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Melissa Ridgeway O'Quin, FNP-C

NPI 1518235977ActiveIndividual· Nurse Practitioner, Family· Marrero, LA

Nurse Practitioner, Family (FNP-C) with Ochsner Clinic LLC, practicing in Marrero, Louisiana. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $148,908 for 2,188 claims, against $30,194 paid for services in 2024. Urogen Pharma, Inc. was the largest of 6 companies reporting payments in 2025, $315.44 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Ochsner Medical Center Acute and 2 other hospitals as hospital affiliations.

Overview

NPI1518235977
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialFNP-C
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedDec 13, 2011
Last updated in NPPESNov 9, 2015

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Nurse Practitioner, Family Primary363LF0000XAP06783LA

About license numbers in NPPES

Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - Nurse Practitioner (LA)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients404
Services billed794 across 19 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$30,194

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)2,188 · 4,394 30-day fills
Patients708
Total drug cost$148,908
Generic share93% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Graduation year2011
Medicare specialtyNurse Practitioner
TelehealthOffers telehealth

Medical group

Hospital affiliations

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$315.44 · 12 payments from 6 companies
  • 2024$272.90 · 13 payments from 7 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Food and Beverage$315.44 · 12 payments

Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records

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