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2026 NPPES data Family Nurse Practitioner NPI 1265999502 APRN-CNP
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Kristi Epstein, APRN-CNP

Family Nurse Practitioner in Columbus, Ohio.

This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 216,959 in Family Nurse Practitioner, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.

Federal data, no proprietary rating. We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
3K
Medicare Part D claims · 263 beneficiaries · Family Nurse Practitioner avg: 1K
Generic prescribing
81%
generic claims · 19% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
MIPS score
95.3/100
▲ 12 pts above national avg 83.5 · Exceptional
Industry payments
$136.34
1 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
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Compiled from official public sources by the editorial process.

What the federal data shows

Kristi Epstein, APRN-CNP reported a CMS MIPS final score of 95.3/100 - above the 83.5 national average - and filed 2,712 Medicare Part D claims in 2024.

95.3/100
MIPS score · +12 vs avg
3K
Part D claims, 2024
81%
generic prescribing
$136.34
industry payments (Sunshine Act)

Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.

Federal trust snapshot

What official records show about Kristi Epstein, APRN-CNP

Federal records show an active NPI with both Medicare prescribing volume and a measured CMS quality score — objective registry data, not patient reviews.

  • Verified

    NPI registry status

    Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1265999502), first enumerated 02/22/2019.

    Source: CMS NPPES

  • Reported

    Medicare Part D participation

    Filed 2,712 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.

    Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF

  • Reported

    CMS quality reporting (MIPS)

    Reported a CMS MIPS final score of 95.3/100 in the Quality Payment Program — a federal quality measure, not a patient review.

    Source: CMS Quality Payment Program

  • Reported

    Hospital affiliations

    1 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliation on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.

    Source: CMS Care Compare

  • Reported

    Industry payment transparency

    $136.34 in reported industry payments (1 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.

    Source: CMS Open Payments

  • State context

    State board disciplinary context

    Ohio statewide board action statistics are published annually — these figures describe aggregate state activity, not Kristi Epstein, APRN-CNP's individual license status. Verify directly with the state medical board.

    Source: OMB annual report 2023

  • Not in federal data

    Individual sanction lookup

    PlainDoctor does not publish per-provider disciplinary determinations. Confirm current license and any individual actions through the state medical board or FSMB verification service.

    Source: State medical board / FSMB

This trust snapshot summarizes only what appears in federal CMS/NPPES public records. It is not a composite score, star rating, patient review, or clinical recommendation. PlainDoctor never fabricates reviews or AggregateRating schema.

CMS NPPES provider registry desk

NPI 1265999502 · Family Nurse Practitioner

NPI-10 · ENUM-RECENT · TAX-MEGA · MIPS-ELITE · RX-MID · BOOK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH

  • NPI-10 1265999502
  • ENUM-RECENT 2019
  • TAX-MEGA 217K Family Nurse
  • MIPS-ELITE 95.3/100
  • RX-MID 2,712
  • BOOK-MID 8,798 in Ohio
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kristoffer Arellano · ±0.0

MIPS final-score neighbourhood

Same-specialty nationwide peers by CMS final score, not geographic proximity

MIPS pts

What this shows Nearest measured MIPS peers for this NUCC specialty (2023 performance year).

Source CMS Quality Payment Program (MIPS) As of 2023

Kristi Epstein, APRN-CNP's MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician

CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.

95 ≥ 78th percentile 78% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands

0–10: 8,684 measured providers (2%). Below this entry. 10–20: 3,008 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 20–30: 3,069 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 30–40: 2,746 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 40–50: 2,928 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 50–60: 5,882 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 60–70: 13,906 measured providers (3%). Below this entry. 70–80: 94,570 measured providers (21%). Below this entry. 80–90: 129,887 measured providers (29%). Below this entry. 90+: 189,403 measured providers (42%). This entry sits in this band. This provider 0 100 every measured MIPS clinician, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more measured providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

The percentile is a conservative whole-score-point band: it counts only measured clinicians in lower score bands. A CMS MIPS metric is not a recommendation or a clinical-quality rating by PlainDoctor. See methodology § corpus placement.

Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023

Where Kristi Epstein, APRN-CNP sits

This provider among family nurse practitioner peers

Across the 26,556 family nurse practitioner providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Kristi Epstein, APRN-CNP writes more Part D claims than 87% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 79% - placing this provider in the high-volume, high-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.

