NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Lekha Paramben

Nurse Practitioner · Morton Grove, IL

Lekha Paramben is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Morton Grove, Illinois, and NPI 1861853517, issued on Mar 9, 2016. Check the license (Illinois 209013971, 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
1861853517
Name
Lekha Paramben
Primary taxonomy
Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
License number
209013971 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
9229 Mango Ave, Morton Grove, IL 60053
Phone
(847) 345-0493
Enumerated
Mar 9, 2016
Record last updated
Mar 9, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20160823000639); 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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Verify Lekha Paramben 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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3.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average nurse practitioner in 2024

4,048 Medicare Part D claims for 342 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 205 claims were for opioids.

  1. Lekha Paramben4,048
  2. Specialty average1,109

Most prescribed

  1. Furosemide185 claims
  2. Levothyroxine Sodium155 claims
  3. Atorvastatin Calcium150 claims
  4. Potassium Chloride146 claims
  5. Famotidine140 claims
  6. Gabapentin116 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $1,367.88

60 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Ardelyx, Inc. The 38,884 providers of this specialty with any payment received $791.64 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Lekha Paramben$1,367.88
  2. Specialty average$791.64

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Metropolitan Gericare Associates PLLCChicago, IL
  2. Metropolitan Healthcare Partners PLLCChicago, IL

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

Lekha Paramben among 4,892 nurse practitioner records in Illinois

Lekha Paramben 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 2016, is newer than 36% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 36% of these records are older, 58% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • Graduated2015 · median 2018 among the 3,389 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2016 · 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).

9 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Morton Grove

They are 9 of the 503 NPPES records with a practice address in Morton Grove, and 4,892 nurse practitioner records in Illinois.

The 8 nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Laura BarnettMorton Grove, IL 600531710212709
  2. Christy Gernhofer, APNMorton Grove, IL 600531679904403
  3. Nida Khan, MSN, APRN, FNP-CMorton Grove, IL 600531457029977
  4. Leah Levy, APRN, FNPMorton Grove, IL 600531891461489
  5. Lovelle Reynolds, PHD, APRN, FNP-BCMorton Grove, IL 600531881580686
  6. Kelly TrainorMorton Grove, IL 600531174829295
  7. Monica Wicen, PMHNPMorton Grove, IL 600531215718770
  8. Ji Yun Yum, FNP-BCMorton Grove, IL 600531407501083

Common questions

What is Lekha Paramben's NPI number?

Lekha Paramben's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1861853517, issued on Mar 9, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Lekha Paramben located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9229 Mango Ave, Morton Grove, IL, 60053. Phone: (847) 345-0493. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Lekha Paramben's license?

NPPES lists Illinois license number 209013971, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Lekha Paramben prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Lekha Paramben had 4,048 Medicare Part D claims for 342 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.