Melissa J. Watson, APRN
Family Nurse Practitioner · Slidell, LA
Melissa J. Watson, APRN is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Slidell, Louisiana, and NPI 1891185948, issued on Jan 28, 2015. Check the license (Louisiana AP08166, as entered in NPPES) with the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa J. Watson
- Credential
- APRN
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- AP08166 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 103 Galeria Blvd, Slidell, LA 70458
- Phone
- (985) 214-9079
- Enumerated
- Jan 28, 2015
- Record last updated
- Jul 30, 2025
- Fax
- (985) 214-9178
- Medicaid ID
- 2411241 LA
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melissa J. Watson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Louisiana board licenses this profession
Search for license AP08166Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
45% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
1,889 Medicare Part D claims for 132 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Dextroamphetamine-Amphetamine84 claims
- Alprazolam81 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium60 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate60 claims
- Clonazepam52 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium48 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: $1,474.06
41 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Tris Pharma 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.
Melissa J. Watson among 4,503 family nurse practitioner records in Louisiana
Melissa J. Watson, APRN 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 2015, is newer than 33% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 33% of these records are older, 62% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 66% of these records are
- Record last updated2025 · 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).
101 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Slidell
They are 101 of the 1,838 NPPES records with a practice address in Slidell, and 4,503 family nurse practitioner records in Louisiana.
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Common questions
What is Melissa J. Watson, APRN's NPI number?
Melissa J. Watson, APRN's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1891185948, issued on Jan 28, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa J. Watson, APRN located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 103 Galeria Blvd, Slidell, LA, 70458. Phone: (985) 214-9079. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa J. Watson, APRN's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number AP08166, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melissa J. Watson, APRN prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa J. Watson, APRN had 1,889 Medicare Part D claims for 132 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.