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Jessica Schuster , PA-C

Physician Assistant โ€ข Evanston, IL

Active NPI 1679084313 Individual Practitioner Female Practitioner Accepts Medicare assignment Telehealth (some services)
Practice location in NPPES

2650 Ridge Ave Ste 1223
Evanston, IL 602011700

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Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

2650 Ridge Ave Ste 1223

Evanston, IL 602011700

Telephone 8475402040
Other Listings in Public Data

CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: Endeavor Health Medical Group. See the list

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.

Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.

Medicare Profile & Education

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File

Graduation Year

2017

Medicare patients

480 people with Original Medicare in 2024

Different Original Medicare patients in 2024; counts below 11 are hidden; this does not show availability or quality.

Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ€“ by Provider, 2024.

Medicare-allowed amount

About $71,204 in 2024

The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.

What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount

This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.

Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ€“ by Provider and Service, 2024.

Paid by Medicare

About $51,694 in 2024

The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.

What this does not show: Paid by Medicare

This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.

Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ€“ by Provider and Service, 2024.

30-day fills

82 standardized 30-day fills in 2024

CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.

What this does not show: 30-day fills

It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.

Part D drug cost

$415 in 2024

The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.

What this does not show: Part D drug cost

A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.

Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ€“ by Provider and Drug, 2024.

Open Payments general payments, program year 2024

All general payments: $509.09 across 18 records.

By nature of payment

  • Food and Beverage: $419.10 across 17 records.
  • Education: $89.99 across 1 record.

Reporting-company totals (3 largest of 7)

  • JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS INC.: $155.85 across 5 records.
  • HARMONY BIOSCIENCES LLC: $152.92 across 3 records.
  • Avadel CNS Pharmaceuticals, LLC: $69.04 across 3 records.

A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper and is not a measure of care quality. Clinicians can review and dispute these records.

See the full table

Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2024 (published June 30, 2026).

Guide: How to read an Open Payments record

Years since graduation

9 years (graduated 2017)

CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2017 as the year this clinician finished professional school.

What this does not show: Years since graduation

It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.

NPI first issued

2017

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.

Accepts Medicare assignment

CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.

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, โ€œDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?โ€

Guide: What Medicare assignment means

Telehealth (some services)

Recent Medicare claims show this clinician provided some services by telehealth, such as a video or phone visit.

What this does not show: Telehealth (some services)

It does not mean all services are offered by telehealth, or that telehealth is covered by your plan.

Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.

Guide: How Medicare covers telehealth

Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)

Jessica Schuster has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.

It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.

Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.

Guide: What Medicare enrollment (PECOS) means

Can order Medicare-covered services

CMS lists Jessica Schuster as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.

What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services

It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.

Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.

Guide: What ordering and referring status means

Compared with the same specialty in Evanston and Illinois

Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.

Medicare Part B services

More Medicare Part B services than 95% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Evanston, IL (2024, 32 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 168. Middle half: 50 to 298.

More Medicare Part B services than 80% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Illinois (2024, 2,422 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 212. Middle half: 76 to 548.

Medicare-allowed amount

A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 95% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Evanston, IL (2024, 32 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $14,918. Middle half: $4,743 to $21,031.

A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 85% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Illinois (2024, 2,422 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $16,580. Middle half: $6,650 to $35,717.

Paid by Medicare

A higher Medicare payment amount than 95% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Evanston, IL (2024, 32 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $11,585. Middle half: $3,772 to $15,614.

A higher Medicare payment amount than 85% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Illinois (2024, 2,422 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $12,415. Middle half: $4,894 to $26,472.

Medicare Part D prescriptions

Fewer Part D prescriptions than 60% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Evanston, IL (2024, 28 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 67. Middle half: 29 to 134.

Fewer Part D prescriptions than 80% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Illinois (2024, 2,668 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 203. Middle half: 67 to 595.

Part D drug cost

A lower Part D drug cost than 65% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Evanston, IL (2024, 28 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $514. Middle half: $293 to $1,267.

A lower Part D drug cost than 75% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Illinois (2024, 2,668 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $3,018. Middle half: $535 to $48,132.

77 active clinicians are listed under Physician Assistant with a practice address in Evanston, IL (4,929 in Illinois).

Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.

Telehealth indicator in Evanston

16.9% of these 77 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.

44.2% of these 77 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.

Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2024), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.

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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures

Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments

Open Payments ยท Program Year 2024
Disclosure Year:

Program year 2024 (payments made January 1 โ€“ December 31, 2024): 18 records totaling $509.09.

Manufacturer Payment Nature Product Type Amount ($)
HARMONY BIOSCIENCES LLC
Education
Cash or cash equivalent
WAKIX General $89.99
JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
XYWAV General $35.82
JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
XYWAV General $35.44
JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
XYWAV General $32.17
Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
Sunosi General $32.14
HARMONY BIOSCIENCES LLC
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
WAKIX General $31.74
JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
XYWAV General $31.46
HARMONY BIOSCIENCES LLC
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
WAKIX General $31.19
Harmony Biosciences Llc
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
WAKIX General $30.81
Harmony Biosciences Llc
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
WAKIX General $25.52
Avadel CNS Pharmaceuticals, LLC
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
LUMRYZ General $24.44
Avadel CNS Pharmaceuticals, LLC
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
LUMRYZ General $22.73
Avadel CNS Pharmaceuticals, LLC
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
LUMRYZ General $21.87
JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
XYWAV General $20.96
IDORSIA PHARMACEUTICALS US INC
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
QUVIVIQ General $18.73
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Inc
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
FISHER & PAYKEL HEALTHCARE General $13.31
Harmony Biosciences Llc
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
WAKIX General $6.02
Harmony Biosciences Llc
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
WAKIX General $4.75

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024, released June 30, 2026.

