NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sarah Ellen Stearns, NP

Family Nurse Practitioner · Indian River, MI

Sarah Ellen Stearns, NP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Indian River, Michigan, and NPI 1598146516, issued on Jun 16, 2015. Check the license (Michigan 4704235752, as entered in NPPES) with the Michigan 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
1598146516
Name
Sarah Ellen Stearns
Credential
NP
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
License number
4704235752 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3860 S Straits Highway, Indian River, MI 49749
Phone
(231) 238-0581
Enumerated
Jun 16, 2015
Record last updated
Nov 25, 2022
Fax
(231) 238-0586
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20150714000341); 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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Michigan board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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75% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024

320 Medicare Part D claims for 241 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims.

  1. Sarah Stearns320
  2. Specialty average1,305

Most prescribed

  1. Doxycycline Hyclate86 claims
  2. Prednisone40 claims
  3. Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim33 claims
  4. Cephalexin24 claims
  5. Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro23 claims
  6. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa18 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: $50.61

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. 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. Sarah Stearns$50.61
  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.

One hospital affiliation

  1. Munson Healthcare Otsego Memorial HospitalIndian River, MI · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

Sarah Ellen Stearns among 5,356 family nurse practitioner records in Michigan

Sarah Ellen Stearns, NP is one of 5,356 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Michigan. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 24% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 24% of these records are older, 71% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
  • Graduated2015 · median 2019 among the 3,254 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 40% 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 Michigan practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

6 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Indian River

They are 6 of the 66 NPPES records with a practice address in Indian River, and 5,356 family nurse practitioner records in Michigan.

The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Michael Katona, NPIndian River, MI 497491174043889
  2. Carrie Lahaie, NPIndian River, MI 497491700524303
  3. Katie Morell, FNP-CIndian River, MI 497491558929414
  4. Beth Powers, NPIndian River, MI 497491811279789
  5. Margaret Rorick, FNP-CIndian River, MI 497491699771857
  6. Julie Gilbert, NPHillman, MI 497461083845937
  7. Lauren Krueger, NP-CHillman, MI 497461376052654
  8. Leonard Matusik, NPHillman, MI 497461861727620

Common questions

What is Sarah Ellen Stearns, NP's NPI number?

Sarah Ellen Stearns, NP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598146516, issued on Jun 16, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sarah Ellen Stearns, NP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3860 S Straits Highway, Indian River, MI, 49749. Phone: (231) 238-0581. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sarah Ellen Stearns, NP's license?

NPPES lists Michigan license number 4704235752, as entered by the provider. Search the Michigan board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Sarah Ellen Stearns, NP prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Sarah Ellen Stearns, NP had 320 Medicare Part D claims for 241 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.