Carissa Cristina Nelson, APRN,CNP
Family Nurse Practitioner · Brainerd, MN
Carissa Cristina Nelson, APRN,CNP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Brainerd, Minnesota, and NPI 1316723562, issued on Sep 5, 2023. Check the license (Minnesota 10737, as entered in NPPES) with the Minnesota board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Carissa Cristina Nelson
- Credential
- APRN,CNP
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- 10737 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2024 S 6TH St, Brainerd, MN 56401
- Phone
- (218) 828-2880
- Enumerated
- Sep 5, 2023
- Record last updated
- Sep 5, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230920003193); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Carissa Cristina Nelson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Minnesota board licenses this profession
Search for license 10737Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
10% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
1,439 Medicare Part D claims for 160 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium125 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate77 claims
- Omeprazole69 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium65 claims
- Metformin Hcl Er51 claims
- Lisinopril48 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
- St Josephs Medical CenterBrainerd, MN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Carissa Cristina Nelson among 3,335 family nurse practitioner records in Minnesota
Carissa Cristina Nelson, 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 2023, is newer than 83% of them.
- NPI issued2023 · 83% of these records are older, 11% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated2023 · median 2018 among the 1,909 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 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).
25 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Brainerd
They are 25 of the 631 NPPES records with a practice address in Brainerd, and 3,335 family nurse practitioner records in Minnesota.
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Common questions
What is Carissa Cristina Nelson, APRN,CNP's NPI number?
Carissa Cristina Nelson, APRN,CNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316723562, issued on Sep 5, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Carissa Cristina Nelson, APRN,CNP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2024 S 6TH St, Brainerd, MN, 56401. Phone: (218) 828-2880. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Carissa Cristina Nelson, APRN,CNP's license?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number 10737, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Carissa Cristina Nelson, APRN,CNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Carissa Cristina Nelson, APRN,CNP had 1,439 Medicare Part D claims for 160 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.