Melissa Pretus-Hudson, NP
Family Nurse Practitioner · New Orleans, LA
Melissa Pretus-Hudson, NP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in New Orleans, Louisiana, and NPI 1841507340, issued on Sep 3, 2010. Check the license (Louisiana RN112810, as entered in NPPES) with the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa Pretus-Hudson
- Credential
- NP
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- RN112810 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2820 Napoleon Ave, New Orleans, LA 70115
- Phone
- (504) 412-1366
- Enumerated
- Sep 3, 2010
- Record last updated
- Sep 3, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (504) 412-1367
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101014000464); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melissa Pretus-Hudson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Louisiana board licenses this profession
Search for license RN112810Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
25% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
1,636 Medicare Part D claims for 376 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium87 claims
- Gabapentin65 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate62 claims
- Losartan Potassium62 claims
- Hydrochlorothiazide50 claims
- Trazodone Hcl37 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: $153.54
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Dexcom, 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 LLCNew Orleans, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melissa Pretus-Hudson among 4,503 family nurse practitioner records in Louisiana
Melissa Pretus-Hudson, NP 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 2010, is newer than 15% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 15% of these records are older, 83% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2018 among the 2,959 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 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).
414 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in New Orleans
They are 414 of the 13,668 NPPES records with a practice address in New Orleans, and 4,503 family nurse practitioner records in Louisiana.
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Common questions
What is Melissa Pretus-Hudson, NP's NPI number?
Melissa Pretus-Hudson, NP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1841507340, issued on Sep 3, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa Pretus-Hudson, NP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2820 Napoleon Ave, New Orleans, LA, 70115. Phone: (504) 412-1366. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa Pretus-Hudson, NP's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number RN112810, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melissa Pretus-Hudson, NP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa Pretus-Hudson, NP had 1,636 Medicare Part D claims for 376 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.