NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kent Joseph Karls, CRNA

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist · Minneapolis, MN

Kent Joseph Karls, CRNA is a certified registered nurse anesthetist with a practice address in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and NPI 1881269207, issued on May 26, 2021. Check the license (Minnesota 2637, as entered in NPPES) with the Minnesota board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1881269207
Name
Kent Joseph Karls
Credential
CRNA
Primary taxonomy
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist 367500000X
License number
2637 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2450 Riverside Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55454
Phone
(763) 488-8346
Enumerated
May 26, 2021
Record last updated
Apr 14, 2026
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20211022001557); accepts Medicare assignment
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 2450 Riverside Ave

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

  1. Grant Aakre, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1518354273
  2. Ramona Aaseby-Aguilera, PA-CPhysician Assistant1407896269
  3. Abdallah Abboud, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1912314824
  4. Boburbek Abdugabborov, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1053293472
  5. Mayada Abu ShanapStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1780083998
  6. Rebecca Abuayed, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1356287080

Verify Kent Joseph Karls in five checks

  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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Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Anesthesiology, P.A.Robbinsdale, MN
  2. University OF Minnesota Health Clinics And Surgery Center IncMinneapolis, MN

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

Kent Joseph Karls among 2,663 certified registered nurse anesthetist records in Minnesota

Kent Joseph Karls, CRNA is one of 2,663 certified registered nurse anesthetist records with a practice address in Minnesota. 73% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 84% of them.

  • NPI issued2021 · 84% of these records are older, 12% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • Graduated2021 · median 2013 among the 1,930 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 62% 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 Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

450 certified registered nurse anesthetist records list a practice address in Minneapolis

They are 450 of the 22,918 NPPES records with a practice address in Minneapolis, and 2,663 certified registered nurse anesthetist records in Minnesota.

The 8 certified registered nurse anesthetist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Mary Ankerstjerne, CRNAMinneapolis, MN 554541639143639
  2. Melissa Becker, CRNAMinneapolis, MN 554541891769691
  3. Mary Buchman, CRNAMinneapolis, MN 554541710951405
  4. Jerin Coppenger, CRNAMinneapolis, MN 554541578537387
  5. Byron Enroth, CRNAMinneapolis, MN 554541669447934
  6. Martha Griffin, CRNAMinneapolis, MN 554541265406979
  7. Carol Hauser, CRNAMinneapolis, MN 554541982678991
  8. Susan Herbert, CRNAMinneapolis, MN 554541154395077

Common questions

What is Kent Joseph Karls, CRNA's NPI number?

Kent Joseph Karls, CRNA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881269207, issued on May 26, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kent Joseph Karls, CRNA located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2450 Riverside Ave, Minneapolis, MN, 55454. Phone: (763) 488-8346. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kent Joseph Karls, CRNA's license?

NPPES lists Minnesota license number 2637, 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.

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