NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Carla Merlos Chindongo, PMHNP

Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner · Boston, MA

Carla Merlos Chindongo, PMHNP is a psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner with a practice address in Boston, Massachusetts, and NPI 1760809685, issued on Mar 28, 2014. Check the license (Massachusetts RN2285099, as entered in NPPES) with the Massachusetts 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
1760809685
Name
Carla Merlos Chindongo
Credential
PMHNP
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner 363LP0808X
License number
RN2285099 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
780 Albany St, Boston, MA 02118
Phone
(857) 654-1850
Enumerated
Mar 28, 2014
Record last updated
Dec 18, 2023
Medicaid ID
110188160A MA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20220902001140); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 780 Albany St

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

  1. Carolyn Abbanat Villafane, NPNurse Practitioner1598810269
  2. Camille AbrahamPharmacist1992579049
  3. June Abraham, NPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1306916440
  4. Jeanne Ackerley, R.N.Registered Nurse1235251307
  5. Andrea AdamopoulosRegistered Nurse1346710381
  6. Betsy Adams, RNCase Management Registered Nurse1396176277

Verify Carla Merlos Chindongo in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Massachusetts 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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42% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner in 2024

528 Medicare Part D claims for 69 beneficiaries, against an average of 906 among the 30,717 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Carla Merlos Chindongo528
  2. Specialty average906

Most prescribed

  1. Clonazepam60 claims
  2. Lorazepam34 claims
  3. Hydroxyzine Hcl33 claims
  4. Duloxetine Hcl30 claims
  5. Clonidine Hcl28 claims
  6. Aripiprazole26 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $348.85

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. The 23,362 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,027.77 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Carla Merlos Chindongo$348.85
  2. Specialty average$1,027.77

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Cambridge Public Health CommissionCambridge, MA
  2. Mass General Brigham Medical Group Northern Massachusetts IncSalem, MA

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

Carla Merlos Chindongo among 2,169 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Massachusetts

Carla Merlos Chindongo, PMHNP is one of 2,169 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 21% of them.

  • NPI issued2014 · 21% of these records are older, 76% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
  • Graduated2021 · median 2021 among the 1,309 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 23% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LP0808X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner providers in Massachusetts

There are 2,169 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Massachusetts.

The 8 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Adeola Adejinmi, R.N.Boston, MA 021181104087998
  2. Judith Austin, PMHNPBoston, MA 021181477837409
  3. Vera BrownBoston, MA 021181851699508
  4. Nadia Carter, NPBoston, MA 021181962794370
  5. Shalisha Crouch, NPBoston, MA 021181487898904
  6. Maura Davis, NPBoston, MA 021181184843088
  7. Christy Delillo, NPBoston, MA 021181033476437
  8. Erline Destra, NPBoston, MA 021181619120490

Common questions

What is Carla Merlos Chindongo, PMHNP's NPI number?

Carla Merlos Chindongo, PMHNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1760809685, issued on Mar 28, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Carla Merlos Chindongo, PMHNP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 780 Albany St, Boston, MA, 02118. Phone: (857) 654-1850. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Carla Merlos Chindongo, PMHNP's license?

NPPES lists Massachusetts license number RN2285099, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Carla Merlos Chindongo, PMHNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Carla Merlos Chindongo, PMHNP had 528 Medicare Part D claims for 69 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner prescribers was 906. 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.