Karen Stainton, FNP
Family Nurse Practitioner · Billings, MT
Karen Stainton, FNP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Billings, Montana, and NPI 1780763193, issued on Nov 4, 2006. Check the license (Montana NUR-APRN-LIC-100165, as entered in NPPES) with the Montana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karen Stainton
- Credential
- FNP
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License numbers
- NUR-APRN-LIC-100165 MT
RN19693 MT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2675 Central Ave, Billings, MT 59102
- Phone
- (406) 238-2500
- Enumerated
- Nov 4, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 14, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040506001604); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Karen Stainton in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Montana board licenses this profession
Search for license NUR-APRN-LIC-100165Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
68% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
417 Medicare Part D claims for 319 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 18 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass33 claims
- Cefdinir24 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate24 claims
- Paxlovid21 claims
- Cephalexin20 claims
- Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro19 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 94.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
One hospital affiliation
- Billings ClinicBillings, MT · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Karen Stainton among 815 family nurse practitioner records in Montana
Karen Stainton, FNP is one of 815 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Montana. 77% 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 3% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 85% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated1983 · median 2018 among the 505 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 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 363LF0000X and a Montana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
84 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Billings
They are 84 of the 4,035 NPPES records with a practice address in Billings, and 815 family nurse practitioner records in Montana.
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Common questions
What is Karen Stainton, FNP's NPI number?
Karen Stainton, FNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780763193, issued on Nov 4, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karen Stainton, FNP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2675 Central Ave, Billings, MT, 59102. Phone: (406) 238-2500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karen Stainton, FNP's license?
NPPES lists Montana license number NUR-APRN-LIC-100165, as entered by the provider. Search the Montana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Karen Stainton, FNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karen Stainton, FNP had 417 Medicare Part D claims for 319 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Karen Stainton, FNP's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.3 of 100. 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.