NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Carrie L. Werst, ARNP

Family Nurse Practitioner · Topeka, KS

Carrie L. Werst, ARNP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Topeka, Kansas, and NPI 1578770749, issued on May 17, 2007. Check the license (Kansas 44736, as entered in NPPES) with the Kansas 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
1578770749
Name
Carrie L. Werst
Credential
ARNP
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
License number
44736 KS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1400 SW Huntoon St, Topeka, KS 66604
Phone
(785) 861-8800
Enumerated
May 17, 2007
Record last updated
Aug 25, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20070814000784); 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 1400 SW Huntoon St

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Verify Carrie L. Werst in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Kansas board licenses this profession
    Search for license 44736    Check the board
  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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4% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024

1,356 Medicare Part D claims for 286 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 45 claims were for opioids.

  1. Carrie Werst1,356
  2. Specialty average1,305

Most prescribed

  1. Gabapentin55 claims
  2. Levothyroxine Sodium49 claims
  3. Atorvastatin Calcium48 claims
  4. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa46 claims
  5. Meloxicam44 claims
  6. Amlodipine Besylate35 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: $13.45

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer Inc. 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.

  1. Carrie Werst$13.45
  2. Specialty average$650.95

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

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Shawnee Mission Medical Center IncMerriam, KS

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Carrie L. Werst among 2,311 family nurse practitioner records in Kansas

Carrie L. Werst, ARNP is one of 2,311 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Kansas. 77% 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 9% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 9% of these records are older, 88% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • Graduated1998 · median 2019 among the 1,429 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 41% 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 Kansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

121 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Topeka

They are 121 of the 4,851 NPPES records with a practice address in Topeka, and 2,311 family nurse practitioner records in Kansas.

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The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Ruth Azami, APRNTopeka, KS 666041356086839
  2. Brian Bryant, ARNPTopeka, KS 666041417101270
  3. John Cassidy, APRNTopeka, KS 666041790387033
  4. Alexandra Garbarino-Hermann, APRN, FNP-CTopeka, KS 666041730980921
  5. Erica Pfeifer, FNPTopeka, KS 666041396412516
  6. Jessica Schooler, APRNTopeka, KS 666041194412320
  7. Lara Shufflebarger, NP-CTopeka, KS 666041144898370
  8. Megan Simons, FNP-CTopeka, KS 666041962177493

Common questions

What is Carrie L. Werst, ARNP's NPI number?

Carrie L. Werst, ARNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578770749, issued on May 17, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Carrie L. Werst, ARNP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1400 SW Huntoon St, Topeka, KS, 66604. Phone: (785) 861-8800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Carrie L. Werst, ARNP's license?

NPPES lists Kansas license number 44736, as entered by the provider. Search the Kansas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Carrie L. Werst, ARNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Carrie L. Werst, ARNP had 1,356 Medicare Part D claims for 286 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.

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

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.