Francine Ethier Knowles, PCNS
Adult Psychiatric/Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist · Cranston, RI
Francine Ethier Knowles, PCNS is an adult psychiatric/mental health clinical nurse specialist with a practice address in Cranston, Rhode Island, and NPI 1568686913, issued on Apr 13, 2007. Check the license (Rhode Island APRN01286, as entered in NPPES) with the Rhode Island board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Francine Ethier Knowles
- Credential
- PCNS
- Primary taxonomy
- Adult Psychiatric/Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist 364SP0809X
- License numbers
- APRN01286 RI
RN20364 RI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 80 East St, Cranston, RI 02920
- Phone
- (401) 463-6001
- Enumerated
- Apr 13, 2007
- Record last updated
- Sep 17, 2024
- Fax
- (401) 463-8572
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Francine Ethier Knowles in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Rhode Island board licenses this profession
Search for license APRN01286Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
99% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average adult psychiatric/mental health clinical nurse specialist in 2024
11 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 1,167 among the 347 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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.
Francine Ethier Knowles among 30 adult psychiatric/mental health clinical nurse specialist records in Rhode Island
Francine Ethier Knowles, PCNS is one of 30 adult psychiatric/mental health clinical nurse specialist records with a practice address in Rhode Island. 57% 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 57% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 57% of these records are older, 33% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 57% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 33% of these records are
- Record last updated2024 · 73% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 364SP0809X and a Rhode Island practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Adult Psychiatric/Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist providers in Rhode Island
There are 30 adult psychiatric/mental health clinical nurse specialist records in Rhode Island.
All 30 in Rhode Island → Every provider in Cranston → Adult Psychiatric/Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist nationwide →
The 8 adult psychiatric/mental health clinical nurse specialist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Adele Palazzo, APRN,CNSCranston, RI 029201881772929
- Katharine White, PMHCNS-BCCranston, RI 029201063818359
- Diane Fletcher, RN, NPRiverside, RI 029151841355567
- Patricia Petitpas, APRN/PCNSCranston, RI 029101457446593
- Elinor Collins, CNSProvidence, RI 029081063597466
- Terri Belanger, PCNSProvidence, RI 029061801954847
- Joann Calise, APRN-CSR CNSProvidence, RI 029061861585630
- Linda Carter, RN MSN CS IAAPProvidence, RI 029061487747341
Common questions
What is Francine Ethier Knowles, PCNS's NPI number?
Francine Ethier Knowles, PCNS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568686913, issued on Apr 13, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Francine Ethier Knowles, PCNS located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 80 East St, Cranston, RI, 02920. Phone: (401) 463-6001. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Francine Ethier Knowles, PCNS's license?
NPPES lists Rhode Island license number APRN01286, as entered by the provider. Search the Rhode Island board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Francine Ethier Knowles, PCNS prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Francine Ethier Knowles, PCNS had 11 Medicare Part D claims; the average among adult psychiatric/mental health clinical nurse specialist prescribers was 1,167. 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.