Michelle Thorsness, CNP
Primary Care Nurse Practitioner · Foley, MN
Michelle Thorsness, CNP is a primary care nurse practitioner with a practice address in Foley, Minnesota, and NPI 1477004588, issued on Oct 24, 2016. Check the license (Minnesota CNP4866, as entered in NPPES) with the Minnesota board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michelle Thorsness
- Credential
- CNP
- Primary taxonomy
- Primary Care Nurse Practitioner 363LP2300X
- License number
- CNP4866 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 471 Highway 23, Foley, MN 56329
- Phone
- (320) 968-7234
- Enumerated
- Oct 24, 2016
- Record last updated
- Mar 7, 2023
- Fax
- (320) 968-7237
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20161209000269); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Minnesota Medical School, 2016
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 471 Highway 23
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Michelle Thorsness in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Minnesota board licenses this profession
Search for license CNP4866Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
84% more Medicare Part D claims than the average primary care nurse practitioner in 2024
2,751 Medicare Part D claims for 248 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,492 among the 5,992 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 28 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium274 claims
- Lisinopril160 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate138 claims
- Losartan Potassium113 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium101 claims
- Omeprazole97 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
- Allina Health SystemAnnandale, MN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michelle Thorsness among 157 primary care nurse practitioner records in Minnesota
Michelle Thorsness, CNP is one of 157 primary care nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Minnesota. 69% 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 29% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 29% of these records are older, 62% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 55% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2018 among the 86 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 39% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LP2300X and a Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
1 primary care nurse practitioner record lists a practice address in Foley
They are 1 of the 36 NPPES records with a practice address in Foley, and 157 primary care nurse practitioner records in Minnesota.
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Common questions
What is Michelle Thorsness, CNP's NPI number?
Michelle Thorsness, CNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477004588, issued on Oct 24, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michelle Thorsness, CNP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 471 Highway 23, Foley, MN, 56329. Phone: (320) 968-7234. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michelle Thorsness, CNP's license?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number CNP4866, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Michelle Thorsness, CNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michelle Thorsness, CNP had 2,751 Medicare Part D claims for 248 beneficiaries; the average among primary care nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,492. 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.
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.