Melisa Farias, D.O.

Primary specialty

Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) PhysicianTaxonomy code 207RH0002X

License

341303 Issued in LA

Practice address

1700 Belle Chasse Hwy Ste B230
Terrytown, LA 70056-7059

Phone

(504) 341-0038

Fax

(504) 341-0320

NPI assigned

May 2, 2016

Sex

Female

Sole proprietor

No

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 2

Addresses

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in LA

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

Internal Medicine

Education

Other, 2025

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Ochsner Clinic LLC 2,845 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Heart of Hospice Hospice, Gretna, LA, CCN 191649
• Nola SJH II, LLC Hospice, River Ridge, LA, CCN 191560
• Ochsner Medical Center Acute Hospital, New Orleans, LA, CCN 190036

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Osteopathy

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships and National Provider Directory roles.

• Ochsner Clinic LLC

  • General Practice Physician
  • New Orleans, LA
  • NPI 1538151428

  LA

  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD (past)
• Ochsner Clinic LLC

  • Registered Dietitian
  • Covington, LA
  • NPI 1013747039

  Internal Medicine

  Care Compare group NPD
• Ochsner Clinic LLC

  • General Practice Physician
  • Hattiesburg, MS
  • NPI 1962796789
  Care Compare group
• Ochsner Clinic LLC

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • New Orleans, LA
  • NPI 1427557677

  Internal Medicine

  NPD

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

• Heart of Hospice LLC

  • Community Based Hospice Care Agency
  • Terrytown, LA
  • NPI 1629451604

  Hospice

  Care Compare affiliation
• Nola SJH II LLC

  • Community Based Hospice Care Agency
  • River Ridge, LA
  • NPI 1528459948

  Hospice

  Care Compare affiliation
• Ochsner Clinic Foundation

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • New Orleans, LA
  • NPI 1811973100

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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            "address_purpose": "MAILING",
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            "address_1": "1700 BELLE CHASSE HWY STE B230",
            "city": "TERRYTOWN",
            "state": "LA",
            "postal_code": "700567059",
            "telephone_number": "045-341-0038",
            "fax_number": "504-341-0320"
        },
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        }
    ],
    "practiceLocations": [
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            "address_1": "14000 Fivay Rd",
            "address_purpose": "LOCATION",
            "city": "Hudson",
            "state": "FL",
            "postal_code": "346677103",
            "country_code": "US",
            "telephone_number": "727-819-2966",
            "fax_number": "727-819-2928",
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        }
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    "basic": {
        "last_name": "FARIAS",
        "first_name": "MELISA",
        "credential": "D.O.",
        "sole_proprietor": "NO",
        "sex": "F",
        "enumeration_date": "2016-05-02",
        "last_updated": "2025-08-05",
        "certification_date": "2025-08-05",
        "status": "A"
    },
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            "taxonomy_group": "",
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        },
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            "code": "207RH0002X",
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        }
    ],
    "identifiers": [],
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}

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• Felicia Ernest
• Ebony Evans
• Ingelica Evans
• Lenora Evans
• Kelly Vance Fields, FNP-C
• Jennifer Hudgens Fleming, DNP, APRN
• Alain David Flexer
• Rachel Floyd-Jones, MD
• Shelby Lynn Fourroux, FNP

• All providers in Terrytown, LA
• Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician in Louisiana

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Aug 5, 2025; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

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