NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Melissa Lynn Vandiver, MN-FNP

Primary Care Nurse Practitioner · New Orleans, LA

Melissa Lynn Vandiver, MN-FNP is a primary care nurse practitioner with a practice address in New Orleans, Louisiana, and NPI 1164836136, issued on Jun 17, 2014. Check the license (Louisiana AP07833, as entered in NPPES) with the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1164836136
Name
Melissa Lynn Vandiver
Credential
MN-FNP
Primary taxonomy
Primary Care Nurse Practitioner 363LP2300X
License number
AP07833 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1936 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA 70130
Phone
(045) 295-5585
Enumerated
Jun 17, 2014
Record last updated
May 6, 2025
Fax
(985) 888-1838
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20140929000373); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1936 Magazine St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Ariel Aguillard, M.D.Adult Medicine Physician1811240526
  2. Laura Andrews, MSN, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1518411891
  3. Courtney Bartz, PAPhysician Assistant1366970600
  4. Valerie Brand, ARNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1609464676
  5. Hilary Brown, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1629639158
  6. Jenny Cunningham, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1245567312

Verify Melissa Lynn Vandiver in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Louisiana board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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80% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average primary care nurse practitioner in 2024

303 Medicare Part D claims for 60 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,492 among the 5,992 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 11 claims were for opioids.

  1. Melissa Vandiver303
  2. Specialty average1,492

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium20 claims
  2. Gabapentin12 claims
  3. Fluticasone Propionate11 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.

The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score100.0
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. St. Thomas Community Health Center IncNew Orleans, LA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Melissa Lynn Vandiver among 137 primary care nurse practitioner records in Louisiana

Melissa Lynn Vandiver, MN-FNP is one of 137 primary care 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 2014, is newer than 20% of them.

  • NPI issued2014 · 20% of these records are older, 74% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
  • Graduated2014 · median 2019 among the 79 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 36% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LP2300X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Primary Care Nurse Practitioner providers in Louisiana

There are 137 primary care nurse practitioner records in Louisiana.

The 8 primary care nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Peter Nguyen, FNP-CNew Orleans, LA 701271386331809
  2. Lindsey Duffy, FNPNew Orleans, LA 701251295211134
  3. Betty Butler, DNP, MSN, AGNP-CNew Orleans, LA 701221427591247
  4. Shannon Branford, NPNew Orleans, LA 701211578710448
  5. Brent Thibodeaux, NPNew Orleans, LA 701211801905740
  6. Jacob Rickoll, NPNew Orleans, LA 701191225665417
  7. Martha Cossich, MSNNew Orleans, LA 701181235842287
  8. Jennifer Dill, CPNPNew Orleans, LA 701181366148512

Common questions

What is Melissa Lynn Vandiver, MN-FNP's NPI number?

Melissa Lynn Vandiver, MN-FNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164836136, issued on Jun 17, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Melissa Lynn Vandiver, MN-FNP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1936 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA, 70130. Phone: (045) 295-5585. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Melissa Lynn Vandiver, MN-FNP's license?

NPPES lists Louisiana license number AP07833, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Melissa Lynn Vandiver, MN-FNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Melissa Lynn Vandiver, MN-FNP had 303 Medicare Part D claims for 60 beneficiaries; the average among primary care nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,492. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Melissa Lynn Vandiver, MN-FNP's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.