Darlene C. Flowers, APRN, CNP
Nurse Practitioner · Palos Heights, IL
Darlene C. Flowers, APRN, CNP is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Palos Heights, Illinois, and NPI 1548532591, issued on Feb 7, 2012. Check the license (Illinois 277000268, as entered in NPPES) with the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Darlene C. Flowers
- Credential
- APRN, CNP
- Primary taxonomy
- Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
- License number
- 277000268 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 12255 S 80TH Ave Ste 202, Palos Heights, IL 60463
- Phone
- (708) 923-7878
- Enumerated
- Feb 7, 2012
- Record last updated
- Dec 1, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (708) 923-7888
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120504000553); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 12255 S 80TH Ave Ste 202
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Darlene C. Flowers in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Illinois board licenses this profession
Search for license 277000268Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
29% more Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024
1,432 Medicare Part D claims for 163 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were under 1% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Clonazepam156 claims
- Sertraline Hcl108 claims
- Aripiprazole88 claims
- Bupropion Xl75 claims
- Alprazolam69 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl69 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): 94.1 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $41.65
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 38,884 providers of this specialty with any payment received $791.64 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Central Dupage Physician GroupPalos Heights, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Darlene C. Flowers among 4,892 nurse practitioner records in Illinois
Darlene C. Flowers, APRN, CNP 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 2012, is newer than 22% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 22% of these records are older, 75% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2018 among the 3,389 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 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).
57 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Palos Heights
They are 57 of the 992 NPPES records with a practice address in Palos Heights, and 4,892 nurse practitioner records in Illinois.
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Common questions
What is Darlene C. Flowers, APRN, CNP's NPI number?
Darlene C. Flowers, APRN, CNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548532591, issued on Feb 7, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Darlene C. Flowers, APRN, CNP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 12255 S 80TH Ave Ste 202, Palos Heights, IL, 60463. Phone: (708) 923-7878. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Darlene C. Flowers, APRN, CNP's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 277000268, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Darlene C. Flowers, APRN, CNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Darlene C. Flowers, APRN, CNP had 1,432 Medicare Part D claims for 163 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Darlene C. Flowers, APRN, CNP's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.1 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.