Melvin Anderson, D.D.S
Dentist · Lafayette, LA
Melvin Anderson, D.D.S is a dentist with a practice address in Lafayette, Louisiana, and NPI 1720029531, issued on Jun 10, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana 4853, as entered in NPPES) with the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melvin Anderson
- Credential
- D.D.S
- Primary taxonomy
- Dentist 122300000X
- License number
- 4853 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2865 Ambassador Caffery Pkwy Ste 117, Lafayette, LA 70506
- Phone
- (337) 988-9399
- Enumerated
- Jun 10, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 19, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 1848531 LA
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melvin Anderson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Louisiana board licenses this profession
Search for license 4853Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
35% more Medicare Part D claims than the average dentist in 2024
116 Medicare Part D claims for 50 beneficiaries, against an average of 86 among the 51,021 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 50 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Penicillin V Potassium48 claims
- Acetaminophen-Codeine36 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen14 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.
Melvin Anderson among 898 dentist records in Louisiana
Melvin Anderson, D.D.S is one of 898 dentist records with a practice address in Louisiana. 70% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than under 1% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · under 1% of these records are older, 79% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2018 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 122300000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Dentist providers in Louisiana
There are 898 dentist records in Louisiana.
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The 8 dentist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Natalie Brasseaux, D.D.S.Lafayette, LA 705061336304088
- Darah Fugetta, DDSLafayette, LA 705061427254861
- Paul Lebleu, DDSLafayette, LA 705061225136096
- Luke St Pierre, DDSLafayette, LA 705061992815724
- Ryan Hebert, DDSLafayette, LA 705071386081578
- Daniel Domingue, DDSLafayette, LA 705081245495951
- Ann Laurent, D.D.S.Lafayette, LA 705081982754271
- Ken Leblanc, D.D.S.Lafayette, LA 705081568557718
Common questions
What is Melvin Anderson, D.D.S's NPI number?
Melvin Anderson, D.D.S's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720029531, issued on Jun 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melvin Anderson, D.D.S located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2865 Ambassador Caffery Pkwy Ste 117, Lafayette, LA, 70506. Phone: (337) 988-9399. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melvin Anderson, D.D.S's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 4853, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melvin Anderson, D.D.S prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melvin Anderson, D.D.S had 116 Medicare Part D claims for 50 beneficiaries; the average among dentist prescribers was 86. 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.