NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Karen Jean Appel, LICSW

Mental Health Counselor · New Ulm, MN

Karen Jean Appel, LICSW is a mental health counselor with a practice address in New Ulm, Minnesota, and NPI 1992130959, issued on Sep 10, 2013. Check the license (Minnesota 13249, as entered in NPPES) with the Minnesota board that licenses this profession; the federal record below is the public data PlainDoctor holds for this provider.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1992130959
Name
Karen Jean Appel
Credential
LICSW
Primary taxonomy
Mental Health Counselor 101YM0800X
License number
13249 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4 Clay Cir, New Ulm, MN 56073
Phone
(507) 359-5595
Enumerated
Sep 10, 2013
Record last updated
Apr 24, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20191003002330); 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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Minnesota board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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Karen Jean Appel among 4,133 mental health counselor records in Minnesota

Karen Jean Appel, LICSW is one of 4,133 mental health counselor records with a practice address in Minnesota. 16% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does not. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 13% of them.

  • NPI issued2013 · 13% of these records are older, 85% newer
  • In a Medicare fileNo · 16% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 21% of these records are
  • Graduated2010 · median 2017 among the 852 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2019 · 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 101YM0800X and a Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

5 mental health counselor records list a practice address in New Ulm

They are 5 of the 316 NPPES records with a practice address in New Ulm, and 4,133 mental health counselor records in Minnesota. No Medicare prescribing, quality score, industry payment or hospital affiliation is published for this NPI.

The 8 mental health counselor records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Rachel Albrecht, LPCCNew Ulm, MN 560731912675141
  2. Katie Christianson, LPCCNew Ulm, MN 560731164129896
  3. Katie Shadrick, MA, LPCCNew Ulm, MN 560731275015786
  4. Elizabeth SkindelienNew Ulm, MN 560731841781226
  5. Lori Brown, MANew Prague, MN 560711902238249
  6. Paige Kreuser, MS,LADC, LPCCNew Prague, MN 560711205400405
  7. Justine Otremba, LPCCNew Prague, MN 560711487367538
  8. Courtney Toavs, MSW, LICSWNew Prague, MN 560711649028432

Common questions

What is Karen Jean Appel, LICSW's NPI number?

Karen Jean Appel, LICSW's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1992130959, issued on Sep 10, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Karen Jean Appel, LICSW located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4 Clay Cir, New Ulm, MN, 56073. Phone: (507) 359-5595. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Karen Jean Appel, LICSW's license?

NPPES lists Minnesota license number 13249, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

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