NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Karen Joy Cacho, MSN, APN, FNP-BC

Family Nurse Practitioner · Chicago, IL

Karen Joy Cacho, MSN, APN, FNP-BC is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1891157418, issued on Mar 23, 2016. Check the license (Illinois 209013766, 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
1891157418
Name
Karen Joy Cacho
Credential
MSN, APN, FNP-BC
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
License number
209013766 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1725 W Harrison St, Chicago, IL 60612
Phone
(312) 942-6163
Enumerated
Mar 23, 2016
Record last updated
Mar 23, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20160325000434); 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 1725 W Harrison St

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

  1. Qurrat-Ul-Ain Abid, MDHospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1053949024
  2. John Acheson, MDSurgery Physician1205528726
  3. David Agbunag, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1093885188
  4. Eda Akyar, MDSports Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician1255910006
  5. Jorelle Alexander, DMD,MPHDentist1972790756
  6. Amjad Ali, M.D.Specialist1952359184

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  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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76% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024

311 Medicare Part D claims for 78 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 54% of claims.

  1. Karen Joy Cacho311
  2. Specialty average1,305

Most prescribed

  1. Ozempic33 claims
  2. Basaglar Kwikpen U-10019 claims
  3. Mounjaro17 claims
  4. Glipizide16 claims
  5. Metformin Hcl15 claims
  6. Nano 2nd Gen Pen Needle15 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Rush University Medical GroupChicago, IL

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

Karen Joy Cacho among 7,639 family nurse practitioner records in Illinois

Karen Joy Cacho, MSN, APN, FNP-BC is one of 7,639 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Illinois. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 30% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 30% of these records are older, 63% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated2015 · median 2018 among the 4,778 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2016 · 39% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

1,567 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Chicago

They are 1,567 of the 63,379 NPPES records with a practice address in Chicago, and 7,639 family nurse practitioner records in Illinois.

The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Barbara Brown, NURSE PRACTITIONERChicago, IL 606121225065352
  2. Cynthia Davis, FNPChicago, IL 606121902897028
  3. Karen Davis, NPChicago, IL 606121740243997
  4. Marie Digiacomo, NPChicago, IL 606121164435269
  5. Lauren Foster, CNPChicago, IL 606121376515379
  6. Patricia Knowles, APN, NP-CChicago, IL 606121912927062
  7. Sarah Lau, APNChicago, IL 606121548254378
  8. Christine Maclean, NPCChicago, IL 606121740210004

Common questions

What is Karen Joy Cacho, MSN, APN, FNP-BC's NPI number?

Karen Joy Cacho, MSN, APN, FNP-BC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1891157418, issued on Mar 23, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Karen Joy Cacho, MSN, APN, FNP-BC located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1725 W Harrison St, Chicago, IL, 60612. Phone: (312) 942-6163. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Karen Joy Cacho, MSN, APN, FNP-BC's license?

NPPES lists Illinois license number 209013766, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Karen Joy Cacho, MSN, APN, FNP-BC prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Karen Joy Cacho, MSN, APN, FNP-BC had 311 Medicare Part D claims for 78 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. 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.