NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Lactation Consultant (Non-RN) in Louisiana

27 NPPES records list lactation consultant (non-rn) with a practice address in Louisiana, 0.6 per 100,000 residents, the 42nd highest rate of 51. New Orleans and Baton Rouge have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Louisiana license search.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 174N00000X · 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, 6

  1. New Orleans6
  2. Baton Rouge4
  3. Covington3
  4. Lake Charles2
  5. Addis1

Lactation Consultant (Non-RN) records in Louisiana

  1. Christen Anders, CLCBaton Rouge, LA 708081942748058
  2. Kenita Chenevert, CLCPonchatoula, LA 704541861085979
  3. Courtney Deitch, IBCLCLake Charles, LA 706111649828310
  4. Lisa Duffy, BSN, RN, CLCMarrero, LA 700721316731169
  5. Caroline Dumesnil, LPN, IBCLCNew Iberia, LA 705631083387344
  6. Jade George, CLCNew Orleans, LA 701241538741863
  7. Emily Hannaman, IBCLCBaton Rouge, LA 708081184409641
  8. Allison Harrison, CLC, MILCAnacoco, LA 714031811699473
  9. Taylor Hedrick, IBCLCLafayette, LA 705071467380899
  10. Deja'Lynn HicksSlidell, LA 704581629967542
  11. Samantha Husser, BA, IBCLCCovington, LA 704351679200125
  12. Casey Iles, CLCDeridder, LA 706341649052119
  13. Angie Jerry, L-307666Quitman, LA 712681386402469
  14. Evon Lavergne, CLC, IBCLCLake Charles, LA 706071285158121
  15. Chelsey Leruth, CLCNew Orleans, LA 701151659885580
  16. Malaika LudmanNew Orleans, LA 701241740861780
  17. Candyse Matassa, IBCLCBaton Rouge, LA 708081801495296
  18. Wintress McCormick, LPN, CBCCovington, LA 704331760115901
  19. Clair McCoyBaton Rouge, LA 708101568946630
  20. Jana McDonaldNew Orleans, LA 701221447768312
  21. Crystal Melancon, RN, IBCLCVille Platte, LA 705861366268856
  22. Karelle Pearcy, IBCLCCovington, LA 704331477381739
  23. Taeshaun Walters, CLC, DOULANew Orleans, LA 701241790440303
  24. Felicia Williams, DOULAAddis, LA 707101487539755
  25. Kelly WilliamsGreenwell Springs, LA 707391013777481
  26. Victoria WilliamsNew Orleans, LA 701241417534470
  27. Bethany Willis, IBCLCHaynesville, LA 710381487904686

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 174N00000X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Louisiana ranks 42 of 51 per resident

  1. Missouri0.7
  2. South Carolina0.7
  3. South Dakota0.7
  4. Louisiana0.6
  5. Rhode Island0.5
  6. Ohio0.5
  7. 50 states and D.C.1.0

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 174N00000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

0.0% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 0.1% 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. Louisiana0.0%
  2. United States0.1%

Lactation Consultant (Non-RN) records in Louisiana, measured

  • In a Medicare file0 of 27 · 0.0% here, 0.1% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file0 · 0.0% here, 0.1% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more12 · 44.4% here, 45.6% nationally

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 174N00000X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

27 NPPES records list lactation consultant (non-rn) (174N00000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Louisiana: 0.6 per 100,000 residents against 1 nationally (50 states and D.C.). New Orleans has 6 of them (22%).

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. Arkansas27
  2. Nevada27
  3. Wisconsin27
  4. New Mexico29

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Ohio0.5
  2. South Carolina0.7
  3. Kentucky0.4
  4. Missouri0.7

The largest states

  1. California559
  2. Texas288
  3. New York240
  4. North Carolina177
  5. Florida175

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.