Patricia E. Handler, NURSE PRACTITIONER
Family Nurse Practitioner · Chicago, IL
Patricia E. Handler, NURSE PRACTITIONER is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1265819551, issued on May 6, 2015. Check the license (Illinois 209012755, as entered in NPPES) with the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Patricia E. Handler
- Credential
- NURSE PRACTITIONER
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- 209012755 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 250 E Superior St, Chicago, IL 60611
- Phone
- (847) 525-3610
- Enumerated
- May 6, 2015
- Record last updated
- Aug 19, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160225000894); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Patricia E. Handler in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Illinois board licenses this profession
Search for license 209012755Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
45% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
717 Medicare Part D claims for 164 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Estradiol231 claims
- Progesterone87 claims
- Estradiol (Twice Weekly)85 claims
- Triamcinolone Acetonide32 claims
- Clobetasol Propionate28 claims
- Yuvafem22 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): 94.1 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: $142.39
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Astellas Pharma US 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
- Northwestern Medical Faculty FoundationChicago, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Patricia E. Handler among 7,639 family nurse practitioner records in Illinois
Patricia E. Handler, NURSE PRACTITIONER 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 2015, is newer than 24% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 24% of these records are older, 70% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2018 among the 4,778 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 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).
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Common questions
What is Patricia E. Handler, NURSE PRACTITIONER's NPI number?
Patricia E. Handler, NURSE PRACTITIONER's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265819551, issued on May 6, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Patricia E. Handler, NURSE PRACTITIONER located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 250 E Superior St, Chicago, IL, 60611. Phone: (847) 525-3610. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Patricia E. Handler, NURSE PRACTITIONER's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 209012755, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Patricia E. Handler, NURSE PRACTITIONER prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Patricia E. Handler, NURSE PRACTITIONER had 717 Medicare Part D claims for 164 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Patricia E. Handler, NURSE PRACTITIONER's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.1 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.