Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Ruby Cooks, FNP

Family Nurse Practitioner · Ferriday, LA

Ruby Cooks, FNP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Ferriday, Louisiana, and NPI 1508647538, issued on Oct 5, 2023. Check the license with the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1508647538
Name
Ruby Cooks
Credential
FNP
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
Practice location
6569 Highway 84, Ferriday, LA 71334
Phone
(318) 757-6551
Enumerated
Oct 5, 2023
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 6569 Highway 84

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. William Adams, MDFamily Medicine Physician1578141131
  2. Katelynn BradleyCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1942063516
  3. Sophie Burris, DNP, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1629927215
  4. Kennedy Chapman, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1053928622
  5. Kara Hodge, RDN, LDNRegistered Dietitian1720866098
  6. Shanda Jackson, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1578846598

Verify Ruby Cooks in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Louisiana board licenses this professionCheck the board
  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
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32% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024

1,719 Medicare Part D claims for 396 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,302 among the 128,048 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 67 claims were for opioids.

  1. Ruby Cooks1,719
  2. Specialty average1,302

Most prescribed

  1. Fluticasone Propionate51 claims
  2. Prednisone46 claims
  3. Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride44 claims
  4. Gabapentin43 claims
  5. Pantoprazole Sodium42 claims
  6. Alprazolam40 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.

10 family nurse practitioner records list a Ferriday practice address

They are 10 of the 142 NPPES records with a Ferriday practice address, and 4,212 family nurse practitioner records in Louisiana.

Other family nurse practitioner records in Louisiana

  1. Julianna Aaron, FNP-CShreveport, LA1922466788
  2. Brooke Abadie, NPBaton Rouge, LA1013833565
  3. Tori AbbessBaton Rouge, LA1881433324
  4. Kimberly Abbott, N.P.Prairieville, LA1740203041
  5. Halimo Abdi, APRNLafayette, LA1053041491
  6. Karen Abel, APRN, CFNPIowa, LA1952475717
  7. Michael Abernathy, FNP-CNew Orleans, LA1518891142
  8. Amy Ables, NPBaton Rouge, LA1649919986
  9. Sh'Derrica Abner, FNPShreveport, LA1972368546
  10. Crystal Abraham, FNPLake Charles, LA1447964259

Common questions

What is Ruby Cooks, FNP's NPI number?

Ruby Cooks, FNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508647538, issued on Oct 5, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ruby Cooks, FNP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6569 Highway 84, Ferriday, LA, 71334. Phone: (318) 757-6551. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ruby Cooks, FNP's license?

Search the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Ruby Cooks, FNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Ruby Cooks, FNP had 1,719 Medicare Part D claims for 396 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,302. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.