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Brenda Gail Hawkins, APRN, FNP-C

Nurse Practitioner

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Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport - Academic Medical Center
1541 Kings Hwy
Shreveport, Louisiana 71103
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General Info

Gender

  • Female

Languages

  • English

Primary Specialty

Family Medicine

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Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport - Academic Medical Center
1541 Kings Hwy
Shreveport, Louisiana 71103
Get Directions

General Info

Gender

  • Female

Languages

  • English

Primary Specialty

Family Medicine
Brenda Hawkins-Givens received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree from Northwestern State University College of Nursing in Shreveport, LA in 2009.She went on to complete her Master's of Science in Nursing at Grambling State University in Grambling, LA. She is a Certified Family Nurse Practitioner.Brenda Hawkins- Givens is board certified by American Academy of Nurse Practitioners and has been on staff at Ochsner LSU Health since 2021 and has been practicing as a Family Nurse Practitioner since 2016. Brenda Hawkins, APRN, FNP-C performs wellness exams, treats acute and chronic illnesses Provide specialty procedures and areas of expertise in Hypertension, Diabetes, COPD, Asthma, Well Woman’s exams, Pap smears, Preventative Health screening. Mrs. Hawkins-Givens enjoys exercising reading, laughing, spending time with family, volunteering and attending worship in her free time.
Appointment times and availability for established patients may vary within the MyChart portal.

Accepted Payors at Our Facilities

  • Aetna Better Health (Healthy Louisiana)
  • Aetna Health Inc. PPO/POS
  • Aetna Health Inc. - Medicare Advantage
  • AmeriHealth Caritas Louisiana (Healthy Louisiana)
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana- HMO/PPO/OGB & Blue Connect product(s) & Medicare Advantage product(s), Blue High Performance Network
  • Cigna Behavioral Health
  • Cigna HealthCare
  • Cigna-HealthSpring - Medicare Advantage product(s)
  • Coventry Healthcare of Louisiana
  • Dignity Care Health Plan - Medicare Advantage
  • First Health Network PPO
  • Gilsbar 360
  • Healthy Blue (formerly Amerigroup Louisiana Inc.) (Healthy Louisiana) and Healthy Blue Dual Advantage (HMO-D-SNP)
  • Humana Behavioral Health
  • Humana - Commercial, Medicare Advantage
  • Humana Military - Tricare
  • Louisiana Healthcare Connections (Healthy Louisiana)
  • Louisiana Workers' Compensation Corporation(LWCC)
  • Medicaid/Medicare
  • Multiplan/PHCS/American LifeCare
  • Optum VA CCN
  • Peoples Health Network - Medicare Advantage
  • Stratose - PPO
  • United Behavioral Health (Optum) - United Commercial, Medicare Advantage and Community Plan (Healthy Louisiana)
  • United Healthcare - Commercial
  • United Healthcare Community Plan (Healthy Louisiana)
  • USA Managed Care Network
  • Vantage Health Plan - Commercial, Medicare Advantage
  • Verity Health Network - LSU First Choice
  • Zelis (formerly PPOPlus)