NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kynyahta L. Walters, APRN, FNP-C

Family Nurse Practitioner · Chicago, IL

Kynyahta L. Walters, APRN, FNP-C is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1255810966, issued on Aug 13, 2018. Check the license (Illinois 277.004144, as entered in NPPES) with the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1255810966
Name
Kynyahta L. Walters
Credential
APRN, FNP-C
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
License number
277.004144 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1401 N Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Phone
(708) 292-7000
Enumerated
Aug 13, 2018
Record last updated
Nov 18, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20180910002456); accepts Medicare assignment
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 1401 N Western Ave

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

  1. Laura Hernandez, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1851965222
  2. Justyna Pomiotlo, N.P.Family Nurse Practitioner1629475546

Verify Kynyahta L. Walters 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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6.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family nurse practitioner in 2024

8,243 Medicare Part D claims for 649 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 74 claims were for opioids.

  1. Kynyahta Walters8,243
  2. Specialty average1,305

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium755 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate483 claims
  3. Losartan Potassium419 claims
  4. Gabapentin302 claims
  5. Lisinopril253 claims
  6. Metoprolol Succinate248 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. Oak Street Health Physicians Group PCChicago Heights, IL

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

Kynyahta L. Walters among 7,639 family nurse practitioner records in Illinois

Kynyahta L. Walters, APRN, FNP-C 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 2018, is newer than 44% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 44% of these records are older, 49% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated2017 · median 2018 among the 4,778 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 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. Amy Becklenberg, APNChicago, IL 606221760558589
  2. Marianne Butler, APNChicago, IL 606221518228915
  3. Evelyn Cato, A.P.N.Chicago, IL 606221982911327
  4. Katherine Flechet, APNChicago, IL 606221255752192
  5. Staci Gorson, FNP-BCChicago, IL 606221306274022
  6. Emily Hendel, CNP, MSChicago, IL 606221417118613
  7. Ann McCormick, APNChicago, IL 606221063436889
  8. Mary-Anne Meyer, APNChicago, IL 606221811918402

Common questions

What is Kynyahta L. Walters, APRN, FNP-C's NPI number?

Kynyahta L. Walters, APRN, FNP-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255810966, issued on Aug 13, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kynyahta L. Walters, APRN, FNP-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1401 N Western Ave, Chicago, IL, 60622. Phone: (708) 292-7000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kynyahta L. Walters, APRN, FNP-C's license?

NPPES lists Illinois license number 277.004144, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Kynyahta L. Walters, APRN, FNP-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Kynyahta L. Walters, APRN, FNP-C had 8,243 Medicare Part D claims for 649 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.