NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Michelle Wathier, NP

Family Nurse Practitioner · Gary, IN

Michelle Wathier, NP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Gary, Indiana, and NPI 1124436217, issued on Aug 1, 2014. Check the license (Indiana 28167408A, as entered in NPPES) with the Indiana 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
1124436217
Name
Michelle Wathier
Credential
NP
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
License number
28167408A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4900 Broadway, Gary, IN 46408
Phone
(219) 237-5170
Enumerated
Aug 1, 2014
Record last updated
Oct 17, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20140924000718); may accept 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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Also registered at 4900 Broadway

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Simran Arora, MDFamily Medicine Physician1578976791
  2. Sharelle BishopFamily Nurse Practitioner1699559575
  3. Adella BlondetFamily Nurse Practitioner1275900342
  4. Kevin Bodkin, D.O.Family Medicine Physician1518123421
  5. Gerri Browning, MDFamily Medicine Physician1699782318
  6. Timothy Gobek, LCSWClinical Social Worker1730487273

Verify Michelle Wathier in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Indiana 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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3.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family nurse practitioner in 2024

5,062 Medicare Part D claims for 614 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 149 claims were for opioids.

  1. Michelle Wathier5,062
  2. Specialty average1,305

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium422 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate227 claims
  3. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa203 claims
  4. Prednisone148 claims
  5. Losartan Potassium124 claims
  6. Tizanidine Hcl117 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: $513.66

22 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Michelle Wathier$513.66
  2. Specialty average$650.95

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. Oak Street Health Physicians Group PCGary, IN
  2. Osh-IN Physicians Group PCMishawaka, IN

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

Michelle Wathier among 5,867 family nurse practitioner records in Indiana

Michelle Wathier, NP is one of 5,867 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Indiana. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 25% of them.

  • NPI issued2014 · 25% of these records are older, 71% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated2014 · median 2018 among the 3,953 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 33% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a Indiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

41 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Gary

They are 41 of the 640 NPPES records with a practice address in Gary, and 5,867 family nurse practitioner records in Indiana.

The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Sharelle BishopGary, IN 464081699559575
  2. Adella BlondetGary, IN 464081275900342
  3. Tonya Harvey, NPGary, IN 464081528392156
  4. Nicole Howell, FNP-BCGary, IN 464081144100876
  5. Israel NietoGary, IN 464081952890352
  6. Darnell Rather, FNPGary, IN 464081134682776
  7. Merlene Richardson, FNP-BCGary, IN 464081154081602
  8. Amanda Dech, MSN/FNP-CGary, IN 464091013479260

Common questions

What is Michelle Wathier, NP's NPI number?

Michelle Wathier, NP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1124436217, issued on Aug 1, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Michelle Wathier, NP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4900 Broadway, Gary, IN, 46408. Phone: (219) 237-5170. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Michelle Wathier, NP's license?

NPPES lists Indiana license number 28167408A, as entered by the provider. Search the Indiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Michelle Wathier, NP prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Michelle Wathier, NP had 5,062 Medicare Part D claims for 614 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. 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.