NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Critical Care Neonatal Nurse Practitioner in Louisiana

81 NPPES records list critical care neonatal nurse practitioner with a practice address in Louisiana, 1.8 per 100,000 residents, the 4th highest rate of 50. New Orleans and Baton Rouge have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Louisiana license search. Page 2 of 2.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 363LN0005X · method

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

New Orleans has the most, 29

  1. New Orleans29
  2. Baton Rouge10
  3. Lake Charles8
  4. Lafayette6
  5. Marrero4

Critical Care Neonatal Nurse Practitioner records in Louisiana

  1. Kathrine McGehee, APRN, NNPBaton Rouge, LA 708171619325222
  2. Nicole Medlin, NNPLake Charles, LA 706051649996299
  3. Jessica Meister, APRN, NNP-BCNew Orleans, LA 701151427604511
  4. Rebecca Melancon, NPThibodaux, LA 703011013243104
  5. Melissa Morse, NNPNew Orleans, LA 701151437790631
  6. Danielle Noriea, NNPSlidell, LA 704581700643426
  7. Lavonna Parham, NNPBaton Rouge, LA 708171194346916
  8. Carsten Pennier, NPNew Orleans, LA 701211497934384
  9. Margaret Pennier, NPKenner, LA 700651720255029
  10. Lexis Perry, APRN NNP-BCLake Charles, LA 706051932976982
  11. Elyse Poole, NPAlexandria, LA 713011457981292
  12. Jamie Posseno, APRN, DNP, NNP-BCNew Orleans, LA 701181548933849
  13. Charmaine Power, NPNew Orleans, LA 701211154500049
  14. Jason PuenteBaton Rouge, LA 708171598336752
  15. Linda Rajki, NNPMarrero, LA 700721841598836
  16. Donna Rivera, RN, MSN, APRN/NNP-BCNew Orleans, LA 701151033646963
  17. Lili SalasNew Orleans, LA 701151174352249
  18. Melissa Schwab, NPKenner, LA 700651336319961
  19. Amanda Searle, APRNBaton Rouge, LA 708151326252321
  20. Debra Shelton, NPWest Monroe, LA 712911144454950
  21. Karen Skific, APRN, NNP-BCNew Orleans, LA 701151871918896
  22. Courtney Thomas, APRN NNP-BCLake Charles, LA 706051063046662
  23. Jeanne Traylor, NPKenner, LA 700651396915880
  24. Emily Turner, MSN,BC-NNPNew Orleans, LA 701181871952457
  25. Laura Waguespack, DNPNew Orleans, LA 701181053183467
  26. Angela Warner-Smith, APRN, NNP-BCNew Orleans, LA 701181366637464
  27. Heather Wheeler, NNP-BCNew Orleans, LA 701151215364609
  28. Susannah Wilson, NPBaton Rouge, LA 708091124706973
  29. Delores Wood, NPWest Monroe, LA 712911356575161
  30. Melissa Wooten, NNPWest Monroe, LA 712911427285055
  31. Caitlin Yelverton, NNP-BCNew Orleans, LA 701151801325543

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 363LN0005X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Louisiana ranks 4 of 50 per resident

  1. Nebraska2.2
  2. Missouri2.0
  3. Utah1.8
  4. Louisiana1.8
  5. Colorado1.5
  6. Alabama1.4
  7. 50 states and D.C.0.7

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 363LN0005X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

21.0% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 11.4% nationally

A Medicare file here is Part D prescribing (2024), a MIPS score (2023), an Open Payments record (2024) or Medicare group billing (CMS Doctors and Clinicians). A record outside them may still see patients: these files cover Medicare only.

  1. Louisiana21.0%
  2. United States11.4%

Critical Care Neonatal Nurse Practitioner records in Louisiana, measured

  • In a Medicare file17 of 81 · 21.0% here, 11.4% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file3 · 3.7% here, 5.3% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more57 · 70.4% here, 57.4% nationally

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 363LN0005X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

81 NPPES records list critical care neonatal nurse practitioner (363LN0005X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Louisiana: 1.8 per 100,000 residents against 0.7 nationally (50 states and D.C.). New Orleans has 29 of them (36%).

A record is a registration a provider made and keeps up to date: it shows neither that the provider is licensed nor that they still practice there. The state's own license search is the check.

States with a similar number

  1. Georgia82
  2. Ohio85
  3. Colorado86
  4. Pennsylvania89

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Utah1.8
  2. Missouri2.0
  3. Nebraska2.2
  4. Alabama1.4

The largest states

  1. Texas202
  2. North Carolina138
  3. Missouri121
  4. Florida119
  5. California111

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy; 2023 Census population estimates. A registry record 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.