Cara R. Meins, ARNP
Family Nurse Practitioner · Le Mars, IA
Cara R. Meins, ARNP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Le Mars, Iowa, and NPI 1598308280, issued on Oct 24, 2019. Check the license (Iowa A156613, as entered in NPPES) with the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Cara R. Meins
- Credential
- ARNP
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- A156613 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 714 Lincoln St NE, Le Mars, IA 51031
- Phone
- (712) 546-3398
- Enumerated
- Oct 24, 2019
- Record last updated
- Oct 24, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (712) 546-3352
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200110001492); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 714 Lincoln St NE
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Cara R. Meins in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Iowa board licenses this profession
Search for license A156613Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
78% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
286 Medicare Part D claims for 208 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone73 claims
- Doxycycline Monohydrate61 claims
- Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro30 claims
- Cefdinir14 claims
- Azithromycin12 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.
One hospital affiliation
- Floyd Valley HealthcareLe Mars, IA · Critical Access Hospitals3 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Cara R. Meins among 1,971 family nurse practitioner records in Iowa
Cara R. Meins, ARNP is one of 1,971 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Iowa. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 54% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 54% of these records are older, 40% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2018 among the 1,398 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 43% 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 Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
3 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Le Mars
They are 3 of the 192 NPPES records with a practice address in Le Mars, and 1,971 family nurse practitioner records in Iowa.
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Common questions
What is Cara R. Meins, ARNP's NPI number?
Cara R. Meins, ARNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598308280, issued on Oct 24, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Cara R. Meins, ARNP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 714 Lincoln St NE, Le Mars, IA, 51031. Phone: (712) 546-3398. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Cara R. Meins, ARNP's license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number A156613, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Cara R. Meins, ARNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Cara R. Meins, ARNP had 286 Medicare Part D claims for 208 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.