NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Merrie Jean Kaas

Adult Psychiatric/Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist · Minneapolis, MN

Merrie Jean Kaas is an adult psychiatric/mental health clinical nurse specialist with a practice address in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and NPI 1215151402, issued on Apr 12, 2007. Check the license (Minnesota R 130515-7, as entered in NPPES) with the Minnesota 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
1215151402
Name
Merrie Jean Kaas
Primary taxonomy
Adult Psychiatric/Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist 364SP0809X
License number
R 130515-7 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
615 1St Ave NE, Minneapolis, MN 55413
Phone
(612) 436-0295
Enumerated
Apr 12, 2007
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(612) 436-0163
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050603000281); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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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8 nearest adult psychiatric/mental health clinical nurse specialist records → All 46 in Minnesota → Look up another NPI →

Also registered at 615 1St Ave NE

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

  1. Emma BraatenBehavior Technician1780433573
  2. Marlene Buskirk, RNAdult Psychiatric/Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist1588780068
  3. Elaine Darst, RN, CNSAdult Psychiatric/Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist1194049585
  4. Karen Finck, RN, CNSAdult Psychiatric/Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist1447333513
  5. Ellie HofstedtClinical Social Worker1730810714
  6. Louise McNamara, APRNAdult Psychiatric/Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist1104947241

Verify Merrie Jean Kaas 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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75% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average adult psychiatric/mental health clinical nurse specialist in 2024

297 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,167 among the 347 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims.

  1. Merrie Kaas297
  2. Specialty average1,167

Most prescribed

  1. Clonazepam43 claims
  2. Trazodone Hcl33 claims
  3. Olanzapine27 claims
  4. Risperidone21 claims
  5. Quetiapine Fumarate16 claims
  6. Sertraline Hcl16 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Mental Health Counseling Services LLCMinneapolis, MN

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

Merrie Jean Kaas among 46 adult psychiatric/mental health clinical nurse specialist records in Minnesota

Merrie Jean Kaas is one of 46 adult psychiatric/mental health clinical nurse specialist records with a practice address in Minnesota. 43% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 50% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 50% of these records are older, 24% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 43% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 35% of these records are
  • Graduated1976 · median 2008 among the 16 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2007 · 76% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 364SP0809X and a Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Adult Psychiatric/Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist providers in Minnesota

There are 46 adult psychiatric/mental health clinical nurse specialist records in Minnesota.

All 46 in Minnesota → Every provider in Minneapolis → Adult Psychiatric/Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist nationwide →

The 8 adult psychiatric/mental health clinical nurse specialist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Marlene Buskirk, RNMinneapolis, MN 554131588780068
  2. Elaine Darst, RN, CNSMinneapolis, MN 554131194049585
  3. Karen Finck, RN, CNSMinneapolis, MN 554131447333513
  4. Louise McNamara, APRNMinneapolis, MN 554131104947241
  5. Vicki Dean-Gramlich, RN, CNSMinneapolis, MN 554151356671010
  6. Renee Koemptgen, CNSMinneapolis, MN 554151811098486
  7. Kimberly Wolf, PHD, PMHCNS-BC APRNMinneapolis, MN 554151285725291
  8. Linda Richardson-Beaird, MA RN CNSSt Louis Park, MN 554161972652766

Common questions

What is Merrie Jean Kaas's NPI number?

Merrie Jean Kaas's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215151402, issued on Apr 12, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Merrie Jean Kaas located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 615 1St Ave NE, Minneapolis, MN, 55413. Phone: (612) 436-0295. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Merrie Jean Kaas's license?

NPPES lists Minnesota license number R 130515-7, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Merrie Jean Kaas prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Merrie Jean Kaas had 297 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries; the average among adult psychiatric/mental health clinical nurse specialist prescribers was 1,167. 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.

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

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.