Melissa Barber, NP
Family Nurse Practitioner · Opelousas, LA
Melissa Barber, NP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Opelousas, Louisiana, and NPI 1275099657, issued on Feb 11, 2019. Check the license (Louisiana AP203690, as entered in NPPES) with the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa Barber
- Credential
- NP
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License numbers
- AP203690 LA
203690 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1200 Hospital Dr Ste 4, Opelousas, LA 70570
- Phone
- (337) 948-7090
- Enumerated
- Feb 11, 2019
- Record last updated
- Aug 7, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190410000233); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1200 Hospital Dr Ste 4
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Nichole Miller, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1356806830
Verify Melissa Barber in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Louisiana board licenses this profession
Search for license AP203690Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
25% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
977 Medicare Part D claims for 267 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 37% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa138 claims
- Prednisone116 claims
- Trelegy Ellipta111 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass67 claims
- Breztri Aerosphere47 claims
- Nystatin34 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: $2,609.41
121 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. 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
- Acadiana Practitioners LLCOpelousas, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melissa Barber among 4,503 family nurse practitioner records in Louisiana
Melissa Barber, NP 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 2019, is newer than 55% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 55% of these records are older, 39% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2018 among the 2,959 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 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).
37 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Opelousas
They are 37 of the 648 NPPES records with a practice address in Opelousas, and 4,503 family nurse practitioner records in Louisiana.
All 4,503 in Louisiana → Every provider in Opelousas → Family Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Tracy Broussard, F.N.P.Opelousas, LA 705701619970308
- Sondra Celestine, NURSE PRACTITIONEROpelousas, LA 705701730601915
- Brandi Darbonne, FNPOpelousas, LA 705701932400207
- Aimee Delahoussaye, FNPOpelousas, LA 705701063753499
- Allison Deshotel, FNP-COpelousas, LA 705701033432372
- Brittany Fortie, FNP-COpelousas, LA 705701396111480
- Leon Gallow, FNPOpelousas, LA 705701568554897
- Felicia Joseph, MSN, APRN, FNP-COpelousas, LA 705701306269329
Common questions
What is Melissa Barber, NP's NPI number?
Melissa Barber, NP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1275099657, issued on Feb 11, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa Barber, NP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1200 Hospital Dr Ste 4, Opelousas, LA, 70570. Phone: (337) 948-7090. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa Barber, NP's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number AP203690, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melissa Barber, NP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa Barber, NP had 977 Medicare Part D claims for 267 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.