Candace Kapranos, FNP-C
NPI 1285265686ActiveIndividual· Nurse Practitioner, Primary Care· Gary, IN
Nurse Practitioner, Primary Care (FNP-C) with Infectious Disease Specialists PC, practicing in Gary, Indiana. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $288,242 for 228 claims, against $34,381 paid for services in 2024. Viiv Healthcare Company was the largest of 15 companies reporting payments in 2025, $1,592 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Community Hospital and 4 other hospitals as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1285265686 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | FNP-C |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Feb 4, 2020 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Feb 4, 2020 |
| Certified by provider | Feb 4, 2020 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse Practitioner, Primary Care Primary | 363LP2300X | 28208210A | IN |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Nurse Practitioner (IN) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 248 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 693 across 9 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $34,381 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 228 · 237 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 83 |
| Total drug cost | $288,242 |
| Generic share | 69% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2019 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Nurse Practitioner |
Medical group
- Infectious Disease Specialists PCValparaiso, IN · 11 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Community HospitalMunster, IN
- Methodist Hospitals IncGary, IN
- Northwestern Medicine Central Dupage HospitalWinfield, IL
- Pinnacle HospitalCrown Point, IN
- St Mary Medical Center IncHobart, IN
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$1,592 · 42 payments from 15 companies
- 2024$924.91 · 40 payments from 14 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Viiv Healthcare Company | $279.37 | 6 |
| Abbvie Inc. | $233.11 | 6 |
| Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $211.10 | 6 |
| Cumberland Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $131.73 | 3 |
| Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. | $116.84 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$1,592 · 42 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records