Shannon Melody Karsten, LGSW
Social Worker · Owatonna, MN
Shannon Melody Karsten, LGSW is a social worker with a practice address in Owatonna, Minnesota, and NPI 1295306298, issued on Jul 9, 2021. Check the license (Minnesota 25464, as entered in NPPES) with the Minnesota board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Shannon Melody Karsten
- Credential
- LGSW
- Primary taxonomy
- Social Worker 104100000X
- License number
- 25464 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1414 S Oak Ave Ste 6, Owatonna, MN 55060
- Phone
- (507) 475-9548
- Enumerated
- Jul 9, 2021
- Record last updated
- Jul 9, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220429001065); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Shannon Melody Karsten in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Minnesota board licenses this profession
Search for license 25464Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Experiencing Moore PCOwatonna, MN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Shannon Melody Karsten among 1,020 social worker records in Minnesota
Shannon Melody Karsten, LGSW is one of 1,020 social worker records with a practice address in Minnesota. 10% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 57% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 57% of these records are older, 37% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 10% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 13% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2015 among the 131 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 104100000X and a Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
6 social worker records list a practice address in Owatonna
They are 6 of the 486 NPPES records with a practice address in Owatonna, and 1,020 social worker records in Minnesota.
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The 8 social worker records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Nicole Cockram, LICSWOwatonna, MN 550601922584069
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- Laura McKibbin, LICSWOwatonna, MN 550601457468274
- Lacey Thompson, MSW, LICSWOwatonna, MN 550601295271971
- Kathleen Caron, LICSWPine City, MN 550631477548022
- Kathleen Harrington, LICSWNorthfield, MN 550571467481853
- Brownell Hilger, LICSWPine City, MN 550631518105360
Common questions
What is Shannon Melody Karsten, LGSW's NPI number?
Shannon Melody Karsten, LGSW's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1295306298, issued on Jul 9, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Shannon Melody Karsten, LGSW located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1414 S Oak Ave Ste 6, Owatonna, MN, 55060. Phone: (507) 475-9548. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Shannon Melody Karsten, LGSW's license?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number 25464, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.