Melinda Wilks, APRN-CNP
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner · New Orleans, LA
Melinda Wilks, APRN-CNP is an acute care nurse practitioner with a practice address in New Orleans, Louisiana, and NPI 1235485640, issued on Aug 3, 2012. Check the license (Louisiana 200931, as entered in NPPES) with the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melinda Wilks
- Credential
- APRN-CNP
- Primary taxonomy
- Acute Care Nurse Practitioner 363LA2100X
- License number
- 200931 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5611 Pratt Dr, New Orleans, LA 70122
- Phone
- (504) 616-3104
- Enumerated
- Aug 3, 2012
- Record last updated
- Mar 13, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250401003650); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melinda Wilks in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Louisiana board licenses this profession
Search for license 200931Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- East Jefferson Physicians Group LLCMetairie, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melinda Wilks among 318 acute care nurse practitioner records in Louisiana
Melinda Wilks, APRN-CNP is one of 318 acute care nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Louisiana. 84% 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 24% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 24% of these records are older, 70% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
- Graduated2024 · median 2018 among the 244 with a school on file
- 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 363LA2100X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner providers in Louisiana
There are 318 acute care nurse practitioner records in Louisiana.
All 318 in Louisiana → Every provider in New Orleans → Acute Care Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
The 8 acute care nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Joycelyn BrooksNew Orleans, LA 701211205633898
- Tremelia Kelly-Sennett, APRN, AGACNP-BCJefferson, LA 701211578376646
- Heidi Malone, RNJefferson, LA 701211952154809
- Allison Mule, AGACNPNew Orleans, LA 701211952044182
- Olivia Roberie, AGACNP-BCJefferson, LA 701211396627659
- Mary Robinson, NPNew Orleans, LA 701211972307882
- Alexa Rodriguez, NPNew Orleans, LA 701211831087907
- Christine Ryder-Ip, AGACNP-BC, DNPNew Orleans, LA 701211518642263
Common questions
What is Melinda Wilks, APRN-CNP's NPI number?
Melinda Wilks, APRN-CNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235485640, issued on Aug 3, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melinda Wilks, APRN-CNP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5611 Pratt Dr, New Orleans, LA, 70122. Phone: (504) 616-3104. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melinda Wilks, APRN-CNP's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 200931, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.