Karen Brown, APN, CRNA
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist · Chicago Heights, IL
Karen Brown, APN, CRNA is a certified registered nurse anesthetist with a practice address in Chicago Heights, Illinois, and NPI 1164818076, issued on Apr 8, 2015. Check the license (Illinois 209012652, as entered in NPPES) with the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karen Brown
- Credential
- APN, CRNA
- Primary taxonomy
- Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist 367500000X
- License number
- 209012652 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1423 Chicago RD, Chicago Heights, IL 60411
- Phone
- (708) 756-1000
- Enumerated
- Apr 8, 2015
- Record last updated
- Apr 8, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180824000242); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Karen Brown in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Illinois board licenses this profession
Search for license 209012652Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 83.2 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Northstar Anesthesia OF Indiana LLCDyer, IN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Karen Brown among 2,444 certified registered nurse anesthetist records in Illinois
Karen Brown, APN, CRNA is one of 2,444 certified registered nurse anesthetist records with a practice address in Illinois. 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 2015, is newer than 56% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 56% of these records are older, 41% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 79% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2015 among the 1,926 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 367500000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
5 certified registered nurse anesthetist records list a practice address in Chicago Heights
They are 5 of the 346 NPPES records with a practice address in Chicago Heights, and 2,444 certified registered nurse anesthetist records in Illinois.
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The 8 certified registered nurse anesthetist records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Joaquin Galvan, CRNABlue Island, IL 604061417292715
- Linda Rink, CRNABlue Island, IL 604061881604569
- Toni McCoyDolton, IL 604191598358012
Common questions
What is Karen Brown, APN, CRNA's NPI number?
Karen Brown, APN, CRNA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164818076, issued on Apr 8, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karen Brown, APN, CRNA located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1423 Chicago RD, Chicago Heights, IL, 60411. Phone: (708) 756-1000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karen Brown, APN, CRNA's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 209012652, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
What is Karen Brown, APN, CRNA's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 83.2 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.