Ambar Josefina Cantu, FNP-BC
Family Nurse Practitioner · Chicago, IL
Ambar Josefina Cantu, FNP-BC is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1144829714, issued on Oct 23, 2020. Check the license (Illinois 209.019821, as entered in NPPES) with the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ambar Josefina Cantu
- Credential
- FNP-BC
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- 209.019821 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 10536 S Ewing Ave, Chicago, IL 60617
- Phone
- (773) 768-5000
- Enumerated
- Oct 23, 2020
- Record last updated
- Jan 18, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20201229000807); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ambar Josefina Cantu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Illinois board licenses this profession
Search for license 209.019821Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
37% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
828 Medicare Part D claims for 140 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium66 claims
- Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide51 claims
- Jardiance44 claims
- Losartan Potassium37 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate34 claims
- Metformin Hcl31 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Chicago Family Health Center IncChicago, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ambar Josefina Cantu among 7,639 family nurse practitioner records in Illinois
Ambar Josefina Cantu, FNP-BC is one of 7,639 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Illinois. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 59% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 59% of these records are older, 35% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2018 among the 4,778 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 39% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Ambar Josefina Cantu, FNP-BC's NPI number?
Ambar Josefina Cantu, FNP-BC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144829714, issued on Oct 23, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ambar Josefina Cantu, FNP-BC located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 10536 S Ewing Ave, Chicago, IL, 60617. Phone: (773) 768-5000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ambar Josefina Cantu, FNP-BC's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 209.019821, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Ambar Josefina Cantu, FNP-BC prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ambar Josefina Cantu, FNP-BC had 828 Medicare Part D claims for 140 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.