Cynthia Carsten, MSN, NP
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner · Scottsdale, AZ
Cynthia Carsten, MSN, NP is an acute care nurse practitioner with a practice address in Scottsdale, Arizona, and NPI 1629449293, issued on Oct 8, 2015. Check the license (Arizona 234176, as entered in NPPES) with the Arizona board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Cynthia Carsten
- Credential
- MSN, NP
- Primary taxonomy
- Acute Care Nurse Practitioner 363LA2100X
- License number
- 234176 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8880 E Desert Cove Ave, Scottsdale, AZ 85260
- Phone
- (480) 314-6670
- Enumerated
- Oct 8, 2015
- Record last updated
- Oct 28, 2022
- Fax
- (480) 257-1997
- Medicaid ID
- 124146 AZ
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Cynthia Carsten in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Arizona board licenses this profession
Search for license 234176Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
24% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average acute care nurse practitioner in 2024
451 Medicare Part D claims for 162 beneficiaries, against an average of 594 among the 13,133 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 21% of claims. 53 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Eliquis73 claims
- Ondansetron Odt24 claims
- Acyclovir20 claims
- Prochlorperazine Maleate19 claims
- Anastrozole18 claims
- Fluconazole17 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: $844.15
33 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 10,984 providers of this specialty with any payment received $647.94 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Cynthia Carsten among 645 acute care nurse practitioner records in Arizona
Cynthia Carsten, MSN, NP is one of 645 acute care nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Arizona. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 23% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 23% of these records are older, 71% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 72% of these records are
- Record last updated2022 · 34% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LA2100X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner providers in Arizona
There are 645 acute care nurse practitioner records in Arizona.
All 645 in Arizona → Every provider in Scottsdale → Acute Care Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
The 8 acute care nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jill Graf, MS, ACNP-BC, CCNSScottsdale, AZ 852601669707824
- Damaris Hazell, AG-ACNPScottsdale, AZ 852601699256347
- Amy Hoagland, ACNPScottsdale, AZ 852601780167155
- Tiffany Lemay, RNPScottsdale, AZ 852601396664553
- Kirsten Meissen, DNPScottsdale, AZ 852601790508729
- Laura Macphee, ACNPScottsdale, AZ 852591740604982
- Tamera Youngblood, ACNPScottsdale, AZ 852591003229782
- Jan-Michael Corella, AG-ACNPScottsdale, AZ 852581346841848
Common questions
What is Cynthia Carsten, MSN, NP's NPI number?
Cynthia Carsten, MSN, NP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629449293, issued on Oct 8, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Cynthia Carsten, MSN, NP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8880 E Desert Cove Ave, Scottsdale, AZ, 85260. Phone: (480) 314-6670. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Cynthia Carsten, MSN, NP's license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number 234176, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Cynthia Carsten, MSN, NP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Cynthia Carsten, MSN, NP had 451 Medicare Part D claims for 162 beneficiaries; the average among acute care nurse practitioner prescribers was 594. 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.