Venessann Thornton-McLendon, FNP-BC
Family Nurse Practitioner · Chicago, IL
Venessann Thornton-McLendon, FNP-BC is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1437656527, issued on Apr 6, 2018. Check the license (Illinois 277.002828, as entered in NPPES) with the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Venessann Thornton-McLendon
- Credential
- FNP-BC
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License numbers
- 277.002828 IL
209.017425 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 33 E 114TH St, Chicago, IL 60628
- Phone
- (773) 660-4630
- Enumerated
- Apr 6, 2018
- Record last updated
- Jan 10, 2024
- Fax
- (773) 660-4650
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180913000152); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Venessann Thornton-McLendon in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Illinois board licenses this profession
Search for license 277.002828Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
2,788 Medicare Part D claims for 282 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 206 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen176 claims
- Benztropine Mesylate152 claims
- Trazodone Hcl106 claims
- Invega Sustenna103 claims
- Risperidone91 claims
- Olanzapine79 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: $979.28
54 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Pharmaceuticals, 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
- Lifeline Physicians LLCLake Forest, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Venessann Thornton-McLendon among 7,639 family nurse practitioner records in Illinois
Venessann Thornton-McLendon, 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 2018, is newer than 44% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 44% of these records are older, 49% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2022 · median 2018 among the 4,778 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 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).
1,567 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Chicago
They are 1,567 of the 63,379 NPPES records with a practice address in Chicago, and 7,639 family nurse practitioner records in Illinois.
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Common questions
What is Venessann Thornton-McLendon, FNP-BC's NPI number?
Venessann Thornton-McLendon, FNP-BC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437656527, issued on Apr 6, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Venessann Thornton-McLendon, FNP-BC located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 33 E 114TH St, Chicago, IL, 60628. Phone: (773) 660-4630. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Venessann Thornton-McLendon, FNP-BC's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 277.002828, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Venessann Thornton-McLendon, FNP-BC prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Venessann Thornton-McLendon, FNP-BC had 2,788 Medicare Part D claims for 282 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.