Catherine Melissa Claro, NP-BC
Nurse Practitioner · Park Ridge, IL
Catherine Melissa Claro, NP-BC is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Park Ridge, Illinois, and NPI 1326510884, issued on Dec 21, 2018. Check the license (Illinois 209.030769, as entered in NPPES) with the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Catherine Melissa Claro
- Credential
- NP-BC
- Primary taxonomy
- Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
- License numbers
- 209.030769 IL
F343852-1 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1875 Dempster St Ste 625, Park Ridge, IL 60068
- Phone
- (847) 723-4088
- Enumerated
- Dec 21, 2018
- Record last updated
- Feb 26, 2025
- Fax
- (847) 627-8700
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250130000682); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Catherine Melissa Claro in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Illinois board licenses this profession
Search for license 209.030769Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average nurse practitioner in 2024
2,514 Medicare Part D claims for 283 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 28% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Carbidopa-Levodopa Er353 claims
- Carbidopa-Levodopa-Entacapone345 claims
- Carbidopa-Levodopa258 claims
- Rasagiline Mesylate189 claims
- Mirtazapine163 claims
- Rivastigmine162 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 91.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Advocate Health And Hospitals CorporationDowners Grove, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Catherine Melissa Claro among 4,892 nurse practitioner records in Illinois
Catherine Melissa Claro, NP-BC is one of 4,892 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Illinois. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 47% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 47% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2018 among the 3,389 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 36% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363L00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
68 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Park Ridge
They are 68 of the 2,577 NPPES records with a practice address in Park Ridge, and 4,892 nurse practitioner records in Illinois.
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Common questions
What is Catherine Melissa Claro, NP-BC's NPI number?
Catherine Melissa Claro, NP-BC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1326510884, issued on Dec 21, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Catherine Melissa Claro, NP-BC located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1875 Dempster St Ste 625, Park Ridge, IL, 60068. Phone: (847) 723-4088. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Catherine Melissa Claro, NP-BC's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 209.030769, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Catherine Melissa Claro, NP-BC prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Catherine Melissa Claro, NP-BC had 2,514 Medicare Part D claims for 283 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Catherine Melissa Claro, NP-BC's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.3 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.