Kara Michele Clifton
Nurse Practitioner · Grand Rapids, MN
Kara Michele Clifton is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, and NPI 1184307332, issued on Aug 14, 2023. Check the license (Minnesota 10569, as entered in NPPES) with the Minnesota board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kara Michele Clifton
- Primary taxonomy
- Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
- License number
- 10569 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1601 Golf Course RD, Grand Rapids, MN 55744
- Phone
- (218) 326-3401
- Enumerated
- Aug 14, 2023
- Record last updated
- Apr 9, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20231107001489); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1601 Golf Course RD
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Verify Kara Michele Clifton in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Minnesota board licenses this profession
Search for license 10569Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
91% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024
103 Medicare Part D claims for 78 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 13 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cephalexin12 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.
2 hospital affiliations
- Grand Itasca Clinic And HospitalGrand Rapids, MN · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars
- Range Regional Health ServicesHibbing, MN · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Kara Michele Clifton among 2,582 nurse practitioner records in Minnesota
Kara Michele Clifton is one of 2,582 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Minnesota. 71% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2023, is newer than 86% of them.
- NPI issued2023 · 86% of these records are older, 10% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2023 · median 2017 among the 1,655 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363L00000X and a Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
6 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Grand Rapids
They are 6 of the 476 NPPES records with a practice address in Grand Rapids, and 2,582 nurse practitioner records in Minnesota.
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The 8 nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Heather Orhn, WHCNPGrand Rapids, MN 557441902913411
- Rachel Smith, CNPGrand Rapids, MN 557441689276750
- Anne Flaim, NPHibbing, MN 557461144287210
- Lisa Knapp, RN, CNPHibbing, MN 557461720288897
- Joni Moberg, NPHibbing, MN 557461265547921
Common questions
What is Kara Michele Clifton's NPI number?
Kara Michele Clifton's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1184307332, issued on Aug 14, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kara Michele Clifton located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1601 Golf Course RD, Grand Rapids, MN, 55744. Phone: (218) 326-3401. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kara Michele Clifton's license?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number 10569, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Kara Michele Clifton prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kara Michele Clifton had 103 Medicare Part D claims for 78 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. 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.