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Merlene T Richardson, FNP-BC

Individual provider Family Nurse Practitioner · NPI 1154081602

Merlene T Richardson, FNP-BC is a Nurse Practitioner in Gary, Indiana. Qualified in 2021, 5 years ago. Practices with The Methodist Hospitals Inc, a 131-clinician group and accepts Medicare assignment. Licensed in Indiana.

Years since qualifying
5
Licensed in
IN
In the registry since
2021
What do these letters mean?
FNP-BC — Family Nurse Practitioner, Board Certified
A family nurse practitioner certified by the ANCC.

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Practice location Address checks out

3195 Grant St
Gary, IN 46408-1003
Phone: (219) 887-0900
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Specialties & licences

Family Nurse Practitioner (primary) Taxonomy 363LF0000X · Licence 28156319A (IN)

Record details

NPI number1154081602
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderFemale
Credentials FNP-BC
Sole proprietorYes
NPI enumeratedDecember 26, 2021
Last updated in NPPESMarch 28, 2022
Certification dateMarch 28, 2022

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyNURSE PRACTITIONER
Medical schoolOTHER
Graduated 2021 (5 years in practice)
Group practice The Methodist Hospitals Inc — 131 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount

Medicare patients and services, 2024

From the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners file for calendar year 2024. It counts Original Medicare patients only, so a practice that mostly sees Medicare Advantage or privately insured patients looks smaller here than it is.

Medicare patients149
Services billed 694 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age71

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Payments from drug and device companies, 2025

Drug and device makers are required by federal law (the Physician Payments Sunshine Act) to report what they pay or give to clinicians, and CMS publishes the reports as Open Payments. This is the 2025 program year. A report is a record of a payment, not an allegation of anything, and many are small items such as meals. Only general payments are listed here; research payments and ownership or investment interests are reported separately by CMS and are not shown.

Food and Beverage $519 14 payments · a meal or drink at a meeting or visit, not a fee

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Practises at

Facilities the CMS Facility Affiliation file lists for this clinician.

Colleagues at The Methodist Hospitals Inc

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 131 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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