Kara Hentzen, ARNP
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner · Wichita, KS
Kara Hentzen, ARNP is an acute care nurse practitioner with a practice address in Wichita, Kansas, and NPI 1780066779, issued on Jun 25, 2015. Check the license (Kansas 5376760061, as entered in NPPES) with the Kansas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kara Hentzen
- Credential
- ARNP
- Primary taxonomy
- Acute Care Nurse Practitioner 363LA2100X
- License number
- 5376760061 KS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1811 N Northwest Pkwy, Wichita, KS 67212
- Phone
- (316) 393-5272
- Enumerated
- Jun 25, 2015
- Record last updated
- Jun 25, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150723008657); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kara Hentzen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Kansas board licenses this profession
Search for license 5376760061Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
87% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average acute care nurse practitioner in 2024
80 Medicare Part D claims for 47 beneficiaries, against an average of 594 among the 13,133 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 32 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl17 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $321.78
16 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Aroa Biosurgery Incorporated. The 10,984 providers of this specialty with any payment received $647.94 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Hospitalist Medicine Physicians OF Texas PLLCWichita, KS
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kara Hentzen among 159 acute care nurse practitioner records in Kansas
Kara Hentzen, ARNP is one of 159 acute care nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Kansas. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 23% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 23% of these records are older, 72% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 75% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2020 among the 119 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 38% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LA2100X and a Kansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner providers in Kansas
There are 159 acute care nurse practitioner records in Kansas.
All 159 in Kansas → Every provider in Wichita → Acute Care Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
The 8 acute care nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Melissa Tungate, APRNWichita, KS 672111982047064
- Jeremy Brady, APRNWichita, KS 672141174854293
- Kimberly Flory, APRNWichita, KS 672141790234987
- Tiffany Maat, APRNWichita, KS 672141386066827
- Leighann Persondek, ARNPWichita, KS 672141376832600
- Rachel Reed, APRNWichita, KS 672141568076669
- Carol Rhinehart, ARNPWichita, KS 672141679816300
- Peggy Smith, ARNPWichita, KS 672141558527564
Common questions
What is Kara Hentzen, ARNP's NPI number?
Kara Hentzen, ARNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780066779, issued on Jun 25, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kara Hentzen, ARNP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1811 N Northwest Pkwy, Wichita, KS, 67212. Phone: (316) 393-5272. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kara Hentzen, ARNP's license?
NPPES lists Kansas license number 5376760061, as entered by the provider. Search the Kansas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Kara Hentzen, ARNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kara Hentzen, ARNP had 80 Medicare Part D claims for 47 beneficiaries; the average among acute care nurse practitioner prescribers was 594. 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.