Melissa Sterling Smith, APRN-CNP
Nurse Practitioner · Independence, LA
Melissa Sterling Smith, APRN-CNP is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Independence, Louisiana, and NPI 1306733688, issued on Jun 19, 2025. Check the license (Louisiana 241892, as entered in NPPES) with the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa Sterling Smith
- Credential
- APRN-CNP
- Primary taxonomy
- Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
- License number
- 241892 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 52579 Highway 51 S, Independence, LA 70443
- Phone
- (985) 974-6158
- Enumerated
- Jun 19, 2025
- Record last updated
- Jun 20, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20251028003510); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melissa Sterling Smith in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Louisiana board licenses this profession
Search for license 241892Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Van Meter Emergency Physicians Inc. ApmcIndependence, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melissa Sterling Smith among 934 nurse practitioner records in Louisiana
Melissa Sterling Smith, APRN-CNP is one of 934 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Louisiana. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2025, is newer than 89% of them.
- NPI issued2025 · 89% of these records are older, 4% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2025 · median 2017 among the 588 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363L00000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
8 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Independence
They are 8 of the 85 NPPES records with a practice address in Independence, and 934 nurse practitioner records in Louisiana.
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Common questions
What is Melissa Sterling Smith, APRN-CNP's NPI number?
Melissa Sterling Smith, APRN-CNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1306733688, issued on Jun 19, 2025. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa Sterling Smith, APRN-CNP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 52579 Highway 51 S, Independence, LA, 70443. Phone: (985) 974-6158. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa Sterling Smith, APRN-CNP's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 241892, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.