NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Michelle F. Kaufman, CNM

Advanced Practice Midwife · Elkhart, IN

Michelle F. Kaufman, CNM is an advanced practice midwife with a practice address in Elkhart, Indiana, and NPI 1023553278, issued on Dec 27, 2016. Check the license (Indiana 09000486A, as entered in NPPES) with the Indiana 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
1023553278
Name
Michelle F. Kaufman
Credential
CNM
Primary taxonomy
Advanced Practice Midwife 367A00000X
License number
09000486A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1215 Lawn Ave Ste 100, Elkhart, IN 46514
Phone
(574) 293-2893
Enumerated
Dec 27, 2016
Record last updated
May 12, 2025
Fax
(574) 293-1298
Medicaid ID
300102513 IN
Entity
Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1215 Lawn Ave Ste 100

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

  1. Lora Defreese, CNMAdvanced Practice Midwife1336618644
  2. Darren Dolly, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1750601175
  3. Heather Hostetler, CNMAdvanced Practice Midwife1497154561
  4. Samantha Jester, CNMAdvanced Practice Midwife1275041865
  5. Julie Motycka, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1821009259

Verify Michelle F. Kaufman in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Indiana 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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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 81.2 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score74.6
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%65.2
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%97.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $82.57

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Sage Therapeutics, Inc. The 3,833 providers of this specialty with any payment received $204.49 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Michelle Kaufman$82.57
  2. Specialty average$204.49

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Michelle F. Kaufman among 245 advanced practice midwife records in Indiana

Michelle F. Kaufman, CNM is one of 245 advanced practice midwife records with a practice address in Indiana. 58% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 53% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 53% of these records are older, 44% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 58% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 43% of these records are
  • Record last updated2025 · 31% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 367A00000X and a Indiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Advanced Practice Midwife providers in Indiana

There are 245 advanced practice midwife records in Indiana.

The 8 advanced practice midwife records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Patricia Chapman, C.N.MElkhart, IN 465141518191725
  2. Lora Defreese, CNMElkhart, IN 465141336618644
  3. Karey Hogue, CNMElkhart, IN 465141740212117
  4. Heather Hostetler, CNMElkhart, IN 465141497154561
  5. Samantha Jester, CNMElkhart, IN 465141275041865
  6. Tara Jones, CNMElkhart, IN 465141396381562
  7. Leah Miller, CNMElkhart, IN 465141104222165
  8. Ashley RuizElkhart, IN 465141528822038

Common questions

What is Michelle F. Kaufman, CNM's NPI number?

Michelle F. Kaufman, CNM's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1023553278, issued on Dec 27, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Michelle F. Kaufman, CNM located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1215 Lawn Ave Ste 100, Elkhart, IN, 46514. Phone: (574) 293-2893. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Michelle F. Kaufman, CNM's license?

NPPES lists Indiana license number 09000486A, as entered by the provider. Search the Indiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

What is Michelle F. Kaufman, CNM's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 81.2 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.