Michelle Bender Schmerge, ANP-BC
Adult Health Nurse Practitioner · Denver, NC
Michelle Bender Schmerge, ANP-BC is an adult health nurse practitioner with a practice address in Denver, North Carolina, and NPI 1366629057, issued on Jan 25, 2008. Check the license (North Carolina 5003856, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michelle Bender Schmerge
- Credential
- ANP-BC
- Primary taxonomy
- Adult Health Nurse Practitioner 363LA2200X
- License number
- 5003856 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 275 N NC-16 Hwy Bus, Ste 104, Denver, NC 28037
- Phone
- (704) 489-3440
- Enumerated
- Jan 25, 2008
- Record last updated
- Nov 13, 2025
- Fax
- (704) 943-3699
- Medicaid ID
- 7005699 NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200806000238); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Vanderbilt University School Of Medicine, 2007
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 275 N NC-16 Hwy Bus, Ste 104
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Michelle Bender Schmerge in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 5003856Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average adult health nurse practitioner in 2024
4,199 Medicare Part D claims for 267 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,280 among the 16,937 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims. 158 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate153 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium126 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium100 claims
- Omeprazole100 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium98 claims
- Gabapentin96 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: $136.21
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 12,291 providers of this specialty with any payment received $946.40 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
- Equity Health Services, PLLCDenver, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Adult Health Nurse Practitioner providers in North Carolina
There are 916 adult health nurse practitioner records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Michelle Bender Schmerge, ANP-BC's NPI number?
Michelle Bender Schmerge, ANP-BC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1366629057, issued on Jan 25, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michelle Bender Schmerge, ANP-BC located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 275 N NC-16 Hwy Bus, Ste 104, Denver, NC, 28037. Phone: (704) 489-3440. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michelle Bender Schmerge, ANP-BC's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 5003856, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Michelle Bender Schmerge, ANP-BC prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michelle Bender Schmerge, ANP-BC had 4,199 Medicare Part D claims for 267 beneficiaries; the average among adult health nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,280. 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.