Nelson Palarpalar Tamala, FNP-BC
Family Nurse Practitioner · Chicago Ridge, IL
Nelson Palarpalar Tamala, FNP-BC is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Chicago Ridge, Illinois, and NPI 1043762453, issued on Nov 2, 2016. Check the license (Illinois 277001972, as entered in NPPES) with the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nelson Palarpalar Tamala
- Credential
- FNP-BC
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- 277001972 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 10450 Southwest Hwy Apt 1K, Chicago Ridge, IL 60415
- Phone
- (708) 465-7036
- Enumerated
- Nov 2, 2016
- Record last updated
- Mar 26, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170112000123); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Nelson Palarpalar Tamala in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Illinois board licenses this profession
Search for license 277001972Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
5,624 Medicare Part D claims for 355 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Quetiapine Fumarate635 claims
- Divalproex Sodium519 claims
- Risperidone366 claims
- Olanzapine351 claims
- Trazodone Hcl320 claims
- Haloperidol279 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 14 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,110.99
39 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Neurocrine Biosciences, 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.
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
- Wise Health Professional CorporationChicago, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nelson Palarpalar Tamala among 7,639 family nurse practitioner records in Illinois
Nelson Palarpalar Tamala, FNP-BC is one of 7,639 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Illinois. 78% 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 30% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 30% of these records are older, 63% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2018 among the 4,778 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 39% 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 Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
8 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Chicago Ridge
They are 8 of the 195 NPPES records with a practice address in Chicago Ridge, and 7,639 family nurse practitioner records in Illinois.
All 7,639 in Illinois → Every provider in Chicago Ridge → Family Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Karen Brann, APNChicago Ridge, IL 604151043676448
- Amanda Kelsey Jedrzejak, FNP-BCChicago Ridge, IL 604151376218859
- Precious Levon, FNP-CChicago Ridge, IL 604151639675432
- Trevor MurawskiChicago Ridge, IL 604151215807292
- Kayla Richert, NPChicago Ridge, IL 604151124893896
- Najwa Saleh, FNPChicago Ridge, IL 604151497127765
- Nimmy Tom, MSN, APN, FNP-BCChicago Ridge, IL 604151457031379
- Saima Abdul Karim, FNP-BCCoal City, IL 604161629498753
Common questions
What is Nelson Palarpalar Tamala, FNP-BC's NPI number?
Nelson Palarpalar Tamala, FNP-BC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043762453, issued on Nov 2, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nelson Palarpalar Tamala, FNP-BC located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 10450 Southwest Hwy Apt 1K, Chicago Ridge, IL, 60415. Phone: (708) 465-7036. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nelson Palarpalar Tamala, FNP-BC's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 277001972, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Nelson Palarpalar Tamala, FNP-BC prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nelson Palarpalar Tamala, FNP-BC had 5,624 Medicare Part D claims for 355 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Nelson Palarpalar Tamala, FNP-BC's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 14 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.