Melissa A. Lama, N.P.
Adult Health Nurse Practitioner · Ponchatoula, LA
Melissa A. Lama, N.P. is an adult health nurse practitioner with a practice address in Ponchatoula, Louisiana, and NPI 1134489032, issued on May 24, 2012. Check the license (Louisiana AP06601, as entered in NPPES) with the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa A. Lama
- Credential
- N.P.
- Primary taxonomy
- Adult Health Nurse Practitioner 363LA2200X
- License number
- AP06601 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 105 E Oak St, Ponchatoula, LA 70454
- Phone
- (985) 386-6198
- Enumerated
- May 24, 2012
- Record last updated
- May 24, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (985) 386-6223
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 105 E Oak St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Melissa A. Lama in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Louisiana board licenses this profession
Search for license AP06601Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
9.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average adult health nurse practitioner in 2024
11,561 Medicare Part D claims for 607 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,280 among the 16,937 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium538 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate494 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium362 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium361 claims
- Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride321 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate321 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: $2,624.89
145 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 12,291 providers of this specialty with any payment received $946.40 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.
Adult Health Nurse Practitioner providers in Louisiana
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Common questions
What is Melissa A. Lama, N.P.'s NPI number?
Melissa A. Lama, N.P.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1134489032, issued on May 24, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa A. Lama, N.P. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 105 E Oak St, Ponchatoula, LA, 70454. Phone: (985) 386-6198. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa A. Lama, N.P.'s license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number AP06601, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melissa A. Lama, N.P. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa A. Lama, N.P. had 11,561 Medicare Part D claims for 607 beneficiaries; the average among adult health nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,280. 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.