NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sandra I. Sperling, CNS, APRN

Psychiatric/Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist · Merrillville, IN

Sandra I. Sperling, CNS, APRN is a psychiatric/mental health clinical nurse specialist with a practice address in Merrillville, Indiana, and NPI 1629013545, issued on Jun 17, 2006. Check the license (Indiana 70000184A, as entered in NPPES) with the Indiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1629013545
Name
Sandra I. Sperling
Credential
CNS, APRN
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatric/Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist 364SP0808X
License number
70000184A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
9120 Connecticut St, Merrillville, IN 46410
Phone
(219) 793-1233
Enumerated
Jun 17, 2006
Record last updated
Mar 26, 2024
Fax
(219) 793-1234
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20141205001654); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Wayne State University School Of Medicine, 1999
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 9120 Connecticut St

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

  1. Michael Frampton, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1871691915
  2. Michael Lindsey, H.A.DHearing Instrument Specialist1972736213
  3. Karin McKenna, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1275871980

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  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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26% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatric/mental health clinical nurse specialist in 2024

777 Medicare Part D claims for 50 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,054 among the 390 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Sandra Sperling777
  2. Specialty average1,054

Most prescribed

  1. Dextroamphetamine-Amphetamine117 claims
  2. Alprazolam96 claims
  3. Trazodone Hcl43 claims
  4. Bupropion Xl36 claims
  5. Lorazepam34 claims
  6. Lurasidone Hcl34 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: $1,802.20

66 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Iti, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.). The 285 providers of this specialty with any payment received $924.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Sandra Sperling$1,802.20
  2. Specialty average$924.95

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Michael Frampton M.D., P.C.Merrillville, IN

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

Sandra I. Sperling among 50 psychiatric/mental health clinical nurse specialist records in Indiana

Sandra I. Sperling, CNS, APRN is one of 50 psychiatric/mental health clinical nurse specialist records with a practice address in Indiana. 48% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 8% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 56% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 48% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 28% of these records are
  • Graduated1999 · median 2004 among the 14 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 68% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 364SP0808X and a Indiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Psychiatric/Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist providers in Indiana

There are 50 psychiatric/mental health clinical nurse specialist records in Indiana.

The 8 psychiatric/mental health clinical nurse specialist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Gerald Lewis, CNS, BCMerrillville, IN 464101639279177
  2. Anna Bower, APRN, PSYCHIATRY LMFMunster, IN 463211982790515
  3. Christina Outlaw, CNSMunster, IN 463211326382607
  4. Debra Love, PMHNPCrown Point, IN 463071548073307
  5. Christine Paquin, DNP, PMHCNS-BC, RNChesterton, IN 463041346341286
  6. Lori Gibson, APNElkhart, IN 465171114165958
  7. Sheryl Terzini, CNSIndianapolis, IN 462561003997511
  8. Carol Essenmacher, APN, CNSIndianapolis, IN 462501245403419

Common questions

What is Sandra I. Sperling, CNS, APRN's NPI number?

Sandra I. Sperling, CNS, APRN's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629013545, issued on Jun 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sandra I. Sperling, CNS, APRN located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9120 Connecticut St, Merrillville, IN, 46410. Phone: (219) 793-1233. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sandra I. Sperling, CNS, APRN's license?

NPPES lists Indiana license number 70000184A, as entered by the provider. Search the Indiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Sandra I. Sperling, CNS, APRN prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Sandra I. Sperling, CNS, APRN had 777 Medicare Part D claims for 50 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatric/mental health clinical nurse specialist prescribers was 1,054. 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.