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2026 NPPES data Critical Care Medicine Clinical Nurse Specialist NPI 1629288816 FNP-BC
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Critical Care Medicine Clinical Nurse Specialist in Watseka, Illinois.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 215 in Critical Care Medicine Clinical Nurse Specialist, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
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Prescribing volume
5K
Medicare Part D claims · 292 beneficiaries · Critical Care Medicine Clinical Nurse Specialist avg: 1K
Generic prescribing
85%
generic claims · 15% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
MIPS score
95/100
▲ 12 pts above national avg 83.5 · Exceptional
Industry payments
$379.64
19 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File, 2024
What the federal data shows
Laree Shule, FNP-BC reported a CMS MIPS final score of 95/100 - above the 83.5 national average - and filed 5,466 Medicare Part D claims in 2024.
- 95/100
- MIPS score · +12 vs avg
- 5K
- Part D claims, 2024
- 85%
- generic prescribing
- $379.64
- 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.
Federal trust snapshot
What official records show about Laree Shule, FNP-BC
Federal records show an active NPI with both Medicare prescribing volume and a measured CMS quality score — objective registry data, not patient reviews.
- Verified
NPI registry status
Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1629288816), first enumerated 05/23/2007.
Source: CMS NPPES
- Reported
Medicare Part D participation
Filed 5,466 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.
Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF
- Reported
CMS quality reporting (MIPS)
Reported a CMS MIPS final score of 95/100 in the Quality Payment Program — a federal quality measure, not a patient review.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program
- Reported
Industry payment transparency
$379.64 in reported industry payments (19 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.
Source: CMS Open Payments
- State context
State board disciplinary context
Illinois statewide board action statistics are published annually — these figures describe aggregate state activity, not Laree Shule, FNP-BC's individual license status. Verify directly with the state medical board.
Source: IDFPR annual report 2023
- Not in federal data
Individual sanction lookup
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Source: State medical board / FSMB
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CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1629288816 · Critical Care Medicine Clinical Nurse Specialist
NPI-10 · ENUM-MID · TAX-TRACE · MIPS-ELITE · RX-MID · BOOK-THIN · PHOTO-FINISH
- NPI-10 1629288816
- ENUM-MID 2007
- TAX-TRACE 215
- MIPS-ELITE 95/100
- RX-MID 5,466
- BOOK-THIN 27 in Illinois
- PHOTO-FINISH Earl Cornwell · ±1.7
MIPS final-score neighbourhood
Same-specialty nationwide peers by CMS final score, not geographic proximity
- Hadleigh Jones ·…
Hadleigh Jones
91.9 MIPS pts
- Earl Cornwell · …
Earl Cornwell
93.3 MIPS pts
- Shule · this pro…
Shule · this provider
95 MIPS pts
- Corissa Peate · …
Corissa Peate
98.3 MIPS pts
- Elvira Usinowicz…
Elvira Usinowicz
98.7 MIPS pts
What this shows Nearest measured MIPS peers for this NUCC specialty (2023 performance year).
Laree Shule, FNP-BC's MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.
95 ≥ 78th percentile 78% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands
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Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023
What does the federal data show about Laree Shule, FNP-BC?
High performer (top quartile)Primary specialty
Critical Care Medicine Clinical Nurse Specialist
Medicare Part D claims
5,466 5× vs specialty avg
MIPS final score
95/100 11.5 pts vs avg
Specialty distribution in Illinois
How Critical Care Medicine Clinical Nurse Specialist compares to other specialties among Illinois providers
Medicare quality performance, MIPS
Laree Shule, FNP-BC's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Critical Care Medicine Clinical Nurse Specialist national average
- MIPS Final Score
- 95/100
- vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
How MIPS and board certification work
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).
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1629288816 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Critical Care Medicine Clinical Nurse Specialist |
| Credentials | FNP-BC |
| Gender | Female |
| NPI Issued | 05/23/2007 |
CMS Quality Score (MIPS)
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.
95.012
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
80.0239
Quality
100
Promoting Interoperability
Reporting: Alternative Payment Model
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 Laree Shule, FNP-BC. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$380
Largest payer
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
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 Laree Shule, FNP-BC. To verify Laree Shule, FNP-BC's current license status, search the IDFPR public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.
