Melissa Lynn Brown, APRN
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner · Sulphur, LA
Melissa Lynn Brown, APRN is a psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner with a practice address in Sulphur, Louisiana, and NPI 1346923596, issued on Aug 14, 2023. Check the license (Louisiana 231598, as entered in NPPES) with the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa Lynn Brown
- Credential
- APRN
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner 363LP0808X
- License number
- 231598 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 901 S Huntington St, Sulphur, LA 70663
- Phone
- (337) 965-9921
- Enumerated
- Aug 14, 2023
- Record last updated
- Aug 12, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20231017000718); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records → All 755 in Louisiana → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 901 S Huntington St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Dedra Alexander, APRNPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1033694955
- Lauryn Castille, PLPCMental Health Counselor1225962004
- Sarah MonceauxPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1356727796
- Isaac RodriguezPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1205700481
- Macy Warr, PMHNP-BCPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1942127824
Verify Melissa Lynn Brown in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Louisiana board licenses this profession
Search for license 231598Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
38% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner in 2024
566 Medicare Part D claims for 37 beneficiaries, against an average of 906 among the 30,717 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Quetiapine Fumarate53 claims
- Gabapentin36 claims
- Trazodone Hcl34 claims
- Buspirone Hcl33 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl33 claims
- Mirtazapine29 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: $1,206.07
49 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 23,362 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,027.77 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
- Lake Area Psychiatry LLCLake Charles, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melissa Lynn Brown among 755 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Louisiana
Melissa Lynn Brown, APRN is one of 755 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Louisiana. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2023, is newer than 63% of them.
- NPI issued2023 · 63% of these records are older, 29% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2023 · median 2021 among the 475 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 23% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LP0808X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
7 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Sulphur
They are 7 of the 245 NPPES records with a practice address in Sulphur, and 755 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Louisiana.
All 755 in Louisiana → Every provider in Sulphur → Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
The 8 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Dedra Alexander, APRNSulphur, LA 706631033694955
- Jared BrabhamSulphur, LA 706631134763576
- Sarah MonceauxSulphur, LA 706631356727796
- Isaac RodriguezSulphur, LA 706631205700481
- Macy Warr, PMHNP-BCSulphur, LA 706631942127824
- Kara Warshaw, APRN,BCSulphur, LA 706631942290200
- Savannah Frith, PMHNP-BCKinder, LA 706481750184818
- William Craig, NPDeridder, LA 706341396265427
Common questions
What is Melissa Lynn Brown, APRN's NPI number?
Melissa Lynn Brown, APRN's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1346923596, issued on Aug 14, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa Lynn Brown, APRN located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 901 S Huntington St, Sulphur, LA, 70663. Phone: (337) 965-9921. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa Lynn Brown, APRN's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 231598, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melissa Lynn Brown, APRN prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa Lynn Brown, APRN had 566 Medicare Part D claims for 37 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner prescribers was 906. 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.