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Joseph A. Cusella, NP

NPI 1609149293ActiveIndividual· Nurse Practitioner· Lafayette, LA

Nurse Practitioner (NP) with Atlantic Emergency Associates PA, practicing in Lafayette, Louisiana. 138 Medicare patients in 2024, $13,918 paid; nearly all of their 411 Part D prescriptions were generic (91%). Braeburn Inc. was the largest of 3 companies reporting payments in 2025, $203.71 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Atlanticare Regional Medical Center - City Campus as a hospital affiliation.

Overview

NPI1609149293
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialNP
Sole proprietorYes
NPI issuedFeb 14, 2012
Last updated in NPPESMay 4, 2016

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Nurse Practitioner Primary363L00000X26NJ00480700NJ
Nurse Practitioner363L00000XTAP002743LA

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 (NJ)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients138
Services billed189 across 12 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$13,918

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)411 · 415 30-day fills
Patients216
Total drug cost$6,298
Generic share91% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Graduation year2011
Medicare specialtyNurse Practitioner

Medical group

Hospital affiliation

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$203.71 · 6 payments from 3 companies
  • 2024$82.31 · 5 payments from 3 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

CompanyAmountPayments
Braeburn Inc.$125.561
Melinta Therapeutics, LLC$60.574
Csl Behring$17.581

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Food and Beverage$203.71 · 6 payments

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

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