2026 NPPES data Nurse Practitioner NPI 1629640594 NP
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Christina Etherton, NP

Nurse Practitioner in Herrin, 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 89,808 in 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.

Federal data, no proprietary rating. We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
1K
Medicare Part D claims · 663 beneficiaries · Nurse Practitioner avg: 1K
Generic prescribing
95%
generic claims · 5% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
Industry payments
$251.75
14 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)

What the federal data shows

Christina Etherton, NP filed 1,380 Medicare Part D claims in 2024 as a Nurse Practitioner in Herrin, Illinois, prescribing 95% generic.

1K
Part D claims, 2024
95%
generic prescribing
$251.75
industry payments (Sunshine Act)
≥79th
pct by Part D claim volume (lower-bound band)

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.

Federal trust snapshot

What official records show about Christina Etherton, NP

Federal records show an active NPI with Medicare Part D prescribing activity — verifiable registry data, not a proprietary rating.

  • Verified

    NPI registry status

    Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1629640594), first enumerated 07/12/2021.

    Source: CMS NPPES

  • Reported

    Medicare Part D participation

    Filed 1,380 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.

    Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF

  • Reported

    Hospital affiliations

    2 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliations on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.

    Source: CMS Care Compare

  • Reported

    Industry payment transparency

    $251.75 in reported industry payments (14 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.

    Source: CMS Open Payments

  • State context

    State board disciplinary context

    Illinois statewide board action statistics are published annually — these figures describe aggregate state activity, not Christina Etherton, NP's individual license status. Verify directly with the state medical board.

    Source: IDFPR annual report 2023

  • Not in federal data

    Individual sanction lookup

    PlainDoctor does not publish per-provider disciplinary determinations. Confirm current license and any individual actions through the state medical board or FSMB verification service.

    Source: State medical board / FSMB

This trust snapshot summarizes only what appears in federal CMS/NPPES public records. It is not a composite score, star rating, patient review, or clinical recommendation. PlainDoctor never fabricates reviews or AggregateRating schema.

CMS NPPES provider registry desk

NPI 1629640594 · Nurse Practitioner

NPI-10 · ENUM-RECENT · TAX-MEGA · RX-MID · BOOK-LIGHT · PHOTO-ENUM

  • NPI-10 1629640594
  • ENUM-RECENT 2021
  • TAX-MEGA 90K Nurse Practitioner
  • RX-MID 1,380
  • BOOK-LIGHT 4,005 in Illinois
  • PHOTO-ENUM Madelyn Collum, NP · 2021

Christina Etherton, NP's Medicare Part D volume vs every U.S. prescriber

Total Medicare Part D claims, 2024, across all CMS prescribers nationally

1,380 ≥ 79th percentile 79% of 1,416,883 prescribers are in lower value bands

0–200: 679,947 prescribers (48%). Below this entry. 200–400: 188,835 prescribers (13%). Below this entry. 400–600: 95,866 prescribers (7%). Below this entry. 600–800: 60,107 prescribers (4%). Below this entry. 800–1,000: 43,043 prescribers (3%). Below this entry. 1,000–1,200: 33,612 prescribers (2%). Below this entry. 1,200–1,400: 27,889 prescribers (2%). This entry sits in this band. 1,400–1,600: 23,183 prescribers (2%). Above this entry. 1,600–1,800: 19,917 prescribers (1%). Above this entry. 1,800–2,000: 17,585 prescribers (1%). Above this entry. 2K+: 226,899 prescribers (16%). Above this entry. This provider 0 2K+ every Part D prescriber (claims/yr), bucketed by value

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.

The percentile is a conservative 100-claim band: it counts only prescribers in lower claim-volume bands. Medicare Part D claim volume is activity context, not a quality measure or recommendation. See methodology § corpus placement.

Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File · 2024

What does the federal data show about Christina Etherton, NP?

Quality data not reported

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 07/12/2021

NPI 1629640594

Primary specialty

Nurse Practitioner

High-volume

89,808 US NPIs in this specialty

Medicare Part D claims

1,380 21% vs specialty avg

2024 prescription claims

Specialty avg: 1,144

Specialty distribution in Illinois

How Nurse Practitioner compares to other specialties among Illinois providers

Illinois providers
Clinical Social Worker5.2%Physical Therapist4.9%Mental Health Counselor4.5%Speech-Language Pathologist4.2%Student in an Organized Heal…4.1%Pharmacist4.1%Nurse Practitioner1.7%
Largest specialties in Illinois (% of in-state providers)

Board certification

Not published by CMS

CMS does not publish a per-provider board-certification field in NPPES. PlainDoctor does not have a reliable per-specialty certification rate to show for Nurse Practitioner. Verify directly:

How MIPS and board certification work

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).

