NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Amber Garwood, FNP-BC

Family Nurse Practitioner · Decatur, IL

Amber Garwood, FNP-BC is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Decatur, Illinois, and NPI 1437431368, issued on Sep 16, 2011. Check the license (Illinois 209-009032, as entered in NPPES) with the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1437431368
Name
Amber Garwood
Credential
FNP-BC
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
License number
209-009032 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
250 W Kenwood Ave, Decatur, IL 62526
Phone
(217) 872-3800
Enumerated
Sep 16, 2011
Record last updated
Mar 10, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(217) 872-0849
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20120105000239); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Illinois College Of Med (Chi/Peor/Rock/Chm-Urb), 2011
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 250 W Kenwood Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. John Bradley, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1508843236
  2. Samitha Chandraratne, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1770924672
  3. Jennifer Choatie, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1720090772
  4. Harvinder Dhillon, MDFamily Medicine Physician1184856932
  5. John Dimondo, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1518050095
  6. Mira Dvivedi, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1710327580

Verify Amber Garwood in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Illinois board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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59% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024

2,078 Medicare Part D claims for 166 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 92 claims were for opioids.

  1. Amber Garwood2,078
  2. Specialty average1,305

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrochlorothiazide76 claims
  2. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen72 claims
  3. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa67 claims
  4. Atorvastatin Calcium67 claims
  5. Sertraline Hcl64 claims
  6. Amlodipine Besylate63 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

  1. Board OF Trustees OF Southern Illinois UniversitySpringfield, IL

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Amber Garwood among 7,639 family nurse practitioner records in Illinois

Amber Garwood, 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 2011, is newer than 12% of them.

  • NPI issued2011 · 12% of these records are older, 86% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated2011 · median 2018 among the 4,778 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2016 · 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).

73 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Decatur

They are 73 of the 1,513 NPPES records with a practice address in Decatur, and 7,639 family nurse practitioner records in Illinois.

The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Byrle Brunton, NPDecatur, IL 625261609885292
  2. Jennifer Choatie, FNP-BCDecatur, IL 625261720090772
  3. Kerri Dixon, APNDecatur, IL 625261518978972
  4. Allison Engelbrecht, A.R.N.P.Decatur, IL 625261366605347
  5. Kimberly Kish, APN, CNPDecatur, IL 625261023360419
  6. Linda Klemm, FNP-BCDecatur, IL 625261912233602
  7. Judy Minton, CNPDecatur, IL 625261326010463
  8. Sara Murphy, APRNDecatur, IL 625261053718700

Common questions

What is Amber Garwood, FNP-BC's NPI number?

Amber Garwood, FNP-BC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437431368, issued on Sep 16, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Amber Garwood, FNP-BC located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 250 W Kenwood Ave, Decatur, IL, 62526. Phone: (217) 872-3800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Amber Garwood, FNP-BC's license?

NPPES lists Illinois license number 209-009032, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Amber Garwood, FNP-BC prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Amber Garwood, FNP-BC had 2,078 Medicare Part D claims for 166 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.