Melissa L. Kramer, DNP
Nurse Practitioner · Lake Charles, LA
Melissa L. Kramer, DNP is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Lake Charles, Louisiana, and NPI 1730671785, issued on Jun 5, 2018. Check the license (Louisiana AP10184, as entered in NPPES) with the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa L. Kramer
- Credential
- DNP
- Primary taxonomy
- Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
- License number
- AP10184 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 601 Dr Michael Debakey Dr, Lake Charles, LA 70601
- Phone
- (337) 436-1370
- Enumerated
- Jun 5, 2018
- Record last updated
- Apr 2, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (337) 436-1621
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melissa L. Kramer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Louisiana board licenses this profession
Search for license AP10184Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
91% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024
96 Medicare Part D claims for 16 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Buprenorphine-Naloxone77 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: $548.78
11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Gilead Sciences, Inc. The 38,884 providers of this specialty with any payment received $791.64 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.
Melissa L. Kramer among 934 nurse practitioner records in Louisiana
Melissa L. Kramer, DNP is one of 934 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Louisiana. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 55% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 55% of these records are older, 41% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 63% of these records are
- Record last updated2019 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363L00000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
44 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Lake Charles
They are 44 of the 2,791 NPPES records with a practice address in Lake Charles, and 934 nurse practitioner records in Louisiana.
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The 8 nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Kelsey Cobb, FNPLake Charles, LA 706011336534064
- Clyde Daigle, MSRN, CPNPLake Charles, LA 706011508010547
- Brenda Daigle-Murry, APRNLake Charles, LA 706011497067177
- Lacie Demers, N.P.Lake Charles, LA 706011902238942
- Antoinette Luquette, NPLake Charles, LA 706011396787982
- Allison Minor, PNPLake Charles, LA 706011285066365
- Bridgette Mitchell, APRNLake Charles, LA 706011093044752
Common questions
What is Melissa L. Kramer, DNP's NPI number?
Melissa L. Kramer, DNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1730671785, issued on Jun 5, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa L. Kramer, DNP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 601 Dr Michael Debakey Dr, Lake Charles, LA, 70601. Phone: (337) 436-1370. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa L. Kramer, DNP's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number AP10184, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melissa L. Kramer, DNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa L. Kramer, DNP had 96 Medicare Part D claims for 16 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. 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.