Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Essentia Health Moose Lake

A critical access hospital in Moose Lake, Minnesota, with an emergency department. CMS has not published an overall star rating for it. 12 clinicians list an affiliation with it in the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file.

CMS Hospital General Information, downloaded May 19, 2026; CMS Doctors and Clinicians file · method · Hospital data on CMS.gov →

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Facility details

  • CMS Certification Number241350
  • LocationMoose Lake, Minnesota
  • TypeCritical Access Hospitals
  • OwnershipGovernment - Hospital District or Authority
  • Emergency servicesYes
  • Affiliated clinicians12 in 5 specialties

This page uses 5,432 CMS Hospital Care Compare records, with NPPES affiliation context where available. Every figure is traceable in the methodology.

Family Medicine Physician is the largest affiliated group

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, clinicians by primary specialty.

Clinicians affiliated with Essentia Health Moose Lake

  1. Andrew Ames, M.D.Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
  2. Tani Berzins, MDFamily Medicine Physician
  3. Matthew Brabec, RN, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
  4. Ashley Brown, M.D.Family Medicine Physician
  5. Janine Cook, APRN, CNPFamily Nurse Practitioner
  6. Nicholas Cook-Rostie, MDFamily Medicine Physician
  7. Elizabeth Kohn, MDFamily Medicine Physician
  8. Andrea Kratzke Nelson, MDFamily Medicine Physician
  9. Samantha Leonard-Ndomb, M.D.Surgery Physician
  10. James Ryan, M.D.Surgery Physician
  11. Marc SmithCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
  12. Brandi Strong, M.D.Family Medicine Physician

Up to 30, those with a Medicare MIPS score first. Open a record for the full profile.

Other hospitals in Minnesota

  1. Mayo Clinic Hospital RochesterRochester, MN5 of 5
  2. Minneapolis VA Medical CenterMinneapolis, MN5 of 5
  3. Mayo Clinic Health System - Albert Lea And AustinAlbert Lea, MN5 of 5
  4. Owatonna HospitalOwatonna, MN5 of 5
  5. Buffalo HospitalBuffalo, MN5 of 5
  6. M Health Fairview Southdale HospitalEdina, MN5 of 5
  7. Mayo Clinic Health System - MankatoMankato, MN5 of 5
  8. Mayo Clinic Health System - FairmontFairmont, MN5 of 5

What this data shows

The profile above reads Essentia Health Moose Lake entirely through federal records, so it is worth knowing what each figure can and cannot tell you. The CMS Hospital Overall Rating is not published for every facility is a composite that blends mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, and timely and effective care measures into a single number, which means two hospitals with the same star count can differ sharply on the measures a particular patient cares about most, such as surgical complication rates or how a unit handles a specific condition. The ownership type, facility category, and emergency services flag describe the operating model rather than the quality of any single department, and the 12 affiliated clinicians listed are providers who report a Medicare billing relationship with this CCN, not a guarantee that a given doctor practices here today. For care decisions, treat these numbers as a starting map, then confirm specifics with the facility, your insurer, and your own physician. See CMS Care Compare for measure-level detail and the methodology behind the star rating at CMS, and verify any individual clinician through the CMS NPI Registry.

Data sources

  • CMS Hospital General Information: identity, type, ownership, rating, emergency services, downloaded May 19, 2026 (data.cms.gov)
  • CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File: clinician affiliations (data.cms.gov)
  • CMS NPI Registry (NPPES): clinician identity (npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov)
  • CMS Quality Payment Program (MIPS): clinician quality scores (data.cms.gov)

A directory of public government data, not medical advice or a recommendation. A CMS rating here does not imply one. Ask your own physician and contact the hospital directly.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 19, 2026.