Performed Procedures & Service Volume

Services billed to Original Medicare Part B in 2024.

CMS Part B ยท Data Year 2024
Reporting Year:

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HCPCS Code Services Patients Submitted Charge Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
442 326 $150.00 $112.03
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more
278 220 $100.00 $72.81
99453 Remote monitoring of physiologic parameters, initial set-up and patient education on use of equipment
24 24 $29.00 $17.78
94660 Therapy procedure using a positive pressure ventilator
18 18 $100.00 $56.58

Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits

Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.

Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications

Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2024.

CMS Part D ยท Data Year 2024
Prescription Year:
Brand Name Generic Name Prescriptions Day Supply Total Cost Patients
Gabapentin Gabapentin 22 1,140 $133.25 โ€”
Pramipexole Dihydrochloride Pramipexole Di-Hcl 16 1,320 $281.76 โ€”

Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2024; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits

Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES

Self-certified to NPPES: 2025-01-29
Physician Assistant Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 363A00000X

License # reported to NPPES IL 085006356

A physician assistant is a person who has successfully completed an accredited education program for physician assistant, is licensed by the state and is practicing within the scope of that license. Physician assistants are formally trained to perform many of the routine, time-consuming tasks a physician can do. In some states, they may prescribe medications. They take medical histories, perform physical exams, order lab tests and x-rays, and give inoculations. Most states require that they work under the supervision of a physician.

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Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility

Source: CMS PECOS
Medicare FFS Enrollment Status Medicare Enrollment on File
CMS Provider Specialty

PRACTITIONER - PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT

Medicare Enrollment ID

I20220106002168

Enrollment State Jurisdiction

IL

PECOS Control ID

7214328962

Medicare Order & Referring Eligibility
Clinical Lab & Imaging (Part B) Eligible
Durable Medical Equipment (DME) Eligible
Home Health Agency (HHA) Eligible
Power Mobility Devices (PMD) Eligible

Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.

Medicare Group Practice Enrollments

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File

Endeavor Health Medical Group

920 Milwaukee Ave, Lincolnshire, IL 600693839

Phone: 8478667846

Endeavor Health Medical Group

2650 Ridge Ave, Evanston, IL 602011700

Endeavor Health Medical Group

2100 Pfingsten Rd, Glenview, IL 600261301

Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone

Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.

29 listed
Chad Anderson , PA-C

Physician Assistant - Surgical

NPI 1487054771

Physician Assistant (Certified)

Amy Avila , APN-CRNA

Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered

NPI 1972248102

APNCRNA

Joseph Barin , APN-CRNA

Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered

NPI 1396403085

APNCRNA

NPI 1720613854

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.), Master of Business Administration

Heidi Booth , APN-CRNA

Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered

NPI 1720701857

APNCRNA

Alexandra Carani , APN-CRNA

Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered

NPI 1346964640

APNCRNA

Career & Practice History Timeline

Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status

10 Historical Events
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Provider Name / Credentials Updated January 29, 2025

Recorded as JESSICA SCHUSTER, PA-C

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Updated Practice Location December 19, 2024

Registered at 2650 RIDGE AVE STE 1223, EVANSTON, IL 602011700 (Tel: 8475402040)

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Updated Business Mailing Address December 19, 2024

Registered at 2180 PFINGSTEN RD STE 2000, GLENVIEW, IL 600261339 (Tel: 8475702570)

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) December 19, 2024

Physician Assistant (license number reported to NPPES: IL 085006356)

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NPI Profile Active October 21, 2017

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Practice Location (Initial Record) October 21, 2017

Registered at 121 S WILKE RD STE 605, ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL 600051529 (Tel: 8472598379)

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Business Mailing Address (Initial Record) October 21, 2017

Registered at 525 WEIDNER RD, BUFFALO GROVE, IL 600893232 (Tel: 8477143655)

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Provider Name / Credentials (Initial Record) October 21, 2017

Recorded as JESSICA TARRAGANO, PA-C

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) October 21, 2017

Physician Assistant (license number reported to NPPES: IL 085.006356)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration October 21, 2017

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1679084313
Entity Type:
Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)
Enumeration Date: October 21, 2017
Last Update: January 29, 2025
Sole Proprietor: Yes

Other Physician Assistants in Evanston

All Physician Assistants in Evanston

Mailing Address

2180 Pfingsten Rd Ste 2000

Glenview, IL 600261339

Phone: 8475702570

About This Data NPPES fields (address, phone, specialty, license) are self-reported and may be outdated; Medicare fields follow the CMS dataset named in each section. Correct directly at NPPES.