Barbara P Recker , CNM
Advanced Practice Midwife β’ Chicago, IL
966 W 21st St
Chicago, IL 606084511
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Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
966 W 21st St
Chicago, IL 606084511
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
What Public CMS Data Show
Advanced Practice Midwife: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Industry payments (Open Payments)
No Open Payments records are listed for this clinician for 2021β2025.
NPI first issued
2007
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Medicare assignment not listed
CMS data do not show whether this clinician accepts Medicare assignment. This does not mean they do not accept Medicare. Ask the office.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, βDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?β
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Compared with the same specialty in Chicago and Illinois
183 active clinicians are listed under Advanced Practice Midwife with a practice address in Chicago, IL (495 in Illinois).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Chicago
1.1% of these 183 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
25.1% of these 183 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
Sources: CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 367A00000X
Advanced practice midwifery encompasses the independent provision of care during pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period; sexual and reproductive health; gynecologic health; and family planning services, including preconception care. Midwives also provide primary care for individuals from adolescence throughout the lifespan as well as care for the healthy newborn during the first 28 days of life. Midwives provide initial and ongoing comprehensive assessment, diagnosis, and treatment. Midwifery care includes health promotion, disease prevention, risk assessment and management, and individualized wellness education and counseling.
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Nurse Practitioner - Family
Urology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Advanced Practice Midwife
Certified Nurse Midwife
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Nurse Practitioner - Psychiatric/Mental Health
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Career & Practice History
NPI enumerated March 05, 2007.
No changes to the name, practice address, taxonomy or NPI status in this record have been observed in the monthly NPPES data files from January 2017 to August 2026.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Advanced Practice Midwifes in Chicago
- Meghan Naylor
- Sarah Bier, CNM
- Sharon Matlock, APN CNM
- Stephanie Barnes, CNM
- Katherine Willey, FNP, CNM
- Mary Callaghan, APRN, CNS
Mailing Address
12602 Maple Ave
Blue Island, IL 604061904