Melissa Leuthner Lawhon, M.D.
Pediatrics Physician · Shreveport, LA
Melissa Leuthner Lawhon, M.D. is a pediatrics physician with a practice address in Shreveport, Louisiana, and NPI 1275593998, issued on Mar 25, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana 024809, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa Leuthner Lawhon
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Pediatrics Physician 208000000X
- License number
- 024809 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2518 Bert Kouns Loop, Shreveport, LA 71118
- Phone
- (318) 212-5437
- Enumerated
- Mar 25, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 30, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (318) 212-5825
- Medicaid ID
- 1578479 LA
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 2518 Bert Kouns Loop
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Melissa Leuthner Lawhon in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 024809Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $197.50
12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Corium, LLC. The 21,580 providers of this specialty with any payment received $842.05 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.
87 pediatrics physician records list a practice address in Shreveport
They are 87 of the 8,660 NPPES records with a practice address in Shreveport, and 917 pediatrics physician records in Louisiana.
All 87 in Shreveport → All 917 in Louisiana → Every provider in Shreveport →
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- Brian Adams, M.D.Opelousas, LA1487829685
- Elizabeth Adams, MDMetairie, LA1720082498
- Olusegun Adeleye, M.D.Natchitoches, LA1629023064
- Paul Aguillard, M.D.Gonzales, LA1871591982
- Olugbenga Akingbola, M.D.Shreveport, LA1407881550
- Akram Al-Husaini, MDNew Orleans, LA1578820973
Common questions
What is Melissa Leuthner Lawhon, M.D.'s NPI number?
Melissa Leuthner Lawhon, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1275593998, issued on Mar 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa Leuthner Lawhon, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2518 Bert Kouns Loop, Shreveport, LA, 71118. Phone: (318) 212-5437. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa Leuthner Lawhon, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 024809, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
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.