Bessie Nicholas Metrou, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Joliet, IL
Bessie Nicholas Metrou, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Joliet, Illinois, and NPI 1528084886, issued on Jul 13, 2006. Check the license (Illinois 036075381, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Bessie Nicholas Metrou
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 036075381 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1051 Essington RD, Joliet, IL 60435
- Phone
- (815) 744-4440
- Enumerated
- Jul 13, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 26, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040924000138); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Bessie Nicholas Metrou in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Search for license 036075381Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
98% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
64 Medicare Part D claims for 32 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of 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
- Health Service Systems, IncNew Lenox, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Bessie Nicholas Metrou among 6,215 family medicine physician records in Illinois
Bessie Nicholas Metrou, M.D. is one of 6,215 family medicine physician 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 2006, is newer than 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated1985 · median 2006 among the 3,714 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
37 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Joliet
They are 37 of the 2,047 NPPES records with a practice address in Joliet, and 6,215 family medicine physician records in Illinois.
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Common questions
What is Bessie Nicholas Metrou, M.D.'s NPI number?
Bessie Nicholas Metrou, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1528084886, issued on Jul 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Bessie Nicholas Metrou, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1051 Essington RD, Joliet, IL, 60435. Phone: (815) 744-4440. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Bessie Nicholas Metrou, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036075381, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Bessie Nicholas Metrou, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Bessie Nicholas Metrou, M.D. had 64 Medicare Part D claims for 32 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.