Kara Christensen
Family Nurse Practitioner · Ellsworth Afb, SD
Kara Christensen is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Ellsworth Afb, South Dakota, and NPI 1396275079, issued on Jun 15, 2017. Check the license with the South Dakota board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kara Christensen
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- NUR-APRN-LIC-126185 MT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2900 Doolittle Dr, Ellsworth Afb, SD 57706
- Phone
- (605) 385-6700
- Enumerated
- Jun 15, 2017
- Record last updated
- Jul 9, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230817000988); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kara Christensen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich South Dakota board licenses this professionCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
14% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
1,494 Medicare Part D claims for 283 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 29 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium71 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium66 claims
- Lisinopril64 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate62 claims
- Fluticasone Propionate53 claims
- Losartan Potassium40 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 one group practice
- Unmc PhysiciansBellevue, NE
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kara Christensen among 862 family nurse practitioner records in South Dakota
Kara Christensen is one of 862 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in South Dakota. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 41% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 41% of these records are older, 53% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2019 among the 615 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 46% 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 South Dakota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
3 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Ellsworth Afb
They are 3 of the 92 NPPES records with a practice address in Ellsworth Afb, and 862 family nurse practitioner records in South Dakota.
All 862 in South Dakota → Every provider in Ellsworth Afb → Family Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Sable DarlingEllsworth Afb, SD 577061265015770
- Denise Garvin, FNPEllsworth Afb, SD 577061396232518
- Shauna Fehrenbach, APRN-CNPRapid City, SD 577031881528651
- Morgan Folchert, CNPRapid City, SD 577031023644010
- Olivia Gorans, CNPRapid City, SD 577031083900310
- Casey MagnussonRapid City, SD 577031194659987
- Yamuna BaralRapid City, SD 577021518859461
- Katherine Dunn, RNRapid City, SD 577021396402756
Common questions
What is Kara Christensen's NPI number?
Kara Christensen's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396275079, issued on Jun 15, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kara Christensen located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2900 Doolittle Dr, Ellsworth Afb, SD, 57706. Phone: (605) 385-6700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kara Christensen's license?
Search the South Dakota board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Kara Christensen prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kara Christensen had 1,494 Medicare Part D claims for 283 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.