NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Karen Lee Zink, CNP MS

Women's Health Nurse Practitioner · Durango, CO

Karen Lee Zink, CNP MS is a women's health nurse practitioner with a practice address in Durango, Colorado, and NPI 1851352967, issued on Mar 29, 2006. Check the license (Colorado 45299, as entered in NPPES) with the Colorado 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
1851352967
Name
Karen Lee Zink
Credential
CNP MS
Primary taxonomy
Women's Health Nurse Practitioner 363LW0102X
License numbers
45299 CO
R25168 NM
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
575 Rivergate Lane, Durango, CO 81301
Phone
(970) 247-0042
Enumerated
Mar 29, 2006
Record last updated
Feb 26, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(970) 259-8837
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 575 Rivergate Lane

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  6. Michael Paine, MDHospice and Palliative Medicine (Emergency Medicine) Physician1417070715

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Colorado 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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4.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average women's health nurse practitioner in 2024

896 Medicare Part D claims for 131 beneficiaries, against an average of 217 among the 3,809 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims.

  1. Karen Zink896
  2. Specialty average217

Most prescribed

  1. Progesterone149 claims
  2. Estradiol (Twice Weekly)83 claims
  3. Levothyroxine Sodium73 claims
  4. Zolpidem Tartrate55 claims
  5. Estradiol53 claims
  6. Alprazolam29 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.

Karen Lee Zink among 295 women's health nurse practitioner records in Colorado

Karen Lee Zink, CNP MS is one of 295 women's health nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Colorado. 49% 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 5% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 77% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 49% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 31% of these records are
  • Record last updated2008 · 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 363LW0102X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Women's Health Nurse Practitioner providers in Colorado

There are 295 women's health nurse practitioner records in Colorado.

The 8 women's health nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Aimee Birgenheier, MSN, WHCNPDurango, CO 813011912251471
  2. Amanda Preston Araujo, APN WHNPDurango, CO 813011780873158
  3. Karen Adamson, MSN, WHNPCortez, CO 813211144452012
  4. Carolyn Findlay, WHNP-BCCortez, CO 813211124634795
  5. Mary Rousset, NPCortez, CO 813211063716215
  6. Kimberly Washburn, N.P.Cortez, CO 813211639315948
  7. Julia Fritz, NPSalida, CO 812011952657298
  8. Kimberly Walker, DNPMontrose, CO 814011104248913

Common questions

What is Karen Lee Zink, CNP MS's NPI number?

Karen Lee Zink, CNP MS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1851352967, issued on Mar 29, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Karen Lee Zink, CNP MS located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 575 Rivergate Lane, Durango, CO, 81301. Phone: (970) 247-0042. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Karen Lee Zink, CNP MS's license?

NPPES lists Colorado license number 45299, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Karen Lee Zink, CNP MS prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Karen Lee Zink, CNP MS had 896 Medicare Part D claims for 131 beneficiaries; the average among women's health nurse practitioner prescribers was 217. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions 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.