Merissa Braud, ACNPC-AG, FNP-BC
Critical Care Medicine Nurse Practitioner · Baton Rouge, LA
Merissa Braud, ACNPC-AG, FNP-BC is a critical care medicine nurse practitioner with a practice address in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and NPI 1225794431, issued on Nov 11, 2021. Check the license (Louisiana 221982, as entered in NPPES) with the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Merissa Braud
- Credential
- ACNPC-AG, FNP-BC
- Primary taxonomy
- Critical Care Medicine Nurse Practitioner 363LC0200X
- License number
- 221982 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3801 North Blvd, Baton Rouge, LA 70806
- Phone
- (225) 655-6422
- Enumerated
- Nov 11, 2021
- Record last updated
- Dec 4, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220323002606); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 3801 North Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Matthew Bumgardner, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1043637119
- Uyen Caro, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1194967299
- Daisy Castaneda, P.A.Physician Assistant1639404577
- Allison Clement, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1780881565
- Lakesha Collins-Patterson, APRN FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1255713293
- Shavaun Cotton, M.D., M.P.H.Family Medicine Physician1497014112
Verify Merissa Braud in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Louisiana board licenses this profession
Search for license 221982Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
4.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average critical care medicine nurse practitioner in 2024
1,836 Medicare Part D claims for 94 beneficiaries, against an average of 412 among the 396 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 31% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium140 claims
- Biktarvy83 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate80 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa73 claims
- Gabapentin67 claims
- Genvoya65 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: $965.65
46 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Gilead Sciences, Inc. The 457 providers of this specialty with any payment received $369.26 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
- Hiv-Aids Alliance For Region TwoBaton Rouge, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Critical Care Medicine Nurse Practitioner providers in Louisiana
There are 13 critical care medicine nurse practitioner records in Louisiana.
Other critical care medicine nurse practitioner records in Louisiana
- Jessica Adams, NPNew Orleans, LA1942657192
- Kathryn Anderson, AGACNPNew Orleans, LA1700742277
- Maitland Degenova, FNPNew Orleans, LA1023632379
- Heidi Garcia, NPHouma, LA1154942993
- Ralph Hays, APRNLake Charles, LA1528039922
- Dena Landry, AGACNPBaton Rouge, LA1841883022
- Austin McAndrewMetairie, LA1558281535
- Karrie McCoy, NURSE PRACTITIONERBaton Rouge, LA1487211397
- Steven McRaeVivian, LA1124891890
- Jennifer Osborne, ACNPC-AGShreveport, LA1780297234
Common questions
What is Merissa Braud, ACNPC-AG, FNP-BC's NPI number?
Merissa Braud, ACNPC-AG, FNP-BC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1225794431, issued on Nov 11, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Merissa Braud, ACNPC-AG, FNP-BC located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3801 North Blvd, Baton Rouge, LA, 70806. Phone: (225) 655-6422. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Merissa Braud, ACNPC-AG, FNP-BC's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 221982, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Merissa Braud, ACNPC-AG, FNP-BC prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Merissa Braud, ACNPC-AG, FNP-BC had 1,836 Medicare Part D claims for 94 beneficiaries; the average among critical care medicine nurse practitioner prescribers was 412. 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.