Kirsten Elise Kern, NP
Nurse Practitioner · Altoona, WI
Kirsten Elise Kern, NP is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Altoona, Wisconsin, and NPI 1174082630, issued on Mar 14, 2019. Check the license (Wisconsin 9025, as entered in NPPES) with the Wisconsin board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kirsten Elise Kern
- Credential
- NP
- Primary taxonomy
- Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
- License numbers
- 9025 WI
245346 WI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1490 Rivers Edge Trl, Altoona, WI 54720
- Phone
- (715) 828-2368
- Enumerated
- Mar 14, 2019
- Record last updated
- Dec 21, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (715) 839-7796
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190509002577); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kirsten Elise Kern in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Wisconsin board licenses this profession
Search for license 9025Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
83% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024
194 Medicare Part D claims for 127 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Ofloxacin26 claims
- Mupirocin22 claims
- Montelukast Sodium21 claims
- Prednisone19 claims
- Ipratropium Bromide16 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): 83.2 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $13.70
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. The 38,884 providers of this specialty with any payment received $791.64 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
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
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Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kirsten Elise Kern among 3,995 nurse practitioner records in Wisconsin
Kirsten Elise Kern, NP is one of 3,995 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Wisconsin. 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 2019, is newer than 65% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 65% of these records are older, 30% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2017 among the 2,701 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 41% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363L00000X and a Wisconsin practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
3 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Altoona
They are 3 of the 198 NPPES records with a practice address in Altoona, and 3,995 nurse practitioner records in Wisconsin.
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Common questions
What is Kirsten Elise Kern, NP's NPI number?
Kirsten Elise Kern, NP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174082630, issued on Mar 14, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kirsten Elise Kern, NP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1490 Rivers Edge Trl, Altoona, WI, 54720. Phone: (715) 828-2368. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kirsten Elise Kern, NP's license?
NPPES lists Wisconsin license number 9025, as entered by the provider. Search the Wisconsin board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Kirsten Elise Kern, NP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kirsten Elise Kern, NP had 194 Medicare Part D claims for 127 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Kirsten Elise Kern, NP's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 83.2 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.