. Phone: (337) 494-3000.
What is Melanie White, FNP's NPI number? ▼
Melanie White, FNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649767724, issued on 04/16/2018.
Does Melanie White, FNP prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs? ▼
Melanie White, FNP's prescribing is 5% brand-name and 95% generic drugs by claim count, with $2K in brand drug costs.
Does Melanie White, FNP prescribe opioids? ▼
Yes, Melanie White, FNP had 14 opioid claims in 2024 with an opioid prescribing rate of 6.0%.
How many Family Nurse Practitioner providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 216,959 Family Nurse Practitioner providers across 56 states in the US. The average Family Nurse Practitioner provider writes 1,302 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Melanie White, FNP prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Melanie White, FNP's most frequently prescribed drugs include Cephalexin, Doxycycline Monohydrate, Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Melanie White, FNP accept Medicare? ▼
Melanie White, FNP appears in CMS Medicare data with 234 Part D claims and 154 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Melanie White, FNP's credentials? ▼
Melanie White, FNP's NPI is 1649767724 with credentials FNP. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Quality Performance
- CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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