Carissa Arens, APRN, CNP
Family Nurse Practitioner · Staples, MN
Carissa Arens, APRN, CNP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Staples, Minnesota, and NPI 1962830026, issued on Oct 28, 2013. Check the license (Minnesota R-160051-9, as entered in NPPES) with the Minnesota board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Carissa Arens
- Credential
- APRN, CNP
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License numbers
- R-160051-9 MN
1821 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 49725 County 83, Staples, MN 56479
- Phone
- (218) 894-1515
- Enumerated
- Oct 28, 2013
- Record last updated
- Feb 14, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20131209000859); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Carissa Arens in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Minnesota board licenses this profession
Search for license R-160051-9Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
56% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
573 Medicare Part D claims for 179 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 16 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium40 claims
- Lisinopril32 claims
- Cephalexin25 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass22 claims
- Prednisone19 claims
- Omeprazole16 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: $14.43
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Organon Llc. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
One hospital affiliation
- Lakewood Health SystemStaples, MN · Critical Access Hospitals
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).
Carissa Arens among 3,335 family nurse practitioner records in Minnesota
Carissa Arens, APRN, CNP 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 2013, is newer than 36% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 36% of these records are older, 60% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2018 among the 1,909 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 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).
10 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Staples
They are 10 of the 143 NPPES records with a practice address in Staples, and 3,335 family nurse practitioner records in Minnesota.
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- Joshua Klous, NPStaples, MN 564791861164196
- Kelly Metz, NURSE PRACTITIONERStaples, MN 564791992469191
- Chelsey Olander, CNPStaples, MN 564791093025009
- Amber Rasinski, FNP-CStaples, MN 564791336864834
Common questions
What is Carissa Arens, APRN, CNP's NPI number?
Carissa Arens, APRN, CNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1962830026, issued on Oct 28, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Carissa Arens, APRN, CNP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 49725 County 83, Staples, MN, 56479. Phone: (218) 894-1515. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Carissa Arens, APRN, CNP's license?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number R-160051-9, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Carissa Arens, APRN, CNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Carissa Arens, APRN, CNP had 573 Medicare Part D claims for 179 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.