Melina Sapida, D.O.
Family Medicine Physician · Slidell, LA
Melina Sapida, D.O. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Slidell, Louisiana, and NPI 1780881904, issued on Jun 29, 2007. Check the license (Louisiana 350164, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melina Sapida
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License numbers
- 350164 LA
OS13772 FL
25MB08469000 NJ
0102202721 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1300 Gause Blvd Ste C4, Slidell, LA 70458
- Phone
- (985) 288-6419
- Enumerated
- Jun 29, 2007
- Record last updated
- Feb 11, 2026
- Fax
- (888) 815-0887
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20260109002169); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Rowan University School Of Osteopathic Medicine, 2006
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1300 Gause Blvd Ste C4
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Shantel Batiste, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1700347531
- Nerissa Christian, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1689105009
- Teresa Garrison, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1760748313
- Michael Guarisco, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1699830539
- Nichole Turner, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1548900814
Verify Melina Sapida in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 350164Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
32% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
2,414 Medicare Part D claims for 351 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium266 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate121 claims
- Lisinopril115 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium114 claims
- Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride99 claims
- Losartan Potassium91 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: $182.23
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Centerwell Senior Primary Care LA PCSlidell, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
35 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Slidell
They are 35 of the 1,838 NPPES records with a practice address in Slidell, and 1,728 family medicine physician records in Louisiana.
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Common questions
What is Melina Sapida, D.O.'s NPI number?
Melina Sapida, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780881904, issued on Jun 29, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melina Sapida, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1300 Gause Blvd Ste C4, Slidell, LA, 70458. Phone: (985) 288-6419. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melina Sapida, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 350164, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Melina Sapida, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melina Sapida, D.O. had 2,414 Medicare Part D claims for 351 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.