106
Total board actions, Illinois 2023
Across 103 cases
2.52
Actions per 1,000 licensees
Illinois statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
38 cases
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 · Typical
Laree Shule, FNP-BC - brand share 15.0%
Critical Care Medicine Clinical Nurse Specialist average
15% brand-name claims vs 85% generic, on 5,466 2024 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 2024.
5,466
Total Claims
$642K
Total Drug Cost
292
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 10,715.833
- Total Day Supply
- 308,157
- Brand vs Generic
- 15% brand / 85% generic
- Brand Drug Cost
- $571K
- Generic Drug Cost
- $69K
- Opioid Claims
- 112 (2.0% rate)
- Antibiotic Claims
- 155
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 72.8 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.20
- Gender Split
- 71% female / 29% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 42, 65-74: 128, 75-84: 78, 85+: 44
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Laree Shule, FNP-BC prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024
- Atorvastatin Calcium
Atorvastatin Calcium
229 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium
Levothyroxine Sodium
214 claims
- Montelukast Sodium
Montelukast Sodium
191 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium
Rosuvastatin Calcium
144 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate
Amlodipine Besylate
139 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium
Pantoprazole Sodium
112 claims
- Lisinopril
Lisinopril
107 claims
- Losartan Potassium
Losartan Potassium
107 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Atorvastatin Calcium | 229 |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | 214 |
| Montelukast Sodium | 191 |
| Rosuvastatin Calcium | 144 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | 139 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | 112 |
| Lisinopril | 107 |
| Losartan Potassium | 107 |
| Omeprazole | 105 |
| Albuterol Sulfate Hfa Albuterol Sulfate | 102 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
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Critical Care Medicine Clinical Nurse Specialist Overview
How Laree Shule, FNP-BC fits within the Critical Care Medicine Clinical Nurse Specialist landscape nationally.
215
Critical Care Medicine Clinical Nurse Specialist Providers in US
36
States with Critical Care Medicine Clinical Nurse Specialist
1,073
Avg Claims per Provider
Laree Shule, FNP-BC's 5,466 claims are above the specialty average of 1,073.
Nationwide Critical Care Medicine Clinical Nurse Specialist peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Shule, both outside Illinois so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Similar MIPS final score
Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (95 here).
Same NPPES enumeration year (2007)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Critical Care Medicine Clinical Nurse Specialist Providers in Illinois
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Illinois, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Shule.
One of 27 Critical Care Medicine Clinical Nurse Specialist providers enrolled in Illinois, 5 are shown here.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Laree Shule, FNP-BC's specialty? ▼
Laree Shule, FNP-BC specializes in Critical Care Medicine Clinical Nurse Specialist and practices in Watseka, Illinois. Credentials: FNP-BC.
How much does Laree Shule, FNP-BC prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Laree Shule, FNP-BC wrote 5,466 Medicare Part D claims totaling $642K in drug costs for 292 beneficiaries.
What is Laree Shule, FNP-BC's Medicare quality score? ▼
Laree Shule, FNP-BC has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 95/100 (Quality: 80). The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Laree Shule, FNP-BC located? ▼
Laree Shule, FNP-BC is located at 1490 E WALNUT ST, Watseka, IL, 60970. Phone: (815) 432-7693.
What is Laree Shule, FNP-BC's NPI number? ▼
Laree Shule, FNP-BC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629288816, issued on 05/23/2007.
Does Laree Shule, FNP-BC prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs? ▼
Laree Shule, FNP-BC's prescribing is 15% brand-name and 85% generic drugs by claim count, with $571K in brand drug costs.
Does Laree Shule, FNP-BC prescribe opioids? ▼
Yes, Laree Shule, FNP-BC had 112 opioid claims in 2024 with an opioid prescribing rate of 2.0%.
How many Critical Care Medicine Clinical Nurse Specialist providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 215 Critical Care Medicine Clinical Nurse Specialist providers across 36 states in the US. The average Critical Care Medicine Clinical Nurse Specialist provider writes 1,073 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Laree Shule, FNP-BC prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Laree Shule, FNP-BC's most frequently prescribed drugs include Atorvastatin Calcium, Levothyroxine Sodium, Montelukast Sodium. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Laree Shule, FNP-BC accept Medicare? ▼
Laree Shule, FNP-BC appears in CMS Medicare data with 5,466 Part D claims and 292 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Laree Shule, FNP-BC's credentials? ▼
Laree Shule, FNP-BC's NPI is 1629288816 with credentials FNP-BC. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- 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 (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Quality Performance
- CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
- 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 August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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