Sara Kruse, MSN, APRN, FNP-C
Family Nurse Practitioner · Watertown, SD
Sara Kruse, MSN, APRN, FNP-C is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Watertown, South Dakota, and NPI 1417314295, issued on Jan 25, 2016. Check the license (South Dakota CP001029, as entered in NPPES) with the South Dakota board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sara Kruse
- Credential
- MSN, APRN, FNP-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- CP001029 SD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 901 4TH Street NW, Watertown, SD 57201
- Phone
- (605) 886-8471
- Enumerated
- Jan 25, 2016
- Record last updated
- Dec 8, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170203001546); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 901 4TH Street NW
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Sara Kruse in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich South Dakota board licenses this profession
Search for license CP001029Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
66% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
447 Medicare Part D claims for 237 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Doxycycline Hyclate46 claims
- Prednisone37 claims
- Cefdinir30 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass21 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa18 claims
- Cephalexin16 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 76.7 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Sanford Medical CenterSioux Falls, SD
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Sara Kruse among 862 family nurse practitioner records in South Dakota
Sara Kruse, MSN, APRN, FNP-C is one of 862 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in South Dakota. 82% 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 35% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 35% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2019 among the 615 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a South Dakota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
24 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Watertown
They are 24 of the 543 NPPES records with a practice address in Watertown, and 862 family nurse practitioner records in South Dakota.
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The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Haley Ellis, CNPWatertown, SD 572011306485172
- Travis Erickson, DNPWatertown, SD 572011467927657
- Kristie Goens, CNPWatertown, SD 572011245204957
- Lisa Lee, CNPWatertown, SD 572011942511365
- Salena Lundquist, FNP-BCWatertown, SD 572011972883486
- Melissa Magstadt, CNPWatertown, SD 572011093794596
Common questions
What is Sara Kruse, MSN, APRN, FNP-C's NPI number?
Sara Kruse, MSN, APRN, FNP-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1417314295, issued on Jan 25, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sara Kruse, MSN, APRN, FNP-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 901 4TH Street NW, Watertown, SD, 57201. Phone: (605) 886-8471. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sara Kruse, MSN, APRN, FNP-C's license?
NPPES lists South Dakota license number CP001029, as entered by the provider. Search the South Dakota board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Sara Kruse, MSN, APRN, FNP-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sara Kruse, MSN, APRN, FNP-C had 447 Medicare Part D claims for 237 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Sara Kruse, MSN, APRN, FNP-C's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 76.7 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.