Candace Ramirez, APN
Family Nurse Practitioner in Peru, Illinois. This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers — including 209,817 in Family Nurse Practitioner, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration — see our methodology.
What the federal data shows
Candace Ramirez, APN filed 434 Medicare Part D claims in 2023 as a Family Nurse Practitioner in Peru, Illinois.
- 434
- Part D claims, 2023
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) — no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Candace Ramirez, APN's Medicare Part D volume vs every U.S. prescriber
Total Medicare Part D claims, 2023 — across all CMS prescribers nationally
434 Top 38% higher than 62% of 1,370,886 prescribers
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more prescribers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File · 2023
What does the federal data show about Candace Ramirez, APN?
Quality data not reportedPrimary specialty
Medicare Part D claims
Specialty distribution in Illinois
How Family Nurse Practitioner compares to other specialties among Illinois providers
Largest specialties in Illinois (% of in-state providers)
Family Nurse Practitioner ranks #10 among Illinois's specialties (3% of in-state providers)
Each bar is a specialty's share of the Illinois provider total, by primary NUCC taxonomy. The highlighted bar is Family Nurse Practitioner; the long tail of smaller specialties is omitted for legibility.
Specialty board-certification context
Estimated specialty board-certified rate — Family Nurse Practitioner (ABMS / AOA reference)
- Est. board-certified rate
- 78%
- Family Nurse Practitioner ABMS/AOA estimate
Est. board-certified rate (Family Nurse Practitioner) — ABMS / AOA estimate
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- Specialty volume Family Nurse Practitioner US NPIs
Specialty board-certified rate — Family Nurse Practitioner estimate
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus Maintenance of Certification cycles. CMS does not publish a per-provider board-certification field; the figure shown is the specialty-level estimated rate from ABMS / AOA reference data.
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Candace Ramirez, APN appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Family Nurse Practitioner provider holding APN credentials at 1650 MIDTOWN ROAD, Peru, IL, 61354, with a listed phone of (815) 538-1351. NPI 1053087767 was issued on 08/22/2021. Because NPPES data is self-reported by the provider and refreshed monthly, the address, phone, and specialty reflect what Ramirez most recently submitted to CMS rather than a vetted directory listing, which is why patients should always confirm the practice is still at this location before scheduling.
Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 434 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 267 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $5K in drug spend, with an opioid prescribing rate of 11.1%. These figures capture only Medicare Part D — commercial insurance, Medicaid, and cash-pay prescriptions are not included, and any drug-beneficiary cell under 11 is suppressed by CMS for patient privacy.
Family Nurse Practitioner is a high-volume specialty nationwide, with 209,817 enrolled providers across 56 states and an average of 1,222 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline. Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist — always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1053087767 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Family Nurse Practitioner |
| Credentials | APN |
| Gender | Female |
| NPI Issued | 08/22/2021 |
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How we sourced this profile
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Candace Ramirez, APN bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" — a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
License & disciplinary context — Illinois IDFPR 2023 annual report
Aggregate state board data only — NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~42K Illinois medical licensees in 2023 — they are NOT specific to Candace Ramirez, APN. To verify Candace Ramirez, APN's current license status, search the IDFPR public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.
IDFPR publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the Illinois disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 460
- Total Day Supply
- 6,468
- Generic Drug Cost
- $4K
- Opioid Claims
- 48 (11.1% rate)
- Antibiotic Claims
- 135
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 71.5 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.03
- Gender Split
- 72% female / 28% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 32, 65-74: 150, 75-84: 61, 85+: 24
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Candace Ramirez, APN prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023
- Meloxicam
Meloxicam
57 claims
- Methylprednisolone
Methylprednisolone
41 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetam…
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen
33 claims
- Naproxen
Naproxen
33 claims
- Nitrofurantoin Mon…
Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro
33 claims
- Sulfamethoxazole-T…
Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim
25 claims
- Prednisone
Prednisone
23 claims
- Azithromycin 20
Azithromycin
20 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Meloxicam | 57 |
| Methylprednisolone | 41 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 33 |
| Naproxen | 33 |
| Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro Nitrofurantoin Monohyd/M-Cryst | 33 |
| Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim | 25 |
| Prednisone | 23 |
| Azithromycin | 20 |
| Etodolac | 17 |
| Ciprofloxacin Hcl | 15 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Family Nurse Practitioner Overview
How Candace Ramirez, APN fits within the Family Nurse Practitioner landscape nationally.
Candace Ramirez, APN's 434 claims are below the specialty average of 1,222.
Nearby Family Nurse Practitioner Providers in Illinois
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Illinois, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Ramirez.
Compare Family Nurse Practitioner nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Before you book an appointment
Use this federal record as your verification checklist, not as a recommendation.
- Confirm the NPI record is current in the official CMS registry — providers update their own NPPES details, and moves can lag. Verify this NPI
- Check the active license and any disciplinary history with the Illinois medical board — federal registration is not a license check. Credential verification guide
- Weigh a second option: compare this provider with a nearby Family Nurse Practitioner peer on Medicare volume and prescribing patterns. Compare providers
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Data Sources
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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