Cara Arender, FNP
Family Nurse Practitioner · Lincoln, MO
Cara Arender, FNP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Lincoln, Missouri, and NPI 1114643574, issued on Oct 18, 2022. Check the license (Missouri 2022040685, as entered in NPPES) with the Missouri board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Cara Arender
- Credential
- FNP
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- 2022040685 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 302 North Highway 65, Lincoln, MO 65338
- Phone
- (660) 547-3915
- Enumerated
- Oct 18, 2022
- Record last updated
- Oct 18, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20231003001901); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Cara Arender in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Missouri board licenses this profession
Search for license 2022040685Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
58% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
554 Medicare Part D claims for 305 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Azithromycin72 claims
- Methylprednisolone37 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate36 claims
- Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro35 claims
- Fluconazole30 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass24 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Trustcare Health, LLCRidgeland, MS
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Cara Arender among 5,226 family nurse practitioner records in Missouri
Cara Arender, FNP is one of 5,226 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Missouri. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2022, is newer than 78% of them.
- NPI issued2022 · 78% of these records are older, 16% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2022 · median 2018 among the 3,339 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 44% 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 Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Family Nurse Practitioner providers in Missouri
There are 5,226 family nurse practitioner records in Missouri.
All 5,226 in Missouri → Family Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Samantha Kelly, FNP-CLincoln, MO 653381740968080
- April ReamLincoln, MO 653381487036307
- Justin Cortez, RN, MSN, APRN FNP-CMarshall, MO 653401356801328
- Brenda Dodds, RN, FNP-C, FNPMarshall, MO 653401467455568
- Debbie Freels, RN, MSN, FNP-BC, CNMKnob Noster, MO 653361851398044
- Tamara Greer, FNP-BCKnob Noster, MO 653361720537137
- Tracy Guthrie, FNP-BCMarshall, MO 653401316435225
- Michael Johnston, FNPMarshall, MO 653401619933140
Common questions
What is Cara Arender, FNP's NPI number?
Cara Arender, FNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1114643574, issued on Oct 18, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Cara Arender, FNP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 302 North Highway 65, Lincoln, MO, 65338. Phone: (660) 547-3915. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Cara Arender, FNP's license?
NPPES lists Missouri license number 2022040685, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Cara Arender, FNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Cara Arender, FNP had 554 Medicare Part D claims for 305 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. 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.