NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Brenda Simasiku Russ

Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner · Burnsville, MN

Brenda Simasiku Russ is a psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner with a practice address in Burnsville, Minnesota, and NPI 1902579626, issued on Jul 28, 2021. Check the license (Minnesota 8307, 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 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1902579626
Name
Brenda Simasiku Russ
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner 363LP0808X
License number
8307 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2105 W 143RD St # 2ND, Burnsville, MN 55306
Phone
(952) 303-6832
Enumerated
Jul 28, 2021
Record last updated
Sep 24, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20260213002949); 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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Minnesota board licenses this profession
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81% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner in 2024

175 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 906 among the 30,717 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Brenda Russ175
  2. Specialty average906

Most prescribed

  1. Bupropion Xl33 claims
  2. Propranolol Hcl27 claims
  3. Dextroamphetamine-Amphetamine24 claims
  4. Quetiapine Fumarate15 claims
  5. Escitalopram Oxalate14 claims
  6. Dextroamphetamine-Amphet Er13 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $125.00

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. The 23,362 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,027.77 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Brenda Russ$125.00
  2. Specialty average$1,027.77

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Umatter Wellness LLCFridley, MN

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

Brenda Simasiku Russ among 990 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Minnesota

Brenda Simasiku Russ is one of 990 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Minnesota. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 51% of them.

  • NPI issued2021 · 51% of these records are older, 40% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
  • Graduated2020 · median 2021 among the 675 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 26% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LP0808X and a Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner providers in Minnesota

There are 990 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Minnesota.

The 8 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Nancy Bradshaw, RN, CNPBurnsville, MN 553061063596096
  2. Pamela BrownBurnsville, MN 553061639423544
  3. Chase Thomas, DNPBurnsville, MN 553061720579717
  4. Ann Gershone, DNPMinnetonka, MN 553051194241471
  5. Abass Jafuneh, APRN, PMHNP-BCMinnetonka, MN 553051386280493
  6. Joy Cloutier, PHMNPAndover, MN 553041124882519
  7. Nancy ShaddiAndover, MN 553041831771427
  8. Lilian Aminga, PMHNP-BCRamsey, MN 553031083574354

Common questions

What is Brenda Simasiku Russ's NPI number?

Brenda Simasiku Russ's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1902579626, issued on Jul 28, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Brenda Simasiku Russ located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2105 W 143RD St # 2ND, Burnsville, MN, 55306. Phone: (952) 303-6832. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Brenda Simasiku Russ's license?

NPPES lists Minnesota license number 8307, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Brenda Simasiku Russ prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Brenda Simasiku Russ had 175 Medicare Part D claims; the average among psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner prescribers was 906. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

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.