NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kristen Lee Essary, NURSE ANESTHETIST

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist · Saint Louis, MO

Kristen Lee Essary, NURSE ANESTHETIST is a certified registered nurse anesthetist with a practice address in Saint Louis, Missouri, and NPI 1396421582, issued on Jun 23, 2023. Check the license (Missouri 2023024471, as entered in NPPES) with the Missouri 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
1396421582
Name
Kristen Lee Essary
Credential
NURSE ANESTHETIST
Primary taxonomy
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist 367500000X
License number
2023024471 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2345 Dougherty Ferry RD, Saint Louis, MO 63122
Phone
(314) 966-9100
Enumerated
Jun 23, 2023
Record last updated
Jun 23, 2023
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20230914004035); 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 2345 Dougherty Ferry RD

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

  1. John Amerson, D.O.Anesthesiology Physician1043469570
  2. Peter Angelin, MDInternal Medicine Physician1225133440
  3. Leslie Artinger, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1508435066
  4. Joe Baldwin, DOEmergency Medical Services (Emergency Medicine) Physician1659307437
  5. Molly Bates, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1326711235
  6. Sidney Bennett, MDAnesthesiology Physician1568578466

Verify Kristen Lee Essary in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Missouri 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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Industry payments in 2024: $66.60

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC. The 24,076 providers of this specialty with any payment received $135.08 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Kristen Essary$66.60
  2. Specialty average$135.08

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

  1. Metro-West Anesthesia Group IncSaint Louis, MO

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

Kristen Lee Essary among 2,069 certified registered nurse anesthetist records in Missouri

Kristen Lee Essary, NURSE ANESTHETIST is one of 2,069 certified registered nurse anesthetist records with a practice address in Missouri. 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 2023, is newer than 89% of them.

  • NPI issued2023 · 89% of these records are older, 6% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
  • Graduated2023 · median 2013 among the 1,508 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 50% 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 Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

623 certified registered nurse anesthetist records list a practice address in Saint Louis

They are 623 of the 27,605 NPPES records with a practice address in Saint Louis, and 2,069 certified registered nurse anesthetist records in Missouri.

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

  1. Claire Aubuchon, CRNASaint Louis, MO 631221003812884
  2. Dorothy Holt, CRNAKirkwood, MO 631221114980125
  3. Michael Lake, CRNASaint Louis, MO 631221710968573
  4. Susan McPeak, CRNASaint Louis, MO 631221255464525
  5. Deborah Mika-Day, CRNASaint Louis, MO 631221245221456
  6. John Moran, CRNASaint Louis, MO 631221093706608
  7. Jean Owens, CRNASaint Louis, MO 631221811979354
  8. Billy Roberts, CRNASt Louis, MO 631221710099551

Common questions

What is Kristen Lee Essary, NURSE ANESTHETIST's NPI number?

Kristen Lee Essary, NURSE ANESTHETIST's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396421582, issued on Jun 23, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kristen Lee Essary, NURSE ANESTHETIST located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2345 Dougherty Ferry RD, Saint Louis, MO, 63122. Phone: (314) 966-9100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kristen Lee Essary, NURSE ANESTHETIST's license?

NPPES lists Missouri license number 2023024471, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri 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.

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.