Lower volume · High qualityHigh volume · High qualityLower volume · Lower qualityHigh volume · Lower quality0255075100022.344.666.989.3Part D claim volume, percentile in specialtyMIPS quality, percentilePoint, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 75 · MIPS quality, percentile: 13Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 8 · MIPS quality, percentile: 32Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 55 · MIPS quality, percentile: 8Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 40 · MIPS quality, percentile: 85Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 45 · MIPS quality, percentile: 50Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 63 · MIPS quality, percentile: 12Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 17 · MIPS quality, percentile: 85Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 87 · MIPS quality, percentile: 67Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 12 · MIPS quality, percentile: 63Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 27 · MIPS quality, percentile: 77Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 92 · MIPS quality, percentile: 5Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 98 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 77 · MIPS quality, percentile: 85Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 57 · MIPS quality, percentile: 73Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 70 · MIPS quality, percentile: 7Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 72 · MIPS quality, percentile: 17Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 47 · MIPS quality, percentile: 3Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 67 · MIPS quality, percentile: 20Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 33 · MIPS quality, percentile: 60Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 48 · MIPS quality, percentile: 85Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 23 · MIPS quality, percentile: 68Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 100 · MIPS quality, percentile: 38Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 60 · MIPS quality, percentile: 18Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 82 · MIPS quality, percentile: 83Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 2 · MIPS quality, percentile: 10Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 7 · MIPS quality, percentile: 85Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 62 · MIPS quality, percentile: 33Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 65 · MIPS quality, percentile: 43Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 53 · MIPS quality, percentile: 57Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 32 · MIPS quality, percentile: 85Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 0 · MIPS quality, percentile: 55Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 10 · MIPS quality, percentile: 28Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 93 · MIPS quality, percentile: 35Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 38 · MIPS quality, percentile: 27Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 23 · MIPS quality, percentile: 23Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 80 · MIPS quality, percentile: 65Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 28 · MIPS quality, percentile: 82Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 83 · MIPS quality, percentile: 53Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 42 · MIPS quality, percentile: 85Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 37 · MIPS quality, percentile: 85Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 97 · MIPS quality, percentile: 48Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 52 · MIPS quality, percentile: 73Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 28 · MIPS quality, percentile: 45Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 15 · MIPS quality, percentile: 25Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 3 · MIPS quality, percentile: 15Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 5 · MIPS quality, percentile: 47Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 95 · MIPS quality, percentile: 80Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 35 · MIPS quality, percentile: 62Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 68 · MIPS quality, percentile: 22Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 90 · MIPS quality, percentile: 58Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 22 · MIPS quality, percentile: 85Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 20 · MIPS quality, percentile: 2Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 88 · MIPS quality, percentile: 52Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 58 · MIPS quality, percentile: 30Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 73 · MIPS quality, percentile: 42Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 50 · MIPS quality, percentile: 85Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 85 · MIPS quality, percentile: 37Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 43 · MIPS quality, percentile: 38Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 13 · MIPS quality, percentile: 72Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 18 · MIPS quality, percentile: 78Kristi Epstein, APRN-CNP, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 87 · MIPS quality, percentile: 79
Part D claim volume vs MIPS quality, by specialty percentile

Each dot is one family nurse practitioner peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Kristi Epstein, APRN-CNP. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.

What does the federal data show about Kristi Epstein, APRN-CNP?

High performer (top quartile)

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 02/22/2019

NPI 1265999502

Primary specialty

Family Nurse Practitioner

High-volume

216,959 US NPIs in this specialty

Medicare Part D claims

2,712 108% vs specialty avg

2024 prescription claims

Specialty avg: 1,302

MIPS final score

95.3/100 11.8 pts vs avg

Exceptional band

vs 83.5 national avg

Specialty distribution in Ohio

How Family Nurse Practitioner compares to other specialties among Ohio providers

Ohio providers
Case Manager/Care Coordinator11.2%Student in an Organized Heal…4.8%Licensed Practical Nurse3.9%Registered Nurse3.5%Addiction (Substance Use Dis…3.4%Pharmacist3.3%Family Nurse Practitioner2.7%
Largest specialties in Ohio (% of in-state providers)

Medicare quality performance, MIPS

Kristi Epstein, APRN-CNP's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Family Nurse Practitioner national average

High performer (top quartile)
MIPS Final Score
95.3/100
vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
0%100%National avg84%95.3%
MIPS final score (Family Nurse Practitioner) - 95.3/100 vs national avg 83.5
How MIPS and board certification work

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.

Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).

Practice Address

2050 KENNY RD FL 3
Columbus, OH 43221
(614) 293-4969

Provider Details

NPI 1265999502
Specialty Family Nurse Practitioner
Credentials APRN-CNP
Gender Female
NPI Issued 02/22/2019

CMS Quality Score (MIPS)

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.

95.311
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
76.5856
Quality
100
Promoting Interoperability

Reporting: Alternative Payment Model

Hospital and facility affiliations

Facilities where Kristi Epstein, APRN-CNP bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.

Osu Neuroscience Center, LLC
Columbus, OH

Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).

Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data

The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Kristi Epstein, APRN-CNP. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.

Total received

$136

Largest payer

JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS INC.

Most common payment type

Food and Beverage

Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.

License & disciplinary context - Ohio OMB 2023 annual report

Aggregate state board data only, NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~48K Ohio medical licensees in 2023 - they are NOT specific to Kristi Epstein, APRN-CNP. To verify Kristi Epstein, APRN-CNP's current license status, search the OMB public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.

158
Total board actions, Ohio 2023
Across 154 cases
3.29
Actions per 1,000 licensees
Ohio statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
56 cases

OMB publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the Ohio disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.

Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Typical

Kristi Epstein, APRN-CNP - brand share 19.0%
Family Nurse Practitioner average

19% brand-name claims vs 81% generic, on 2,712 2024 Medicare Part D claims.

The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.

Medicare Part D Prescribing Data

CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.

