La Vera Nelson, APRN
Nurse Practitioner · Downers Grove, IL
La Vera Nelson, APRN is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Downers Grove, Illinois, and NPI 1356988216, issued on Dec 10, 2019. Check the license (Illinois 209020549, as entered in NPPES) with the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- La Vera Nelson
- Credential
- APRN
- Primary taxonomy
- Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
- License number
- 209020549 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1441 Branding Ave Ste 310, Downers Grove, IL 60515
- Phone
- (630) 829-1084
- Enumerated
- Dec 10, 2019
- Record last updated
- Jun 15, 2022
- Fax
- (630) 829-1040
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210121000079); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify La Vera Nelson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Illinois board licenses this profession
Search for license 209020549Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024
35 Medicare Part D claims for 12 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 12 claims were for opioids.
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 2 group practices
- IH Physician Services PCBuffalo Grove, IL
- Southerncare, Inc.Buffalo Grove, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
La Vera Nelson among 4,892 nurse practitioner records in Illinois
La Vera Nelson, APRN is one of 4,892 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Illinois. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 54% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 54% of these records are older, 39% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2018 among the 3,389 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 36% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363L00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
52 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Downers Grove
They are 52 of the 1,899 NPPES records with a practice address in Downers Grove, and 4,892 nurse practitioner records in Illinois.
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Common questions
What is La Vera Nelson, APRN's NPI number?
La Vera Nelson, APRN's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356988216, issued on Dec 10, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is La Vera Nelson, APRN located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1441 Branding Ave Ste 310, Downers Grove, IL, 60515. Phone: (630) 829-1084. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify La Vera Nelson, APRN's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 209020549, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does La Vera Nelson, APRN prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, La Vera Nelson, APRN had 35 Medicare Part D claims for 12 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. 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.