NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Josephine O. Darko

Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner · Hinsdale, IL

Josephine O. Darko is a psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner with a practice address in Hinsdale, Illinois, and NPI 1649938366, issued on Nov 30, 2021. Check the license (Illinois 2021116980, as entered in NPPES) with the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1649938366
Name
Josephine O. Darko
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner 363LP0808X
License number
2021116980 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
201 E Ogden Ave Ste 118, Hinsdale, IL 60521
Phone
(630) 270-7717
Enumerated
Nov 30, 2021
Record last updated
Nov 30, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20220607003245); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 201 E Ogden Ave Ste 118

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Robye Ballard, PMHNP-BCPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1528364346
  2. Nora Beasanski, MSW, LCSWClinical Social Worker1700961711
  3. Cari Betts, APNPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1578190500
  4. Debora Ellis, APRNPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1003352196
  5. Tawana Williams, MSN, APN, PMHNP-BCNurse Practitioner1457133787

Verify Josephine O. Darko in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Illinois board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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72% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner in 2024

250 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries, against an average of 906 among the 30,717 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Josephine Darko250
  2. Specialty average906

Most prescribed

  1. Bupropion Xl31 claims
  2. Aripiprazole29 claims
  3. Fluoxetine Hcl26 claims
  4. Quetiapine Fumarate18 claims
  5. Trazodone Hcl18 claims
  6. Hydroxyzine Hcl13 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: $354.02

7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 23,362 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,027.77 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Josephine Darko$354.02
  2. Specialty average$1,027.77

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

  1. Connections Medical Group Associates LLCNew Lenox, IL

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Josephine O. Darko among 1,530 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Illinois

Josephine O. Darko is one of 1,530 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Illinois. 68% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 42% of them.

  • NPI issued2021 · 42% of these records are older, 51% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 68% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
  • Graduated2021 · median 2021 among the 917 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 17% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LP0808X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner providers in Illinois

There are 1,530 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Illinois.

All 1,530 in Illinois → Every provider in Hinsdale → Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner nationwide →

The 8 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Stephanie Bakosh, MSN, ANP-BCHinsdale, IL 605211093156408
  2. Robye Ballard, PMHNP-BCHinsdale, IL 605211528364346
  3. Cari Betts, APNHinsdale, IL 605211578190500
  4. Debora Ellis, APRNHinsdale, IL 605211003352196
  5. Susan GierczykHinsdale, IL 605211124697719
  6. Carla Grobe-DawHinsdale, IL 605211609698414
  7. Karyn Kudrna, APRNHinsdale, IL 605211699234211
  8. Gina Mathew, NPHinsdale, IL 605211194419168

Common questions

What is Josephine O. Darko's NPI number?

Josephine O. Darko's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649938366, issued on Nov 30, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Josephine O. Darko located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 201 E Ogden Ave Ste 118, Hinsdale, IL, 60521. Phone: (630) 270-7717. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Josephine O. Darko's license?

NPPES lists Illinois license number 2021116980, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Josephine O. Darko prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Josephine O. Darko had 250 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner prescribers was 906. 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.

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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.