NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sara Schafer, APRN, CNP

Family Nurse Practitioner · Fargo, ND

Sara Schafer, APRN, CNP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Fargo, North Dakota, and NPI 1831643436, issued on Aug 11, 2016. Check the license (North Dakota R37707, as entered in NPPES) with the North Dakota 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
1831643436
Name
Sara Schafer
Credential
APRN, CNP
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
License number
R37707 ND
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3902 13TH Ave S, Fargo, ND 58103
Phone
(701) 364-6600
Enumerated
Aug 11, 2016
Record last updated
Aug 11, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20160826000250); accepts Medicare assignment
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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Also registered at 3902 13TH Ave S

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

  1. Dave Akkerman, MDFamily Medicine Physician1912936329
  2. Crystal Amundson, PA-CPhysician Assistant1659941318
  3. Kelsie BordersProsthetics Case Management1437005907
  4. Barbra Brookshire, O.D.Optometrist1003992694
  5. Aftin Bye, APRN, CNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1619640554
  6. Vanessa Coulter, APRN, CNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1609227909

Verify Sara Schafer in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Dakota 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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89% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024

2,469 Medicare Part D claims for 152 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 23 claims were for opioids.

  1. Sara Schafer2,469
  2. Specialty average1,305

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium177 claims
  2. Rosuvastatin Calcium134 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate123 claims
  4. Losartan Potassium118 claims
  5. Levothyroxine Sodium113 claims
  6. Metoprolol Succinate109 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $28.97

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Exact Sciences Corporation. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Sara Schafer$28.97
  2. Specialty average$650.95

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

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Innovis Health LLCWest Fargo, ND

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

Sara Schafer among 757 family nurse practitioner records in North Dakota

Sara Schafer, APRN, CNP is one of 757 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in North Dakota. 84% 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, 60% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
  • Graduated2016 · median 2019 among the 556 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2016 · 37% 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 North Dakota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

188 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Fargo

They are 188 of the 7,209 NPPES records with a practice address in Fargo, and 757 family nurse practitioner records in North Dakota.

The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Stephanie Beske-Atiga, APRN, CNPFargo, ND 581031538348487
  2. Lori Ellingson, FNPFargo, ND 581031396820452
  3. Kelli Eriksson, NPFargo, ND 581031043318264
  4. Beverly Greenwald, FNP-BC NP-CFargo, ND 581031740417302
  5. Jean Gullicks, APRN, FNPFargo, ND 581031871520635
  6. Pamela Holtz, FNP-CFargo, ND 581031982973251
  7. Spring Huffman, NPFargo, ND 581031700836673
  8. Jennifer Johnson, FNP-CFargo, ND 581031194085969

Common questions

What is Sara Schafer, APRN, CNP's NPI number?

Sara Schafer, APRN, CNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831643436, issued on Aug 11, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sara Schafer, APRN, CNP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3902 13TH Ave S, Fargo, ND, 58103. Phone: (701) 364-6600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sara Schafer, APRN, CNP's license?

NPPES lists North Dakota license number R37707, as entered by the provider. Search the North Dakota board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Sara Schafer, APRN, CNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Sara Schafer, APRN, CNP had 2,469 Medicare Part D claims for 152 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. 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.