JOSHUA CHILDRESS
Flight Registered Nurse in PARIS, Illinois. CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System profile including specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare prescribing data when reported.
What the federal data shows
JOSHUA CHILDRESS filed 1,089 Medicare Part D claims in 2023 as a Flight Registered Nurse in PARIS, Illinois, prescribing 91% generic.
- 1K
- Part D claims, 2023
- 91%
- generic prescribing
- $198.77
- industry payments (Sunshine Act)
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.
JOSHUA CHILDRESS's Medicare Part D volume vs every U.S. prescriber
Total Medicare Part D claims, 2023 — across all CMS prescribers nationally
1,089 Top 24% higher than 76% of 1,370,886 prescribers
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.
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File · 2023
What does the federal data show about JOSHUA CHILDRESS?
Quality data not reportedPrimary specialty
Medicare Part D claims
Specialty distribution in Illinois
How Flight Registered Nurse compares to other specialties among Illinois providers
Flight Registered Nurse share within Illinois
Flight Registered Nurse is one of the more visible NUCC categories in Illinois
Each bar reflects the share of in-state providers whose primary NUCC taxonomy matches the specialty. Long tail of ~690 NUCC codes folded into "Other" to keep the comparison legible.
Specialty board-certification context
Estimated specialty board-certified rate — Flight Registered Nurse (ABMS / AOA reference)
- Est. board-certified rate
- 78%
- Flight Registered Nurse ABMS/AOA estimate
Est. board-certified rate (Flight Registered Nurse) — ABMS / AOA estimate
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- Specialty volume Flight Registered Nurse US NPIs
Specialty board-certified rate — Flight Registered Nurse estimate
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus Maintenance of Certification cycles. CMS does not publish a per-provider board-certification field; the figure shown is the specialty-level estimated rate from ABMS / AOA reference data.
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).
JOSHUA CHILDRESS appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Flight Registered Nurse provider at 1 PHIPPS LN, PARIS, IL, 61944, with a listed phone of (217) 463-4340. NPI 1407402258 was issued on 08/16/2019. Because NPPES data is self-reported by the provider and refreshed monthly, the address, phone, and specialty reflect what CHILDRESS most recently submitted to CMS rather than a vetted directory listing, which is why patients should always confirm the practice is still at this location before scheduling.
Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 1,089 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 292 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $91K in drug spend, split 9% brand-name and 91% generic by claim count, with an opioid prescribing rate of 6.9%. These figures capture only Medicare Part D — commercial insurance, Medicaid, and cash-pay prescriptions are not included, and any drug-beneficiary cell under 11 is suppressed by CMS for patient privacy.
Flight Registered Nurse is a narrow specialty nationwide, with 91 enrolled providers across 32 states and an average of 2,072 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline. Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist — always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1407402258 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Flight Registered Nurse |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 08/16/2019 |
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How we sourced this profile
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where JOSHUA CHILDRESS 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.
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 JOSHUA CHILDRESS. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$199
Largest payer
Exact Sciences Corporation
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 JOSHUA CHILDRESS. To verify JOSHUA CHILDRESS's current license status, search the IDFPR public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.
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
9% brand-name claims vs 91% generic, on 1,089 2023 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 2023.
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 1,806
- Total Day Supply
- 44,510
- Brand vs Generic
- 9% brand / 91% generic
- Brand Drug Cost
- $72K
- Generic Drug Cost
- $19K
- Opioid Claims
- 75 (6.9% rate)
- Antibiotic Claims
- 183
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 69.1 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.27
- Gender Split
- 67% female / 33% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 59, 65-74: 140, 75-84: 78, 85+: 15
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What JOSHUA CHILDRESS prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023
- Prednisone
Prednisone
67 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium
Atorvastatin Calcium
63 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavul…
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass
57 claims
- Metformin Hcl
Metformin Hcl
37 claims
- Azithromycin
Azithromycin
28 claims
- Lisinopril
Lisinopril
27 claims
- Tramadol Hcl 25
Tramadol Hcl
25 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate … 24
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa
24 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Prednisone | 67 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | 63 |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav | 57 |
| Metformin Hcl | 37 |
| Azithromycin | 28 |
| Lisinopril | 27 |
| Tramadol Hcl | 25 |
| Albuterol Sulfate Hfa Albuterol Sulfate | 24 |
| Amoxicillin | 22 |
| Celecoxib | 22 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Flight Registered Nurse Overview
How JOSHUA CHILDRESS fits within the Flight Registered Nurse landscape nationally.
JOSHUA CHILDRESS's 1,089 claims are below the specialty average of 2,072.
Nearby Flight Registered Nurse Providers in Illinois
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Illinois, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as CHILDRESS.
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Data Sources
- 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 (2023). 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 April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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