Karen Wai-Kai Andres, MD
Surgery Physician · Hettinger, ND
Karen Wai-Kai Andres, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Hettinger, North Dakota, and NPI 1437563459, issued on Jun 18, 2014. Check the license (North Dakota RL13314, as entered in NPPES) on the North Dakota Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karen Wai-Kai Andres
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- RL13314 ND
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1000 Highway 12 West River Health Services-, Hettinger, ND 58639
- Phone
- (701) 567-4561
- Enumerated
- Jun 18, 2014
- Record last updated
- Feb 18, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (701) 567-6369
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210222001217); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Verify Karen Wai-Kai Andres in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Dakota Board of Medicine
Search for license RL13314Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
55% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
66 Medicare Part D claims for 47 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 20 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Tramadol Hcl14 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 2 group practices
- Monument Health Network IncSpearfish, SD
- West River Health ServicesHettinger, ND
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
3 surgery physician records list a practice address in Hettinger
They are 3 of the 59 NPPES records with a practice address in Hettinger, and 142 surgery physician records in North Dakota.
All 3 in Hettinger → All 142 in North Dakota → Every provider in Hettinger →
Other surgery physician records in North Dakota
- Seye Adekeye, M.D., PH.D.Grand Forks, ND1013390129
- Minhal Alhashim, MDGrand Forks, ND1639309602
- William Altringer, MDBismarck, ND1114970266
- Breann Anderson, M.D.Grand Forks, ND1184902330
- Wayne Anderson, MDWilliston, ND1053417840
- David Antonenko, MDGrand Forks, ND1548351331
- Grayson Baden, MDGrand Forks, ND1972287209
- Jasleen Bains, MDGrand Forks, ND1396670063
- Jude Barber, MDGrand Forks, ND1679197818
- Charlie Barhorst, DOGrand Forks, ND1902653710
Common questions
What is Karen Wai-Kai Andres, MD's NPI number?
Karen Wai-Kai Andres, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437563459, issued on Jun 18, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karen Wai-Kai Andres, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1000 Highway 12 West River Health Services-, Hettinger, ND, 58639. Phone: (701) 567-4561. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karen Wai-Kai Andres, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Dakota license number RL13314, as entered by the provider. Search the North Dakota Board of Medicine at https://www.ndbom.org/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Karen Wai-Kai Andres, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karen Wai-Kai Andres, MD had 66 Medicare Part D claims for 47 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.