Karen Mary Smead, CNS,DNP
Clinical Nurse Specialist · Minneapolis, MN
Karen Mary Smead, CNS,DNP is a clinical nurse specialist with a practice address in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and NPI 1255761821, issued on Nov 19, 2013. Check the license (Minnesota 295, as entered in NPPES) with the Minnesota board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karen Mary Smead
- Credential
- CNS,DNP
- Primary taxonomy
- Clinical Nurse Specialist 364S00000X
- License numbers
- 295 MN
R0988436 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 920 E 28TH St Ste 460, Minneapolis, MN 55407
- Phone
- (612) 863-7501
- Enumerated
- Nov 19, 2013
- Record last updated
- May 19, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20131226000884); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 920 E 28TH St Ste 460
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Karen Mary Smead in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Minnesota board licenses this profession
Search for license 295Check 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 clinical nurse specialist in 2024
126 Medicare Part D claims for 41 beneficiaries, against an average of 957 among the 361 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Topiramate42 claims
- Naltrexone Hcl18 claims
- Metformin Hcl15 claims
- Metformin Hcl Er15 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 83.5 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
- Allina Health SystemAnnandale, MN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Karen Mary Smead among 140 clinical nurse specialist records in Minnesota
Karen Mary Smead, CNS,DNP is one of 140 clinical nurse specialist records with a practice address in Minnesota. 27% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 67% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 67% of these records are older, 31% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 27% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 24% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2005 among the 33 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 364S00000X and a Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Clinical Nurse Specialist providers in Minnesota
There are 140 clinical nurse specialist records in Minnesota.
All 140 in Minnesota → Every provider in Minneapolis → Clinical Nurse Specialist nationwide →
The 8 clinical nurse specialist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Christopher Allen, APRN AGCNS CCRN CNRNMinneapolis, MN 554071730648023
- Patricia Bruns, MSN, APRN-BCMinneapolis, MN 554071265620389
- Kathleen Connors, CNRN, CNSMinneapolis, MN 554071104865682
- Emily Gorzycki, DNP, APRN, AGCNS-BCMinneapolis, MN 554071740050483
- Raquel HeiMinneapolis, MN 554071669243853
- Debra Herbaugh, CNS, APRNMinneapolis, MN 554071942392014
- Elisa Smith, APRN, CNSMinneapolis, MN 554071164419644
- Maura Fitzgerald, CNSMinneapolis, MN 554041619942588
Common questions
What is Karen Mary Smead, CNS,DNP's NPI number?
Karen Mary Smead, CNS,DNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255761821, issued on Nov 19, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karen Mary Smead, CNS,DNP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 920 E 28TH St Ste 460, Minneapolis, MN, 55407. Phone: (612) 863-7501. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karen Mary Smead, CNS,DNP's license?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number 295, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Karen Mary Smead, CNS,DNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karen Mary Smead, CNS,DNP had 126 Medicare Part D claims for 41 beneficiaries; the average among clinical nurse specialist prescribers was 957. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Karen Mary Smead, CNS,DNP's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 83.5 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.