Practice Address

405 RUSHING DR
Herrin, IL 62948

Provider Details

NPI 1629640594
Specialty Nurse Practitioner
Credentials NP
Gender Female
NPI Issued 07/12/2021

Hospital and facility affiliations

Facilities where Christina Etherton, NP 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.

Logan Primary Care Service Corp.
Herrin, IL
Southern Illinois Medical Services Nfp
Herrin, IL

Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).

Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data

The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Christina Etherton, NP. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.

Total received

$252

Largest payer

Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Most common payment type

Food and Beverage

Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.

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 Christina Etherton, NP. To verify Christina Etherton, NP's current license status, search the IDFPR public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.

106
Total board actions, Illinois 2023
Across 103 cases
2.52
Actions per 1,000 licensees
Illinois statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
38 cases

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.

Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Generic-heavy

Christina Etherton, NP - brand share 5.0%
Nurse Practitioner average

5% brand-name claims vs 95% generic, on 1,380 2024 Medicare Part D claims.

The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.

Medicare Part D Prescribing Data

CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.

1,380
Total Claims
$15K
Total Drug Cost
663
Medicare Beneficiaries

Prescribing Breakdown

30-Day Fills
1,682.333
Total Day Supply
26,742
Brand vs Generic
5% brand / 95% generic
Brand Drug Cost
$3K
Generic Drug Cost
$12K
Antibiotic Claims
623

Patient Demographics

Average Patient Age
70.9 years
Avg HCC Risk Score
1.15
Gender Split
68% female / 32% male
Age Distribution
<65: 106, 65-74: 290, 75-84: 211, 85+: 56

Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)

Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.

What Christina Etherton, NP prescribes most

Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024

claims
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File As of 2024
Drug Claims
Prednisone
234
Fluticasone Propionate
210
Doxycycline Hyclate
205
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass
Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav
179
Mupirocin
76
Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro
Nitrofurantoin Monohyd/M-Cryst
68
Fluconazole
45
Azithromycin
44
Cefuroxime
Cefuroxime Axetil
33
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa
Albuterol Sulfate
28

* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.

Nurse Practitioner Overview

How Christina Etherton, NP fits within the Nurse Practitioner landscape nationally.

89,808
Nurse Practitioner Providers in US
56
States with Nurse Practitioner
1,144
Avg Claims per Provider

Christina Etherton, NP's 1,380 claims are above the specialty average of 1,144.

Nationwide Nurse Practitioner peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year

Two federal-record peer sets for Etherton, both outside Illinois so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.

Same NPPES enumeration year (2021)

Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.

Nearby Nurse Practitioner Providers in Illinois

Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Illinois, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Etherton.

One of 4,005 Nurse Practitioner providers enrolled in Illinois, 5 are shown here.

Compare Nurse Practitioner nationally: see state-by-state distribution →

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Christina Etherton, NP's specialty?
Christina Etherton, NP specializes in Nurse Practitioner and practices in Herrin, Illinois. Credentials: NP.
How much does Christina Etherton, NP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christina Etherton, NP wrote 1,380 Medicare Part D claims totaling $15K in drug costs for 663 beneficiaries.
Where is Christina Etherton, NP located?
Christina Etherton, NP is located at 405 RUSHING DR, Herrin, IL, 62948. Phone: (618) 993-3300.
What is Christina Etherton, NP's NPI number?
Christina Etherton, NP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629640594, issued on 07/12/2021.
Does Christina Etherton, NP prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs?
Christina Etherton, NP's prescribing is 5% brand-name and 95% generic drugs by claim count, with $3K in brand drug costs.
How many Nurse Practitioner providers are there in the US?
There are 89,808 Nurse Practitioner providers across 56 states in the US. The average Nurse Practitioner provider writes 1,144 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Christina Etherton, NP prescribe most often?
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Christina Etherton, NP's most frequently prescribed drugs include Prednisone, Fluticasone Propionate, Doxycycline Hyclate. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Christina Etherton, NP accept Medicare?
Christina Etherton, NP appears in CMS Medicare data with 1,380 Part D claims and 663 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Christina Etherton, NP's credentials?
Christina Etherton, NP's NPI is 1629640594 with credentials NP. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.

Data Sources

View source datasets and methodology notes
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 (2024). 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 August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

Disclaimer: Data from CMS NPPES and Medicare Part D. PlainDoctor does not rate or rank providers. Provider information is self-reported and may not be current. Always verify information directly with the provider. About · Methodology

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