NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Gary Blaine Townsend, CRNA

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist · Wausau, WI

Gary Blaine Townsend, CRNA is a certified registered nurse anesthetist with a practice address in Wausau, Wisconsin, and NPI 1326035338, issued on Oct 4, 2005. Check the license with the Wisconsin 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 2023 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1326035338
Name
Gary Blaine Townsend
Credential
CRNA
Primary taxonomy
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist 367500000X
Practice location
425 Pine Ridge Blvd, Wausau, WI 54401
Phone
(715) 847-2014
Enumerated
Oct 4, 2005
Record last updated
Jul 13, 2026
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100729000782); 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 425 Pine Ridge Blvd

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Elliott AdentCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1013453497
  2. Aaron Anderson, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1720024870
  3. Jonathan Bayba, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1386664068
  4. Andrew Beaumont, M.D., PH.D.Neurological Surgery Physician1871688135
  5. Erika Beining, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1245646033
  6. Zaven Boornazian, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1558382853

Verify Gary Blaine Townsend in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Wisconsin board licenses this professionCheck 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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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 85.5 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score83.0
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Central Wisconsin AnesthesiologyWausau, WI

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

Gary Blaine Townsend among 1,241 certified registered nurse anesthetist records in Wisconsin

Gary Blaine Townsend, CRNA is one of 1,241 certified registered nurse anesthetist records with a practice address in Wisconsin. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 91% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • Graduated1995 · median 2013 among the 932 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 367500000X and a Wisconsin practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

50 certified registered nurse anesthetist records list a practice address in Wausau

They are 50 of the 1,958 NPPES records with a practice address in Wausau, and 1,241 certified registered nurse anesthetist records in Wisconsin.

The 8 certified registered nurse anesthetist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Sharon Brinkman, CRNAWausau, WI 544011790703668
  2. Shelley Danielson, C.R.N.A.Wausau, WI 544011265418909
  3. Kelle Fecker, CRNAWausau, WI 544011962444265
  4. Sieglinde Gorski, CRNAWausau, WI 544011225139082
  5. Stephen Hayden, CRNAWausau, WI 544011891716239
  6. Michael Hein, CRNAWausau, WI 544011104821651
  7. Steve Henkens, CRNAWausau, WI 544011023039302
  8. James Karow, CRNAWausau, WI 544011144241514

Common questions

What is Gary Blaine Townsend, CRNA's NPI number?

Gary Blaine Townsend, CRNA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1326035338, issued on Oct 4, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Gary Blaine Townsend, CRNA located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 425 Pine Ridge Blvd, Wausau, WI, 54401. Phone: (715) 847-2014. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Gary Blaine Townsend, CRNA's license?

Search the Wisconsin board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

What is Gary Blaine Townsend, CRNA's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 85.5 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.