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Position in NurseSend Database
- 95,392 healthcare professionals in NurseSend hold the Nurse Practitioner specialty. Melissa Pennebaker is one of them.
- 974 Nurse Practitioners are based in LA (out of 10,067 total healthcare contacts in that state).
- 137 contacts at Touro Infirmary are tracked in NurseSend.
- Typical Nurse Practitioner compensation in LA: $77,000 – $150,000 (median $110,000). Source: BLS OEWS adjusted for state cost of labor.
- Top employers of Nurse Practitioners in LA: Ochsner Health System (41), Ochsner Health (36), Willis-Knighton Health System (14).
- 2% of Nurse Practitioners in LA hold a senior title (Manager, Director, Charge Nurse, Supervisor, Lead, etc.).
- 78% of Nurse Practitioners in LA have verified education credentials on file.
Data refreshed July 2026 · Compiled from NPI public registry, state nursing licensing boards, and verified public LinkedIn data. Methodology & sources.
Recruiting Nurse Practitioner
Nurse Practitioners (NPs) provide advanced clinical care and often practice with independence. Recruiting an NP like Melissa Pennebaker typically requires emphasizing autonomy, patient panel size, and prescriptive authority. NPs are in high demand for primary care, urgent care, and specialty clinics.