NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Brenda Kay Lenz, PHD, APRN, FNP-C

Family Nurse Practitioner · Buffalo, MN

Brenda Kay Lenz, PHD, APRN, FNP-C is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Buffalo, Minnesota, and NPI 1366797946, issued on Jul 19, 2012. Check the license (Minnesota R 111355 6, as entered in NPPES) with the Minnesota board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1366797946
Name
Brenda Kay Lenz
Credential
PHD, APRN, FNP-C
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
License number
R 111355 6 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
755 Crossroads Campus Dr NE, Buffalo, MN 55313
Phone
(763) 684-6300
Enumerated
Jul 19, 2012
Record last updated
Nov 18, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(763) 684-6305
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20130318000491); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 755 Crossroads Campus Dr NE

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Jackelyn Couette, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1821437625
  2. Melissa Kennedy, PAPhysician Assistant1487616959
  3. Karen Klement, LICSWClinical Social Worker1326933755
  4. Jesse Klingelhoets, MDFamily Medicine Physician1992182927
  5. Jacquelyn Newell, DNP, APRN, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1346992757
  6. Amanda Norris, D.O.Family Medicine Physician1841600012

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Minnesota board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024

80 Medicare Part D claims for 60 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Brenda Lenz80
  2. Specialty average1,305

Most prescribed

  1. Bevespi Aerosphere11 claims

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 83.5 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score81.8
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%63.3
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Allina Health SystemAnnandale, MN

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Brenda Kay Lenz among 3,335 family nurse practitioner records in Minnesota

Brenda Kay Lenz, PHD, APRN, FNP-C is one of 3,335 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Minnesota. 70% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 33% of them.

  • NPI issued2012 · 33% of these records are older, 64% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
  • Graduated1994 · median 2018 among the 1,909 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2019 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

16 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Buffalo

They are 16 of the 462 NPPES records with a practice address in Buffalo, and 3,335 family nurse practitioner records in Minnesota.

The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Rebecca Anderson, DNPBuffalo, MN 553131891549788
  2. Katie Annen, N.P.Buffalo, MN 553131720330632
  3. Carol Averbeck, RN, CNPBuffalo, MN 553131326225731
  4. Alicia Bame-Anderson, NP-CBuffalo, MN 553131609528413
  5. Kimberly Bursch-Tewalt, NP-CBuffalo, MN 553131447857669
  6. Jackelyn Couette, NPBuffalo, MN 553131821437625
  7. Wade Crews, FNP-CBuffalo, MN 553131154763225
  8. Carrie Euerle, FNPBuffalo, MN 553131669134540

Common questions

What is Brenda Kay Lenz, PHD, APRN, FNP-C's NPI number?

Brenda Kay Lenz, PHD, APRN, FNP-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1366797946, issued on Jul 19, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Brenda Kay Lenz, PHD, APRN, FNP-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 755 Crossroads Campus Dr NE, Buffalo, MN, 55313. Phone: (763) 684-6300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Brenda Kay Lenz, PHD, APRN, FNP-C's license?

NPPES lists Minnesota license number R 111355 6, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Brenda Kay Lenz, PHD, APRN, FNP-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Brenda Kay Lenz, PHD, APRN, FNP-C had 80 Medicare Part D claims for 60 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Brenda Kay Lenz, PHD, APRN, FNP-C's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 83.5 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.