2,712
Total Claims
$1.9M
Total Drug Cost
263
Medicare Beneficiaries

Prescribing Breakdown

30-Day Fills
3,710.667
Total Day Supply
105,938
Brand vs Generic
19% brand / 81% generic
Brand Drug Cost
$1.8M
Generic Drug Cost
$124K
Opioid Claims
21 (0.8% rate)

Patient Demographics

Average Patient Age
59.1 years
Avg HCC Risk Score
1.69
Gender Split
78% female / 22% male
Age Distribution
<65: 150, 65-74: 85, 75-84: N/A, 85+: N/A

Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)

Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.

What Kristi Epstein, APRN-CNP prescribes most

Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024

claims
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File As of 2024
Drug Claims
Gabapentin
 302
Tizanidine Hcl
 288
Baclofen
 169
Aimovig Autoinjector
Erenumab-Aooe
116
Topiramate
 114
Rizatriptan
Rizatriptan Benzoate
97
Nurtec Odt
Rimegepant Sulfate
94
Naratriptan Hcl
 75
Cyclobenzaprine Hcl
 74
Ubrelvy
Ubrogepant
69

* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.

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Family Nurse Practitioner Overview

How Kristi Epstein, APRN-CNP fits within the Family Nurse Practitioner landscape nationally.

216,959
Family Nurse Practitioner Providers in US
56
States with Family Nurse Practitioner
1,302
Avg Claims per Provider

Kristi Epstein, APRN-CNP's 2,712 claims are above the specialty average of 1,302.

Nationwide Family Nurse Practitioner peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year

Two federal-record peer sets for Epstein, both outside Ohio so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.

Similar MIPS final score

Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (95.3 here).

Kristoffer Arellano 95.3 NJ Donna Damm 95.3 PA Carlos Lozano 95.3 NJ Kara Waldrop 95.3 NC

Same NPPES enumeration year (2019)

Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.

Juma Gangadeen Fort Lauderdale, FL Andrea Verlare Fountain, CO Miguel Albertini Fernandez Miami, FL Kimberly Eldridge Vicksburg, MS

Nearby Family Nurse Practitioner Providers in Ohio

Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Ohio, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Epstein.

One of 8,798 Family Nurse Practitioner providers enrolled in Ohio, 5 are shown here.

Alicia Abate
CRNP
Steubenville, OH
Isabel Abba-Mesue
CNP
Cincinnati, OH
Carol Abbott
APRN
Cincinnati, OH
Lina Abdel-Rasoul
APRN-CNP
Findlay, OH
Fardowsa Abdirahman
FNP-C
Columbus, OH

Compare Family Nurse Practitioner nationally: see state-by-state distribution →

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Kristi Epstein, APRN-CNP's specialty? ▼
Kristi Epstein, APRN-CNP specializes in Family Nurse Practitioner and practices in Columbus, Ohio. Credentials: APRN-CNP.
How much does Kristi Epstein, APRN-CNP prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Kristi Epstein, APRN-CNP wrote 2,712 Medicare Part D claims totaling $1.9M in drug costs for 263 beneficiaries.
What is Kristi Epstein, APRN-CNP's Medicare quality score? ▼
Kristi Epstein, APRN-CNP has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 95.3/100 (Quality: 76.6). The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Kristi Epstein, APRN-CNP located? ▼
Kristi Epstein, APRN-CNP is located at 2050 KENNY RD FL 3, Columbus, OH, 43221. Phone: (614) 293-4969.
What is Kristi Epstein, APRN-CNP's NPI number? ▼
Kristi Epstein, APRN-CNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265999502, issued on 02/22/2019.
Does Kristi Epstein, APRN-CNP prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs? ▼
Kristi Epstein, APRN-CNP's prescribing is 19% brand-name and 81% generic drugs by claim count, with $1.8M in brand drug costs.
Does Kristi Epstein, APRN-CNP prescribe opioids? ▼
Yes, Kristi Epstein, APRN-CNP had 21 opioid claims in 2024 with an opioid prescribing rate of 0.8%.
How many Family Nurse Practitioner providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 216,959 Family Nurse Practitioner providers across 56 states in the US. The average Family Nurse Practitioner provider writes 1,302 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Kristi Epstein, APRN-CNP prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Kristi Epstein, APRN-CNP's most frequently prescribed drugs include Gabapentin, Tizanidine Hcl, Baclofen. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Kristi Epstein, APRN-CNP accept Medicare? ▼
Kristi Epstein, APRN-CNP appears in CMS Medicare data with 2,712 Part D claims and 263 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Kristi Epstein, APRN-CNP's credentials? ▼
Kristi Epstein, APRN-CNP's NPI is 1265999502 with credentials APRN-CNP. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.

Data Sources

View source datasets and methodology notes
Provider Directory
CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
Specialty Classification
NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
Quality Performance
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
Limitations
Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.

See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.

Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

Disclaimer: Data from CMS NPPES and Medicare Part D. PlainDoctor does not rate or rank providers. Provider information is self-reported and may not be current. Always verify information directly with the provider. About · Methodology

Compiled from official public sources by the editorial process.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.