Melissa Ridgeway O'Quin, FNP-C
Family Nurse Practitioner · Marrero, LA
Melissa Ridgeway O'Quin, FNP-C is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Marrero, Louisiana, and NPI 1518235977, issued on Dec 13, 2011. Check the license (Louisiana AP06783, as entered in NPPES) with the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa Ridgeway O'Quin
- Credential
- FNP-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- AP06783 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1111 Medical Center Blvd., Marrero, LA 70072
- Phone
- (504) 349-4901
- Enumerated
- Dec 13, 2011
- Record last updated
- Nov 9, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (504) 349-6755
- Medicaid IDs
- 06477036 MS
2319426 LA - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120731000146); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melissa Ridgeway O'Quin in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Louisiana board licenses this profession
Search for license AP06783Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
68% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
2,188 Medicare Part D claims for 708 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Tamsulosin Hcl644 claims
- Solifenacin Succinate220 claims
- Finasteride211 claims
- Alfuzosin Hcl Er127 claims
- Oxybutynin Chloride Er112 claims
- Myrbetriq98 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: $272.90
13 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc. 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
- Ochsner Clinic LLCSlidell, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melissa Ridgeway O'Quin among 4,503 family nurse practitioner records in Louisiana
Melissa Ridgeway O'Quin, FNP-C 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 2011, is newer than 17% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 17% of these records are older, 80% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2018 among the 2,959 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 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).
54 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Marrero
They are 54 of the 1,117 NPPES records with a practice address in Marrero, and 4,503 family nurse practitioner records in Louisiana.
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Common questions
What is Melissa Ridgeway O'Quin, FNP-C's NPI number?
Melissa Ridgeway O'Quin, FNP-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518235977, issued on Dec 13, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa Ridgeway O'Quin, FNP-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1111 Medical Center Blvd., Marrero, LA, 70072. Phone: (504) 349-4901. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa Ridgeway O'Quin, FNP-C's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number AP06783, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melissa Ridgeway O'Quin, FNP-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa Ridgeway O'Quin, FNP-C had 2,188 Medicare Part D claims for 708 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.