NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Family Nurse Practitioner in Louisiana

4,503 NPPES records list family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Louisiana, 98 per 100,000 residents, the 7th highest rate of 51. Baton Rouge and New Orleans have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Louisiana license search. Page 67 of 91.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 363LF0000X · method

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

Baton Rouge has the most, 557

  1. Baton Rouge557
  2. New Orleans414
  3. Lafayette324
  4. Shreveport214
  5. Monroe203

Family Nurse Practitioner records in Louisiana

  1. Loretta Polk, FNPLafayette, LA 705031306481684
  2. Savannah Polk, NPMonroe, LA 712011477380871
  3. Jennifer Pollack, NPMarrero, LA 700721104922947
  4. Imani Pollard, NPNew Orleans, LA 701191861133670
  5. Nicholas Polotzola, FNP-CCarencro, LA 705201780508291
  6. Michaela Ponarski, NPMonroe, LA 712011972297802
  7. Lindsay Ponstein, FNPSlidell, LA 704581598005522
  8. Jeanie PonthierAlexandria, LA 713031881044360
  9. Danielle Poole, APRNAbbeville, LA 705101811435688
  10. Francine Poole, FNP-COpelousas, LA 705701396198131
  11. Jenae Poole, FNP-CBaton Rouge, LA 708171255827218
  12. Sheila Pope, NPMonroe, LA 712021588614622
  13. Laura Popeck, FNP-CCrowley, LA 705261871227587
  14. Rhonda Poplus, NPNew Orleans, LA 701191649785650
  15. Kinsley Poppa, FNP-CLafayette, LA 705031275242307
  16. Debralee Populis, APRN-BC, MSN, FNPSpringfield, LA 704621346323235
  17. Mary Porch, A.P.R.N.Covington, LA 704331427107895
  18. Amy Porche, NPBaton Rouge, LA 708101376932780
  19. Brandi Porche, APRN, FNP-CLuling, LA 700701659781664
  20. Demetrius Porche, RN, APRNNew Orleans, LA 701121003254616
  21. Inger Porche, FNP-CBaton Rouge, LA 708081992433692
  22. Jamie Portacci, APRN, FNP-CRuston, LA 712701659503092
  23. Ellen Porter, NPShreveport, LA 711151881625705
  24. Norma Porter, A.P.R.N.Alexandria, LA 713031750412003
  25. Darci Portie, NPLake Charles, LA 706011033592886
  26. Annette Potter, FNP-CMetairie, LA 700011013134907
  27. Cherri Potts, MSN, APRN, FNP-CShreveport, LA 711031093453466
  28. Kylee Poudrier, FNPShreveport, LA 711151629823794
  29. Kimberly Pounds, FNPNew Orleans, LA 701141215174495
  30. Ashley Pourciau, FNPNew Roads, LA 707601265873939
  31. Britney Powell, NPShreveport, LA 711151942197389
  32. Elizabeth PowellSlidell, LA 704581528776028
  33. Haley Powell, NPMonroe, LA 712011356237010
  34. Jodi Powell, A.P.R.N.Bush, LA 704311134245582
  35. Sylvia Powell, FNPWinnfield, LA 714831235897174
  36. Madeline Power, APRNSlidell, LA 704581417678053
  37. Georgina Powers, FNPMandeville, LA 704711619761657
  38. Leslie Prater, APRN, FNPGonzales, LA 707371972754208
  39. Robert Prater, FNPAlexandria, LA 713011417583576
  40. Brandi Prather, FNPLafayette, LA 705081891152385
  41. Caroline Prather, FNP-CLafayette, LA 705081801665898
  42. Kimberly Prather, APRN FNP-CCovington, LA 704331619386737
  43. Emiley Pratt, FNP-CNatchitoches, LA 714571639092075
  44. Wendy Pratt, APRN - FNPCovington, LA 704331225021207
  45. Adam Precht, FNPLake Charles, LA 706051669918249
  46. Dani Prest, FNP-CBelle Chasse, LA 700371467905299
  47. Darrell Prestenbach, FNPHouma, LA 703631902118920
  48. Leslie Prestenbach, FNPLuling, LA 700701962811208
  49. Lisa Prestenback-Dufrene, A.P.R.N.New Orleans, LA 701251235499864
  50. Melissa Pretus-Hudson, NPNew Orleans, LA 701151841507340

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 363LF0000X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Louisiana ranks 7 of 51 per resident

  1. West Virginia120
  2. District of Columbia100
  3. Florida99
  4. Louisiana98
  5. New Hampshire98
  6. North Dakota97
  7. 50 states and D.C.71

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 363LF0000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

81.3% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 75.1% 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. Louisiana81.3%
  2. United States75.1%

Family Nurse Practitioner records in Louisiana, measured

  • In a Medicare file3,660 of 4,503 · 81.3% here, 75.1% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file2,959 · 65.7% here, 57.1% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more2,053 · 45.6% here, 40.5% nationally
  • Median graduation year2018 · the 2,959 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 363LF0000X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

4,503 NPPES records list family nurse practitioner (363LF0000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Louisiana: 98 per 100,000 residents against 71 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Baton Rouge has 557 of them (12%).

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. Alabama4,393
  2. South Carolina4,320
  3. Massachusetts4,724
  4. Maryland4,124

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. New Hampshire98.2
  2. Florida98.8
  3. North Dakota96.6
  4. District of Columbia100.4

The largest states

  1. Florida22,340
  2. Texas21,242
  3. California16,966
  4. New York14,805
  5. Ohio9,647

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.