Irmela Salihovic, FNP-C
NPI 1013623289ActiveIndividual· Nurse Practitioner· Waterloo, IA
Nurse Practitioner (FNP-C) with Covenant Medical Center Inc, practicing in Waterloo, Iowa. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $147,565 for 1,051 claims, against $10,016 paid for services in 2024. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation was the largest of 12 companies reporting payments in 2025, $1,112 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Mercyone Oelwein Medical Center and 2 other hospitals as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1013623289 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | FNP-C |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Jan 30, 2023 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Feb 2, 2023 |
| Certified by provider | Feb 2, 2023 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse Practitioner Primary | 363L00000X | A172891 | IA |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 4, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 4, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 4, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 4, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 4, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Nurse Practitioner (IA) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 161 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 289 across 5 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $10,016 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 1,051 · 2,295 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 264 |
| Total drug cost | $147,565 |
| Generic share | 83% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2022 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Nurse Practitioner |
Medical group
- Covenant Medical Center IncWaterloo, IA · 235 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Mercyone Oelwein Medical CenterOelwein, IA
- Mercyone Waterloo Medical CenterWaterloo, IA
- Sartori Memorial Hospital, IncCedar Falls, IA
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$1,112 · 69 payments from 12 companies
- 2024$1,430 · 81 payments from 20 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $278.33 | 24 |
| Pfizer Inc. | $188.26 | 10 |
| Novo Nordisk Inc | $160.43 | 9 |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | $111.02 | 5 |
| Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. | $85.00 | 4 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$1,112 · 69 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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