NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sjamer A. Chere, DNP

Family Nurse Practitioner · Silver Spring, MD

Sjamer A. Chere, DNP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Silver Spring, Maryland, and NPI 1659922854, issued on Sep 28, 2019. Check the license with the Maryland 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
1659922854
Name
Sjamer A. Chere
Credential
DNP
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
License number
0024177985 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
962 Wayne Ave Ste 250, Silver Spring, MD 20910
Phone
(551) 295-8223
Enumerated
Sep 28, 2019
Record last updated
Sep 12, 2025
Fax
(703) 988-7808
Medicaid ID
20-8649922 VA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20220124002764); accepts Medicare assignment
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 962 Wayne Ave Ste 250

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

  1. Robert Loya, PAMedical Physician Assistant1699959841

Verify Sjamer A. Chere in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Maryland board licenses this professionCheck the board
  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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2.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family nurse practitioner in 2024

2,879 Medicare Part D claims for 334 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 353 claims were for opioids.

  1. Sjamer Chere2,879
  2. Specialty average1,305

Most prescribed

  1. Oxycodone Hcl161 claims
  2. Gabapentin123 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate113 claims
  4. Pantoprazole Sodium104 claims
  5. Eliquis89 claims
  6. Mirtazapine75 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Ennoble HC Dmv LLCAshburn, VA

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

Sjamer A. Chere among 4,124 family nurse practitioner records in Maryland

Sjamer A. Chere, DNP is one of 4,124 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Maryland. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 50% of them.

  • NPI issued2019 · 50% of these records are older, 42% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
  • Graduated2019 · median 2019 among the 2,370 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 41% 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 Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

151 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Silver Spring

They are 151 of the 6,531 NPPES records with a practice address in Silver Spring, and 4,124 family nurse practitioner records in Maryland.

The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Kyerewaa Abban-Thompson, NPSilver Spring, MD 209101144513151
  2. Juanita Allen-Heckstall, NPSilver Spring, MD 209101770619181
  3. Sonja Barsky, C.R.N.P.Silver Spring, MD 209101720039167
  4. Michelle Cochran, FNPSilver Spring, MD 209101366790644
  5. Sonia Deuga NgameniSilver Spring, MD 209101578832010
  6. Cleopatra Dunyo, NP-CSilver Spring, MD 209101619162989
  7. Charlesetta Johnson, RN, MSN, NP-CSilver Spring, MD 209101407174766
  8. Stephanie Knox, ARNP, FNP-CSilver Spring, MD 209101164759585

Common questions

What is Sjamer A. Chere, DNP's NPI number?

Sjamer A. Chere, DNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659922854, issued on Sep 28, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sjamer A. Chere, DNP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 962 Wayne Ave Ste 250, Silver Spring, MD, 20910. Phone: (551) 295-8223. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sjamer A. Chere, DNP's license?

Search the Maryland board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Sjamer A. Chere, DNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Sjamer A. Chere, DNP had 2,879 Medicare Part D claims for 334 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.