Melissa Bagwell Love, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Baton Rouge, LA
Melissa Bagwell Love, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and NPI 1326160094, issued on Apr 4, 2007. Check the license (Louisiana MD.202898, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa Bagwell Love
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License numbers
- MD.202898 LA
134675 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 9001 Summa Avenue, Baton Rouge, LA 70809
- Phone
- (225) 761-5480
- Enumerated
- Apr 4, 2007
- Record last updated
- Nov 18, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid IDs
- 06930211 MS
1887901 LA - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090827000224); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Mississippi School Of Medicine, 2006
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melissa Bagwell Love in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD.202898Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
8,195 Medicare Part D claims for 500 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 78 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium477 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium409 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium357 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate310 claims
- Hydrochlorothiazide206 claims
- Losartan Potassium206 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Ochsner Clinic LLCBaton Rouge, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melissa Bagwell Love among 1,728 family medicine physician records in Louisiana
Melissa Bagwell Love, M.D. is one of 1,728 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 44% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 44% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2006 among the 1,201 with a school on file
- Record last updated2009 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
154 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Baton Rouge
They are 154 of the 12,526 NPPES records with a practice address in Baton Rouge, and 1,728 family medicine physician records in Louisiana.
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Common questions
What is Melissa Bagwell Love, M.D.'s NPI number?
Melissa Bagwell Love, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1326160094, issued on Apr 4, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa Bagwell Love, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9001 Summa Avenue, Baton Rouge, LA, 70809. Phone: (225) 761-5480. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa Bagwell Love, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number MD.202898, 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.
How much does Melissa Bagwell Love, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa Bagwell Love, M.D. had 8,195 Medicare Part D claims for 500 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.