Providers
All 12 in LA
MELISSA J. WATSON, APRN
NPI 1891185948, individual, Slidell, LA, Nurse Practitioner, Family
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Evidence tier
adjudicated in a public enforcement record
- Adjudicated (sentenced) per a Department of Justice release dated July 29, 2024.
- No Medicaid payments in the last 12 observed months.
score 90 of 100, rank 638, $0 at stake
Public list actions
Medicare revocation effective July 23, 2024, barred from re-enrolling until July 23, 2034
424.535(a)(9) failure to report and 424.535(a)(3) felonies and 424.535(a)(2) provider or supplier conduct (exclusion), Practitioner - Nurse Practitioner, LA
OIG exclusion December 19, 2024 under section 1128b1
Bus Owner/Exec, Clinic, Marianna, FL
National provider registry
From the CMS NPPES Registry, refreshed daily.
| Name | MELISSA J. WATSON, APRN |
| Type | Individual, sole proprietor |
| Status | Active |
| NPI issued | January 28, 2015, last updated July 30, 2025 |
| Practice location | 103 GALERIA BLVD, Slidell, LA 70458, 985-214-9079 |
| Mailing address | 300 PARIS ISLAND CT, Slidell, LA 70458-3043 |
| Specialties | Nurse Practitioner, Psych/Mental Health (363LP0808X, license AP08166 LA) Nurse Practitioner, Family (363LF0000X, primary, license AP08166 LA) |
In this area
12 providers in St. Tammany Parish County, LA carry an indicator in the public record, with $2.2M at stake between them. The most common is part of a provider network, on 5 of them, followed by named in an enforcement record on 4. 3 are tier 1: documented action, then payment.
| tier | provider | at stake | why |
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| 1 | ROBERT TASSIN Slidell, LA, ranked 467 | $0 |
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| 1 | DENNIS PEYROUX Slidell, LA, ranked 476 | $0 |
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| 1 | ADRIAN TALBOT Slidell, LA, ranked 620 | $0 |
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| 2 | WENDY PETRUS Folsom, LA, ranked 723 | $1.9M |
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| 3 | APEX HOME HEALTH, L.L.C. Mandeville, LA, ranked 1564 | $8K |
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| 3 | SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA HOME HEALTH, LLC Covington, LA, ranked 3608 | $0 |
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| 3 | MY PURPOSE COMMUNITY SERVICE Slidell, LA, ranked 5398 | $0 |
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| 3 | BGM GROUP, LLC Covington, LA, ranked 6461 | $0 |
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Recent enforcement in LA
All releasesDepartment of Justice and HHS-OIG releases for this state, newest first. Each opens in a new tab.
DOJOtherJul 30, 2026
Louisiana U.S. Attorneys Highlight Nine Recent Fraud Prosecutions Across the State
A nurse practitioner was sentenced for a health care fraud scheme involving over $12 million in fraudulent Medicare claims for medically unnecessary cancer genetic tests and receipt of kickbacks, and a New Orleans physician was charged with health care fraud for allegedly submitting $5.9 million in fraudulent claims to Medicare, Medicaid, and Humana for care not provided, in-person care for patients outside the state, and claims using other providers' identities.
DOJChargedJun 23, 2026
National Health Care Fraud Takedown Results in 455 Defendants Charged in Fraud Scheme Totaling Over $6.5 Billion
Defendants were charged in connection with schemes to submit claims for medically unnecessary respiratory pathogen panel testing, claims for care a physician did not provide, and false Medicaid claims for personal care services not rendered.
DOJSentencedJun 17, 2026
Nurse Practitioner Sentenced to 87 Months in Prison for $12M Medicare Fraud
A nurse practitioner received kickbacks for signing hundreds of orders for medically unnecessary cancer genetic tests after brief phone calls with patients without examining them, causing over $12.1 million in false and fraudulent claims to Medicare.
DOJSentencedApr 10, 2026
Slidell Doctor Sentenced For $6.6 Million In Health Care Fraud
Tassin, working through purported telemedicine companies, signed doctors' orders for cancer genetic tests for Medicare beneficiaries he never saw, spoke to, or treated, falsely certifying medical necessity in exchange for a set fee of typically $30 per order.
DOJSentencedJan 28, 2026
Slidell Chiropractor Sentenced For Health Care Fraud
Peyroux conspired with others to purchase Medicare beneficiary information and fabricated recordings and billed Medicare through his chiropractic clinic for over-the-counter COVID-19 test kits that were not requested or were otherwise ineligible for reimbursement, falsely listing a former nurse practitioner as the referring provider.
Referral packet
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