Merchant Adams, A.P.N.
Primary Care Nurse Practitioner · Park Ridge, IL
Merchant Adams, A.P.N. is a primary care nurse practitioner with a practice address in Park Ridge, Illinois, and NPI 1891156444, issued on Mar 10, 2016. Check the license (Illinois 209014036, as entered in NPPES) with the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Merchant Adams
- Credential
- A.P.N.
- Primary taxonomy
- Primary Care Nurse Practitioner 363LP2300X
- License number
- 209014036 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1875 Dempster St Ste 180, Park Ridge, IL 60068
- Phone
- (847) 897-9010
- Enumerated
- Mar 10, 2016
- Record last updated
- Oct 30, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170213002266); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1875 Dempster St Ste 180
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Merchant Adams in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Illinois board licenses this profession
Search for license 209014036Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
7.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average primary care nurse practitioner in 2024
11,478 Medicare Part D claims for 627 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,492 among the 5,992 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 489 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium659 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate429 claims
- Furosemide375 claims
- Tamsulosin Hcl328 claims
- Lisinopril307 claims
- Donepezil Hcl301 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: $15.86
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. The 4,321 providers of this specialty with any payment received $625.13 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Geri Care LtdPark Ridge, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Merchant Adams among 250 primary care nurse practitioner records in Illinois
Merchant Adams, A.P.N. is one of 250 primary care nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Illinois. 69% 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 22% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 22% of these records are older, 69% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2019 among the 141 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 38% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LP2300X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Primary Care Nurse Practitioner providers in Illinois
There are 250 primary care nurse practitioner records in Illinois.
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Common questions
What is Merchant Adams, A.P.N.'s NPI number?
Merchant Adams, A.P.N.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1891156444, issued on Mar 10, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Merchant Adams, A.P.N. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1875 Dempster St Ste 180, Park Ridge, IL, 60068. Phone: (847) 897-9010. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Merchant Adams, A.P.N.'s license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 209014036, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Merchant Adams, A.P.N. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Merchant Adams, A.P.N. had 11,478 Medicare Part D claims for 627 beneficiaries; the average among primary care nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,492. 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.