Elissa Townsend, APN
Nurse Practitioner · Vandalla, IL
Elissa Townsend, APN is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Vandalla, Illinois, and NPI 1598225344, issued on Mar 20, 2019. Check the license (Illinois 209018984, as entered in NPPES) with the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Elissa Townsend
- Credential
- APN
- Primary taxonomy
- Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
- License number
- 209018984 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1029 N 8TH Street, Vandalla, IL 62471
- Phone
- (618) 283-4469
- Enumerated
- Mar 20, 2019
- Record last updated
- Mar 20, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (618) 283-4797
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Elissa Townsend in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Illinois board licenses this profession
Search for license 209018984Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average nurse practitioner in 2024
4,855 Medicare Part D claims for 506 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 454 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Lorazepam303 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen270 claims
- Lisinopril154 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium135 claims
- Prednisone123 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium112 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: $409.74
21 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. 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.
Elissa Townsend among 4,892 nurse practitioner records in Illinois
Elissa Townsend, APN 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 2019, is newer than 54% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 54% of these records are older, 39% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 69% of these records are
- Record last updated2019 · 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).
Nurse Practitioner providers in Illinois
There are 4,892 nurse practitioner records in Illinois.
The 8 nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Penny Attaway, DNPVandalia, IL 624711033200183
- Julie Dunn, NURSE PRACTITIONERVandalia, IL 624711508124751
- Barbara Fuessel, F.N.P./R.N.Vandalia, IL 624711770950123
- Deidre Langston, APNVandalia, IL 624711710307681
- Kimberly Niebrugge, NURSE PRACTITIONERVandalia, IL 624711518281757
- Shawna Harris, APNWatson, IL 624731508198706
- Susan Esker, NPTeutopolis, IL 624671871937839
- Marcella Kruger, NPTeutopolis, IL 624671629170949
Common questions
What is Elissa Townsend, APN's NPI number?
Elissa Townsend, APN's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598225344, issued on Mar 20, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Elissa Townsend, APN located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1029 N 8TH Street, Vandalla, IL, 62471. Phone: (618) 283-4469. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Elissa Townsend, APN's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 209018984, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Elissa Townsend, APN prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Elissa Townsend, APN had 4,855 Medicare Part D claims for 506 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. 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.