NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

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.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1316723562
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
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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Also registered at 2024 S 6TH St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Harvey Anderson, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1467655308
  2. Annette Bartel, D.P.M.Podiatrist1417393687
  3. Ross BengtsonSurgery Physician1417931593
  4. Jordan Benson, NPObstetrics & Gynecology Nurse Practitioner1104126994
  5. Nicholas Bernier, MDFamily Medicine Physician1861491672
  6. Lauren Blaine, APRN,CNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1326883950

Verify Carissa Cristina Nelson in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Minnesota board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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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.

  1. Carissa Nelson1,439
  2. Specialty average1,305

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium125 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate77 claims
  3. Omeprazole69 claims
  4. Levothyroxine Sodium65 claims
  5. Metformin Hcl Er51 claims
  6. 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

  1. 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.

The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Abigail Baillif, CNPBrainerd, MN 564011295305662
  2. Karen Bartron-Sundeen, C-FNPBrainerd, MN 564011588022958
  3. Susan Dudding, CNPBrainerd, MN 564011659434744
  4. Karli Dullum, APRN, CNPBrainerd, MN 564011013558881
  5. Harley Ellis, RN, CNPBrainerd, MN 564011568536142
  6. Melissa Erickson, APRN, CNPBrainerd, MN 564011467853002
  7. Lindsay Fry, FNPBrainerd, MN 564011689275042
  8. Jessica Hinkley, FNPBrainerd, MN 564011326230210

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.