NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Christa Lauren Knoernschild, APRN, FNP-C

Nurse Practitioner · Columbia, IL

Christa Lauren Knoernschild, APRN, FNP-C is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Columbia, Illinois, and NPI 1952049785, issued on May 23, 2022. Check the license (Illinois 209025538, as entered in NPPES) with the Illinois 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
1952049785
Name
Christa Lauren Knoernschild
Credential
APRN, FNP-C
Primary taxonomy
Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
License numbers
209025538 IL
2022017344 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2802 Overview Dr, Columbia, IL 62236
Phone
(636) 578-5096
Enumerated
May 23, 2022
Record last updated
Nov 16, 2023
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20250211003937); 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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Illinois board licenses this profession
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4.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average nurse practitioner in 2024

4,802 Medicare Part D claims for 150 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 30 claims were for opioids.

  1. Christa Knoernschild4,802
  2. Specialty average1,109

Most prescribed

  1. Quetiapine Fumarate233 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium188 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate174 claims
  4. Donepezil Hcl160 claims
  5. Furosemide141 claims
  6. Sertraline Hcl139 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 3 group practices

  1. CH Specialty Services MO LLCSaint Louis, MO
  2. Curana Health OF Illinois PCEdwardsville, IL
  3. Curana Health OF Missouri-Kansas LLCLake St Louis, MO

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

Christa Lauren Knoernschild among 4,892 nurse practitioner records in Illinois

Christa Lauren Knoernschild, APRN, FNP-C is one of 4,892 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Illinois. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2022, is newer than 73% of them.

  • NPI issued2022 · 73% of these records are older, 20% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • Graduated2022 · median 2018 among the 3,389 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 36% 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 Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

6 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Columbia

They are 6 of the 160 NPPES records with a practice address in Columbia, and 4,892 nurse practitioner records in Illinois.

The 8 nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jennifer Bergmann-Krause, NP-CColumbia, IL 622361528418993
  2. Danielle Melnek, NP-CColumbia, IL 622361922992858
  3. Vanessa Pratt, FNPColumbia, IL 622361164462172
  4. Nicholas Sutton, NPColumbia, IL 622361699148726
  5. Tina Valentine, CNPColumbia, IL 622361356337224
  6. Valerie Blechle, MSNChester, IL 622331508114620
  7. Cassandra Chambers, APRNChester, IL 622331356995401
  8. Deanna Davenport, NPEast Carondelet, IL 622401467510644

Common questions

What is Christa Lauren Knoernschild, APRN, FNP-C's NPI number?

Christa Lauren Knoernschild, APRN, FNP-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1952049785, issued on May 23, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Christa Lauren Knoernschild, APRN, FNP-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2802 Overview Dr, Columbia, IL, 62236. Phone: (636) 578-5096. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Christa Lauren Knoernschild, APRN, FNP-C's license?

NPPES lists Illinois license number 209025538, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Christa Lauren Knoernschild, APRN, FNP-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Christa Lauren Knoernschild, APRN, FNP-C had 4,802 Medicare Part D claims for 150 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.