NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sheila A. Howes, APRN, CNP

Family Nurse Practitioner · Brooklyn Park, MN

Sheila A. Howes, APRN, CNP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, and NPI 1982646444, issued on Jun 11, 2006. Check the license (Minnesota 0507, as entered in NPPES) with the Minnesota board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1982646444
Name
Sheila A. Howes
Credential
APRN, CNP
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
License number
0507 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
7650 Zane Ave N, Brooklyn Park, MN 55443
Phone
(612) 873-6963
Enumerated
Jun 11, 2006
Record last updated
Oct 12, 2023
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 7650 Zane Ave N

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

  1. Karen Alderete Herrera, PHARMDAmbulatory Care Pharmacist1588343842
  2. Kouadio-Assi Anon, MDFamily Medicine Physician1396323564
  3. Ashwini Arumugam, MDInternal Medicine Physician1770110116
  4. Jenny Barnabei, PHARMDPharmacotherapy Pharmacist1396005930
  5. Suhair Burhan, MDFamily Medicine Physician1063688513
  6. Mary Dao, APRN, CNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1083217806

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Minnesota 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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25% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024

1,636 Medicare Part D claims for 90 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 89 claims were for opioids.

  1. Sheila Howes1,636
  2. Specialty average1,305

Most prescribed

  1. Tamsulosin Hcl109 claims
  2. Levothyroxine Sodium100 claims
  3. Gabapentin95 claims
  4. Mirtazapine90 claims
  5. Quetiapine Fumarate88 claims
  6. Lorazepam81 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): 91.4 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score78.8
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%62.8
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Sheila A. Howes among 3,335 family nurse practitioner records in Minnesota

Sheila A. Howes, APRN, CNP is one of 3,335 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Minnesota. 70% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 3% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 86% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 57% of these records are
  • Record last updated2023 · 50% 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 Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

17 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Brooklyn Park

They are 17 of the 719 NPPES records with a practice address in Brooklyn Park, and 3,335 family nurse practitioner records in Minnesota.

The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Dawn Blindauer, DNP, APRN, CNPBrooklyn Park, MN 554431225683618
  2. Mary Dao, APRN, CNPBrooklyn Park, MN 554431083217806
  3. Osahon Enodunmwenben, APRN, CNPBrooklyn Park, MN 554431841785912
  4. Kristen Herscher, NPBrooklyn Park, MN 554431225687551
  5. Rick Huewe-Vogen, CNPBrooklyn Park, MN 554431437875853
  6. Urji HusseinBrooklyn Park, MN 554431619764701
  7. Christopher Kissell, FNPBrooklyn Park, MN 554431134849037
  8. Brianna Nienaber, NP-CBrooklyn Park, MN 554431811544596

Common questions

What is Sheila A. Howes, APRN, CNP's NPI number?

Sheila A. Howes, APRN, CNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982646444, issued on Jun 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sheila A. Howes, APRN, CNP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7650 Zane Ave N, Brooklyn Park, MN, 55443. Phone: (612) 873-6963. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sheila A. Howes, APRN, CNP's license?

NPPES lists Minnesota license number 0507, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Sheila A. Howes, APRN, CNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Sheila A. Howes, APRN, CNP had 1,636 Medicare Part D claims for 90 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Sheila A. Howes, APRN, CNP's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.4 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.