Paula Decanter, FNP
Family Nurse Practitioner · Blue Mountain, MS
Paula Decanter, FNP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Blue Mountain, Mississippi, and NPI 1750351540, issued on Jan 24, 2006. Check the license (Mississippi R819565, as entered in NPPES) with the Mississippi board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Paula Decanter
- Credential
- FNP
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- R819565 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1755 County Road 81, Blue Mountain, MS 38610
- Phone
- (662) 538-4111
- Enumerated
- Jan 24, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 8, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (662) 538-4128
- Medicaid ID
- 0121560 MS
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040824000759); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1755 County Road 81
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Donna Cannon, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1306236617
Verify Paula Decanter in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Mississippi board licenses this profession
Search for license R819565Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
42% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
759 Medicare Part D claims for 125 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims. 24 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate32 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium25 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium25 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate25 claims
- Tramadol Hcl22 claims
- Carvedilol21 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Steele Medical Clinic LLCMyrtle, MS
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Paula Decanter among 3,798 family nurse practitioner records in Mississippi
Paula Decanter, FNP is one of 3,798 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Mississippi. 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 2006, is newer than 2% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 87% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2017 among the 2,576 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 51% 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 Mississippi practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Family Nurse Practitioner providers in Mississippi
There are 3,798 family nurse practitioner records in Mississippi.
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The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Donna Cannon, FNP-CBlue Mountain, MS 386101306236617
- Phyllis Koonce, CFNPBlue Mountain, MS 386101215948047
- Karen Bolden, FNPByhalia, MS 386111902465040
- Brittney Boyd, DNP, FNP-CByhalia, MS 386111144741059
- Lacutlass Byno, NPByhalia, MS 386111952032393
- Chassity Greer, FNP-CByhalia, MS 386111558761668
- Ashley Johnson, FNPByhalia, MS 386111306491758
- Darlene JohnsonByhalia, MS 386111285233452
Common questions
What is Paula Decanter, FNP's NPI number?
Paula Decanter, FNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1750351540, issued on Jan 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Paula Decanter, FNP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1755 County Road 81, Blue Mountain, MS, 38610. Phone: (662) 538-4111. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Paula Decanter, FNP's license?
NPPES lists Mississippi license number R819565, as entered by the provider. Search the Mississippi board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Paula Decanter, FNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Paula Decanter, FNP had 759 Medicare Part D claims for 125 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.