Charina Alcain
NPI 1255522652ActiveIndividual· Nurse Practitioner· Chicago, IL
Nurse Practitioner with The University of Chicago Medical Center, practicing in Chicago, Illinois. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $188,024 for 910 claims, against $25,789 paid for services in 2024. Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. was the largest of 5 companies reporting payments in 2025, $320.51 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists The University of Chicago Medical Center as a hospital affiliation.
Overview
| NPI | 1255522652 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Aug 9, 2007 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Oct 24, 2022 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse Practitioner Primary | 363L00000X | 209005631 | IL |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Nurse Practitioner (IL) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 225 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 355 across 4 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $25,789 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 910 · 2,144 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 241 |
| Total drug cost | $188,024 |
| Generic share | 80% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2004 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Nurse Practitioner |
| Telehealth | Offers telehealth |
Medical group
- The University of Chicago Medical CenterChicago, IL · 915 clinicians
Hospital affiliation
- The University of Chicago Medical CenterChicago, IL
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$320.51 · 6 payments from 5 companies
- 2024$188.19 · 2 payments from 2 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. | $107.65 | 2 |
| Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. | $107.56 | 1 |
| Bridgebio Pharma, Inc. | $45.33 | 1 |
| Pfizer Inc. | $41.83 | 1 |
| Abbott Laboratories | $18.14 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$320.51 · 6 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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