Melissa J. Ducote, NP
Family Nurse Practitioner · Marksville, LA
Melissa J. Ducote, NP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Marksville, Louisiana, and NPI 1679889349, issued on Aug 19, 2010. Check the license (Louisiana AP06219, as entered in NPPES) with the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa J. Ducote
- Credential
- NP
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- AP06219 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5541 Highway 1, Marksville, LA 71351
- Phone
- (318) 240-7240
- Enumerated
- Aug 19, 2010
- Record last updated
- Feb 20, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (318) 240-7118
- Medicaid ID
- 2145185 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100928000784); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Northwestern University Feinberg Medical School, 2010
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melissa J. Ducote in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Louisiana board licenses this profession
Search for license AP06219Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
4,176 Medicare Part D claims for 276 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium186 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium180 claims
- Lisinopril152 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate128 claims
- Metformin Hcl113 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium113 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: $35.19
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, 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
- Clhg-Avoyelles LLCHessmer, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melissa J. Ducote among 4,503 family nurse practitioner records in Louisiana
Melissa J. Ducote, 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 2010, is newer than 15% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 15% of these records are older, 83% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2018 among the 2,959 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 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).
15 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Marksville
They are 15 of the 166 NPPES records with a practice address in Marksville, and 4,503 family nurse practitioner records in Louisiana.
All 4,503 in Louisiana → Every provider in Marksville → Family Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Heather Cormier, NPMarksville, LA 713511194246645
- Clara Coutee, FNPMarksville, LA 713511962406884
- Sara Laborde Demars, FNP-CMarksville, LA 713511417487638
- Dana DucoteMarksville, LA 713511801228846
- Victoria Ford, FNPMarksville, LA 713511568356806
- Misty Herron, NPMarksville, LA 713511639980675
- Laurie Kirkham, NPMarksville, LA 713511194142364
- Randall Laborde, APRN, FNP-CMarksville, LA 713511467024042
Common questions
What is Melissa J. Ducote, NP's NPI number?
Melissa J. Ducote, NP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679889349, issued on Aug 19, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa J. Ducote, NP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5541 Highway 1, Marksville, LA, 71351. Phone: (318) 240-7240. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa J. Ducote, NP's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number AP06219, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melissa J. Ducote, NP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa J. Ducote, NP had 4,176 Medicare Part D claims for 276 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.