NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Vera Anita Charlene Williams, NP

Adult Health Nurse Practitioner · Covington, LA

Vera Anita Charlene Williams, NP is an adult health nurse practitioner with a practice address in Covington, Louisiana, and NPI 1073532313, issued on Jul 18, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana AP04376, as entered in NPPES) with the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1073532313
Name
Vera Anita Charlene Williams
Credential
NP
Primary taxonomy
Adult Health Nurse Practitioner 363LA2200X
License number
AP04376 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1000 Ochsner Blvd, Covington, LA 70433
Phone
(985) 875-2340
Enumerated
Jul 18, 2006
Record last updated
Jun 28, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(985) 875-2737
Medicaid IDs
01454560 MS
1817511 LA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100716000612); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1000 Ochsner Blvd

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

  1. Samy Abdelghani, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1962778159
  2. Joseph Abel, PAPhysician Assistant1588233019
  3. Christopher Anderson, MDNeurology Physician1174017172
  4. Terry ArthurPhysician Assistant1902424906
  5. Yucel Aydin, MDGastroenterology Physician1538795455
  6. William Barfield, MDInternal Medicine Physician1427014612

Verify Vera Anita Charlene Williams in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Louisiana board licenses this profession
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  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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34% more Medicare Part D claims than the average adult health nurse practitioner in 2024

1,714 Medicare Part D claims for 230 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,280 among the 16,937 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims.

  1. Vera Williams1,714
  2. Specialty average1,280

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium88 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate76 claims
  3. Potassium Chloride52 claims
  4. Rosuvastatin Calcium51 claims
  5. Hydrochlorothiazide46 claims
  6. Gabapentin44 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: $89.06

5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 12,291 providers of this specialty with any payment received $946.40 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Vera Williams$89.06
  2. Specialty average$946.40

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

  1. Ochsner Clinic LLCCovington, LA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Vera Anita Charlene Williams among 247 adult health nurse practitioner records in Louisiana

Vera Anita Charlene Williams, NP is one of 247 adult health nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Louisiana. 77% 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 4% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 85% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
  • Graduated2004 · median 2009 among the 140 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2016 · 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 363LA2200X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Adult Health Nurse Practitioner providers in Louisiana

There are 247 adult health nurse practitioner records in Louisiana.

The 8 adult health nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Sandra Almerico, APRN - ANPCovington, LA 704331558502237
  2. Jessica Carlson, NPCovington, LA 704331043563638
  3. David Dionne, MSN, CNOR,ANPCovington, LA 704331689962730
  4. Kathy Ann Howard, NPCovington, LA 704331255799664
  5. Christopher Keaton, ANPCovington, LA 704331811267040
  6. Brenda Ledet, APRN, ANP-CCovington, LA 704331588000590
  7. Barbara Lindsay, MSN APRN NP-CCovington, LA 704331134479447
  8. Kathleen Mahl, APRNCovington, LA 704331780850966

Common questions

What is Vera Anita Charlene Williams, NP's NPI number?

Vera Anita Charlene Williams, NP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1073532313, issued on Jul 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Vera Anita Charlene Williams, NP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1000 Ochsner Blvd, Covington, LA, 70433. Phone: (985) 875-2340. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Vera Anita Charlene Williams, NP's license?

NPPES lists Louisiana license number AP04376, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Vera Anita Charlene Williams, NP prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Vera Anita Charlene Williams, NP had 1,714 Medicare Part D claims for 230 beneficiaries; the average among adult health nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,280. 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.