NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Karen Sue Finck, RN, CNS

Adult Psychiatric/Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist · Minneapolis, MN

Karen Sue Finck, RN, CNS is an adult psychiatric/mental health clinical nurse specialist with a practice address in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and NPI 1447333513, issued on Oct 23, 2006. Check the license (Minnesota R 070146-4, as entered in NPPES) with the Minnesota board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1447333513
Name
Karen Sue Finck
Credential
RN, CNS
Primary taxonomy
Adult Psychiatric/Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist 364SP0809X
License number
R 070146-4 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
615 1St Ave NE, Minneapolis, MN 55413
Phone
(612) 436-0295
Enumerated
Oct 23, 2006
Record last updated
Sep 11, 2025
Fax
(612) 436-0163
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20090521000616); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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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Also registered at 615 1St Ave NE

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Emma BraatenBehavior Technician1780433573
  2. Marlene Buskirk, RNAdult Psychiatric/Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist1588780068
  3. Elaine Darst, RN, CNSAdult Psychiatric/Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist1194049585
  4. Ellie HofstedtClinical Social Worker1730810714
  5. Merrie KaasAdult Psychiatric/Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist1215151402
  6. Louise McNamara, APRNAdult Psychiatric/Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist1104947241

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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
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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Industry payments in 2024: $29.99

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. The 205 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,467.46 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Karen Finck$29.99
  2. Specialty average$1,467.46

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

  1. Mental Health Counseling Services LLCMinneapolis, MN

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Karen Sue Finck among 46 adult psychiatric/mental health clinical nurse specialist records in Minnesota

Karen Sue Finck, RN, CNS is one of 46 adult psychiatric/mental health clinical nurse specialist records with a practice address in Minnesota. 43% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 0% of these records are older, 50% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 43% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 35% of these records are
  • Graduated1978 · median 2008 among the 16 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 76% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 364SP0809X and a Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Adult Psychiatric/Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist providers in Minnesota

There are 46 adult psychiatric/mental health clinical nurse specialist records in Minnesota.

The 8 adult psychiatric/mental health clinical nurse specialist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Marlene Buskirk, RNMinneapolis, MN 554131588780068
  2. Elaine Darst, RN, CNSMinneapolis, MN 554131194049585
  3. Merrie KaasMinneapolis, MN 554131215151402
  4. Louise McNamara, APRNMinneapolis, MN 554131104947241
  5. Vicki Dean-Gramlich, RN, CNSMinneapolis, MN 554151356671010
  6. Renee Koemptgen, CNSMinneapolis, MN 554151811098486
  7. Kimberly Wolf, PHD, PMHCNS-BC APRNMinneapolis, MN 554151285725291
  8. Linda Richardson-Beaird, MA RN CNSSt Louis Park, MN 554161972652766

Common questions

What is Karen Sue Finck, RN, CNS's NPI number?

Karen Sue Finck, RN, CNS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1447333513, issued on Oct 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Karen Sue Finck, RN, CNS located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 615 1St Ave NE, Minneapolis, MN, 55413. Phone: (612) 436-0295. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Karen Sue Finck, RN, CNS's license?

NPPES lists Minnesota license number R 070146-4, 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. 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.