Dr. Desmond Atem DNP
About this NPIWhat this record shows.
NPI 1720797822 is registered to Dr. Desmond Atem DNP, a Family Nurse Practitioner practising at 9105 E 56th St Ste J in Indianapolis, Indiana. Family Nurse Practitioner is a recognised medical specialty under the National Uniform Claim Committee (NUCC) taxonomy. Dr. Desmond Atem DNP has been enumerated in the National Provider Identifier (NPI) registry since 2022.
Beyond the registryWhat this record adds.
It is enrolled in Medicare, linking to 4 PECOS enrollment records (each with a public Medicare Enrollment ID) sourced from CMS, which the NPPES registry does not list. Within the directory it is one of 5,998 Family Nurse Practitioner providers on file in Indiana.
Source: CMS NPPES and PECOS public files. snapshot, refreshed monthly.
Your brand here.
Medicare enrollment
This provider holds 4 Medicare enrollments on file with the Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS). Each enrollment carries a public Medicare Enrollment ID (ENRLMT_ID) used by billers and intermediaries.
Practitioner
- I20230405002104Nurse PractitionerCO
- I20230419000731Nurse PractitionerVT
- I20230429000273Nurse PractitionerIN
- I20230615001433Nurse PractitionerWA
Source: CMS PECOS public enrollment file.
Insurance & acceptsHow to confirm coverage.
The National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) registry does not include commercial insurance network data, so we cannot show which plans Dr. Desmond Atem DNP accepts. To confirm in-network status with your specific health plan, contact Dr. Desmond Atem DNP directly at (260) 508-6088.
Frequently asked
Yes. NPI 1720797822 is registered as Active in the CMS NPPES public registry and passes the Luhn check-digit validation that all 10-digit NPIs use.
Family Nurse Practitioner is a recognised medical specialty under the National Uniform Claim Committee (NUCC) taxonomy.
The CMS NPPES Public Registry at npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov is the authoritative source. FindMyNPI mirrors this dataset and refreshes monthly. For real-time verification, you can also call the provider's office at (260) 508-6088.
An individual healthcare provider has a single Type-1 NPI for life. Organisations can hold separate Type-2 NPIs per location, specialty, or sub-entity. Dr. Desmond Atem DNP is a Type-1 individual NPI.
As of the latest monthly CMS NPPES snapshot, 5,998 Family Nurse Practitioner providers are registered in Indiana, and Dr. Desmond Atem DNP is one of them. The figure refreshes each month from the federal source.