Ralph M. Hays, APRN
Critical Care Medicine Nurse Practitioner · Lake Charles, LA
Ralph M. Hays, APRN is a critical care medicine nurse practitioner with a practice address in Lake Charles, Louisiana, and NPI 1528039922, issued on Feb 1, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana RN076944AP03328, as entered in NPPES) with the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ralph M. Hays
- Credential
- APRN
- Primary taxonomy
- Critical Care Medicine Nurse Practitioner 363LC0200X
- License number
- RN076944AP03328 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 501 Dr. Michael Debakey Drive, Lake Charles, LA 70601
- Phone
- (337) 433-8400
- Enumerated
- Feb 1, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 21, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (337) 312-6711
- Medicaid ID
- 1561584 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050317000624); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ralph M. Hays in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Louisiana board licenses this profession
Search for license RN076944AP03328Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
6.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average critical care medicine nurse practitioner in 2024
2,844 Medicare Part D claims for 333 beneficiaries, against an average of 412 among the 396 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium319 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate263 claims
- Eliquis175 claims
- Losartan Potassium170 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate165 claims
- Clopidogrel153 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: $387.51
22 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. 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
- Imperial Health LLPLake Charles, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ralph M. Hays among 13 critical care medicine nurse practitioner records in Louisiana
Ralph M. Hays, APRN is one of 13 critical care medicine nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Louisiana. 92% 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 0% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 0% of these records are older, 92% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 92% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2020 among the 12 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 31% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LC0200X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Critical Care Medicine Nurse Practitioner providers in Louisiana
There are 13 critical care medicine nurse practitioner records in Louisiana.
All 13 in Louisiana → Every provider in Lake Charles → Critical Care Medicine Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
The 8 critical care medicine nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Merissa Braud, ACNPC-AG, FNP-BCBaton Rouge, LA 708061225794431
- Dena Landry, AGACNPBaton Rouge, LA 708081841883022
- Karrie McCoy, NURSE PRACTITIONERBaton Rouge, LA 708081487211397
- Heidi Garcia, NPHouma, LA 703631154942993
- Steven McRaeVivian, LA 710821124891890
- Jessica Adams, NPNew Orleans, LA 701151942657192
- Kathryn Anderson, AGACNPNew Orleans, LA 701151700742277
- Maitland Degenova, FNPNew Orleans, LA 701151023632379
Common questions
What is Ralph M. Hays, APRN's NPI number?
Ralph M. Hays, APRN's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1528039922, issued on Feb 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ralph M. Hays, APRN located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 501 Dr. Michael Debakey Drive, Lake Charles, LA, 70601. Phone: (337) 433-8400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ralph M. Hays, APRN's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number RN076944AP03328, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Ralph M. Hays, APRN prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ralph M. Hays, APRN had 2,844 Medicare Part D claims for 333 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.