NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Carmel C. Kruse, FNPBC

Nurse Practitioner · Mountain Home, AR

Carmel C. Kruse, FNPBC is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Mountain Home, Arkansas, and NPI 1720271711, issued on Aug 22, 2007. Check the license (Arkansas A03030, as entered in NPPES) with the Arkansas 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
1720271711
Name
Carmel C. Kruse
Credential
FNPBC
Primary taxonomy
Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
License number
A03030 AR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
228 Bucher Dr, Mountain Home, AR 72653
Phone
(870) 425-4416
Enumerated
Aug 22, 2007
Record last updated
Mar 7, 2023
Fax
(870) 425-8615
Medicaid ID
175377758 AR
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 228 Bucher Dr

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

  1. Patricia Acklin, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1184293383
  2. Abodunrin Badejo, M.D.Gastroenterology Physician1831157551
  3. Kirsten Cotter, APRNGastroenterology Physician1851218192
  4. William Dyer, M.D.Gastroenterology Physician1437114717
  5. Amanda Stricklin, APRNGerontology Nurse Practitioner1326857863

Verify Carmel C. Kruse in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Arkansas board licenses this profession
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  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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3% more Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024

1,145 Medicare Part D claims for 557 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 24% of claims.

  1. Carmel Kruse1,145
  2. Specialty average1,109

Most prescribed

  1. Metoclopramide Hcl421 claims
  2. Peg-3350 And Electrolytes238 claims
  3. Gavilyte-G173 claims
  4. Pantoprazole Sodium90 claims
  5. Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf71 claims
  6. Omeprazole44 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: $199.55

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 38,884 providers of this specialty with any payment received $791.64 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Carmel Kruse$199.55
  2. Specialty average$791.64

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Carmel C. Kruse among 682 nurse practitioner records in Arkansas

Carmel C. Kruse, FNPBC is one of 682 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Arkansas. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 20% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 20% of these records are older, 75% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 56% of these records are
  • Record last updated2023 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363L00000X and a Arkansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

18 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Mountain Home

They are 18 of the 907 NPPES records with a practice address in Mountain Home, and 682 nurse practitioner records in Arkansas.

The 8 nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Nathaniel Blanton, APRNMountain Home, AR 726531891308839
  2. Tanner Brannon, APRN-CNPMountain Home, AR 726531891388666
  3. Mary Burr, ANPMountain Home, AR 726531851484992
  4. Amanda Carson, APRNMountain Home, AR 726531558710608
  5. Katie Combs, APNMountain Home, AR 726531518155761
  6. James Cureington, R.N.P.Mountain Home, AR 726531063414126
  7. Jodi Gibson, ANPMountain Home, AR 726531528296878
  8. Corinne Hiser, CNPMountain Home, AR 726531063505147

Common questions

What is Carmel C. Kruse, FNPBC's NPI number?

Carmel C. Kruse, FNPBC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720271711, issued on Aug 22, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Carmel C. Kruse, FNPBC located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 228 Bucher Dr, Mountain Home, AR, 72653. Phone: (870) 425-4416. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Carmel C. Kruse, FNPBC's license?

NPPES lists Arkansas license number A03030, as entered by the provider. Search the Arkansas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Carmel C. Kruse, FNPBC prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Carmel C. Kruse, FNPBC had 1,145 Medicare Part D claims for 557 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. 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.