NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Wendy Schwochow

Midwife · Westlake, OH

Wendy Schwochow is a midwife with a practice address in Westlake, Ohio, and NPI 1215656616, issued on Aug 26, 2022. Check the license (Ohio APRN.CNM.0019526, as entered in NPPES) with the Ohio 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
1215656616
Name
Wendy Schwochow
Primary taxonomy
Midwife 176B00000X
License number
APRN.CNM.0019526 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
29160 Center Ridge RD, Westlake, OH 44145
Phone
(440) 935-6996
Enumerated
Aug 26, 2022
Record last updated
Aug 26, 2022
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20221117003119); 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 29160 Center Ridge RD

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

  1. Elizabeth Brandewie, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1275582652
  2. Colleen Brezine, CNMAdvanced Practice Midwife1578512463
  3. Jeffrey Christian, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1578525903
  4. Kristina De Roia, APRN-CNMMidwife1770259244
  5. Susan Dornan, CNMAdvanced Practice Midwife1215986955
  6. Wendy Freedman, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1376526731

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Ohio 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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38% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average midwife in 2024

37 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries, against an average of 60 among the 409 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Wendy Schwochow37
  2. Specialty average60

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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 79.5 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score68.5
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%63.1
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. University Hospitals Medical Group IncCleveland, OH

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

Wendy Schwochow among 142 midwife records in Ohio

Wendy Schwochow is one of 142 midwife records with a practice address in Ohio. 30% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2022, is newer than 61% of them.

  • NPI issued2022 · 61% of these records are older, 31% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 30% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 23% of these records are
  • Graduated2022 · median 2018 among the 32 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 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 176B00000X and a Ohio practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Midwife providers in Ohio

There are 142 midwife records in Ohio.

The 8 midwife records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Kristina De Roia, APRN-CNMWestlake, OH 441451770259244
  2. Alyssa Taylor, LMBroadview Heights, OH 441471245516772
  3. Amy LabudaMiddleburg Heights, OH 441301043722242
  4. Genevieve McCaslin, CNMMiddleburg Hts, OH 441301780783357
  5. Emily Evans, APRN-CNMMayfield Hts, OH 441241114660248
  6. Blayne Murray, MIDWIFECleveland Hts, OH 441211427245638
  7. Mary Nowicki, CNMRocky River, OH 441161194733915
  8. Louise Yunck, CNMRocky River, OH 441161417965153

Common questions

What is Wendy Schwochow's NPI number?

Wendy Schwochow's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215656616, issued on Aug 26, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Wendy Schwochow located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 29160 Center Ridge RD, Westlake, OH, 44145. Phone: (440) 935-6996. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Wendy Schwochow's license?

NPPES lists Ohio license number APRN.CNM.0019526, as entered by the provider. Search the Ohio board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Wendy Schwochow prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Wendy Schwochow had 37 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries; the average among midwife prescribers was 60. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Wendy Schwochow's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 79.5 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.