KRISTA SCHWUCHOW, NURSE PRACTITIONER
Addiction Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician in INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana. CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System profile including specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare prescribing data when reported.
What the federal data shows
KRISTA SCHWUCHOW, NURSE PRACTITIONER filed 1,708 Medicare Part D claims in 2023 as a Addiction Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician in INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana.
- 2K
- Part D claims, 2023
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
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.
KRISTA SCHWUCHOW, NURSE PRACTITIONER's Medicare Part D volume vs every U.S. prescriber
Total Medicare Part D claims, 2023 — across all CMS prescribers nationally
1,708 Top 17% higher than 83% 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
KRISTA SCHWUCHOW, NURSE PRACTITIONER practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + 1 hospital affiliation — signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about KRISTA SCHWUCHOW, NURSE PRACTITIONER?
Quality data not reportedPrimary specialty
Medicare Part D claims
Specialty distribution in Indiana
How Addiction Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician compares to other specialties among Indiana providers
Addiction Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician share within Indiana
Addiction Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician is one of the more visible NUCC categories in Indiana
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 — Addiction Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician (ABMS / AOA reference)
- Est. board-certified rate
- 78%
- Addiction Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician ABMS/AOA estimate
Est. board-certified rate (Addiction Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician) — ABMS / AOA estimate
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- Specialty volume Addiction Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician US NPIs
Specialty board-certified rate — Addiction Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician 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).
KRISTA SCHWUCHOW, NURSE PRACTITIONER appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Addiction Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician provider holding NURSE PRACTITIONER credentials at 3403 E RAYMOND ST, INDIANAPOLIS, IN, 46203, with a listed phone of (317) 957-2000. NPI 1982936175 was issued on 02/12/2010. Because NPPES data is self-reported by the provider and refreshed monthly, the address, phone, and specialty reflect what SCHWUCHOW 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 1,708 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 122 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $100K in drug spend. 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.
Addiction Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician is a narrow specialty nationwide, with 658 enrolled providers across 49 states and an average of 1,019 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 | 1982936175 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Addiction Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician |
| Credentials | NURSE PRACTITIONER |
| Gender | Female |
| NPI Issued | 02/12/2010 |
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How we sourced this profile
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where KRISTA SCHWUCHOW, NURSE PRACTITIONER 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 KRISTA SCHWUCHOW, NURSE PRACTITIONER. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$20
Largest payer
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
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.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 2,340
- Total Day Supply
- 67,506
- Generic Drug Cost
- $68K
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 53.3 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.42
- Gender Split
- 74% female / 26% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 92, 65-74: 29, 75-84: N/A, 85+: N/A
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What KRISTA SCHWUCHOW, NURSE PRACTITIONER prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023
- Clonazepam
Clonazepam
143 claims
- Hydroxyzine Hcl
Hydroxyzine Hcl
119 claims
- Trazodone Hcl
Trazodone Hcl
107 claims
- Fluoxetine Hcl
Fluoxetine Hcl
100 claims
- Buprenorphine-Nalo…
Buprenorphine-Naloxone
93 claims
- Buspirone Hcl
Buspirone Hcl
91 claims
- Alprazolam
Alprazolam
78 claims
- Gabapentin
Gabapentin
71 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Clonazepam | 143 |
| Hydroxyzine Hcl | 119 |
| Trazodone Hcl | 107 |
| Fluoxetine Hcl | 100 |
| Buprenorphine-Naloxone Buprenorphine Hcl/Naloxone Hcl | 93 |
| Buspirone Hcl | 91 |
| Alprazolam | 78 |
| Gabapentin | 71 |
| Quetiapine Fumarate | 61 |
| Lamotrigine | 60 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Addiction Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician Overview
How KRISTA SCHWUCHOW, NURSE PRACTITIONER fits within the Addiction Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician landscape nationally.
KRISTA SCHWUCHOW, NURSE PRACTITIONER's 1,708 claims are above the specialty average of 1,019.
Nearby Addiction Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician Providers in Indiana
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Indiana, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as SCHWUCHOW.
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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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