Debra Kay Behrends, APRN CFPN
Family Nurse Practitioner · Worthington, MN
Debra Kay Behrends, APRN CFPN is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Worthington, Minnesota, and NPI 1629632443, issued on Apr 26, 2019. Check the license (Minnesota 6545, as entered in NPPES) with the Minnesota board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Debra Kay Behrends
- Credential
- APRN CFPN
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License numbers
- 6545 MN
1359873 MN
021993 SD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1216 Ryans RD, Worthington, MN 56187
- Phone
- (507) 372-2921
- Enumerated
- Apr 26, 2019
- Record last updated
- Apr 30, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190724002291); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Debra Kay Behrends in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Minnesota board licenses this profession
Search for license 6545Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
74% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
2,270 Medicare Part D claims for 180 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 55 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium130 claims
- Omeprazole121 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium101 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate75 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate73 claims
- Metformin Hcl72 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 2 group practices
- Avera MckennanWorthington, MN
- Rural Health Care IncWorthington, MN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Debra Kay Behrends among 3,335 family nurse practitioner records in Minnesota
Debra Kay Behrends, APRN CFPN 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 2019, is newer than 62% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 62% of these records are older, 33% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2018 among the 1,909 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 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).
9 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Worthington
They are 9 of the 210 NPPES records with a practice address in Worthington, and 3,335 family nurse practitioner records in Minnesota.
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Common questions
What is Debra Kay Behrends, APRN CFPN's NPI number?
Debra Kay Behrends, APRN CFPN's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629632443, issued on Apr 26, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Debra Kay Behrends, APRN CFPN located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1216 Ryans RD, Worthington, MN, 56187. Phone: (507) 372-2921. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Debra Kay Behrends, APRN CFPN's license?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number 6545, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Debra Kay Behrends, APRN CFPN prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Debra Kay Behrends, APRN CFPN had 2,270 Medicare Part D claims for 180 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.