Hope Merkley, APRN, CNP
Gerontology Nurse Practitioner · Rockford, IL
Hope Merkley, APRN, CNP is a gerontology nurse practitioner with a practice address in Rockford, Illinois, and NPI 1689180978, issued on Dec 21, 2017. Check the license (Illinois 209016944, as entered in NPPES) with the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Hope Merkley
- Credential
- APRN, CNP
- Primary taxonomy
- Gerontology Nurse Practitioner 363LG0600X
- License number
- 209016944 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5666 E State St, Rockford, IL 61108
- Phone
- (815) 227-2512
- Enumerated
- Dec 21, 2017
- Record last updated
- Feb 11, 2025
- Fax
- (779) 227-6158
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180111000442); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Hope Merkley in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Illinois board licenses this profession
Search for license 209016944Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
98% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average gerontology nurse practitioner in 2024
27 Medicare Part D claims for 12 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,369 among the 6,165 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 75.7 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $94.36
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Biogen, Inc. The 3,903 providers of this specialty with any payment received $742.05 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
- Osf Multi-Specialty GroupRockford, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Hope Merkley among 292 gerontology nurse practitioner records in Illinois
Hope Merkley, APRN, CNP is one of 292 gerontology nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Illinois. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 34% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 34% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2019 among the 201 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 34% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LG0600X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Gerontology Nurse Practitioner providers in Illinois
There are 292 gerontology nurse practitioner records in Illinois.
All 292 in Illinois → Every provider in Rockford → Gerontology Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
The 8 gerontology nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Tracy Eakle, APRNRockford, IL 611081578276051
- Megan JensenRockford, IL 611081467333765
- Nicole Kieffer, APNRockford, IL 611081245747971
- Courtney Lomas, APRNRockford, IL 611081851165369
- Jodi Point, APRN, AGNP-C, RNFARockford, IL 611081346706496
- Noel Rooks, APRNRockford, IL 611081851112460
- Faour AlshareRockford, IL 611071063374080
- Molly EngelkesRockford, IL 611071639542657
Common questions
What is Hope Merkley, APRN, CNP's NPI number?
Hope Merkley, APRN, CNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1689180978, issued on Dec 21, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Hope Merkley, APRN, CNP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5666 E State St, Rockford, IL, 61108. Phone: (815) 227-2512. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Hope Merkley, APRN, CNP's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 209016944, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Hope Merkley, APRN, CNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Hope Merkley, APRN, CNP had 27 Medicare Part D claims for 12 beneficiaries; the average among gerontology nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,369. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Hope Merkley, APRN, CNP's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 75.7 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.