Shelly L. Kuhns, APRN-FPA, CCNS
Clinical Nurse Specialist · Effingham, IL
Shelly L. Kuhns, APRN-FPA, CCNS is a clinical nurse specialist with a practice address in Effingham, Illinois, and NPI 1134401078, issued on Sep 16, 2011. Check the license (Illinois 277-000198, as entered in NPPES) with the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Shelly L. Kuhns
- Credential
- APRN-FPA, CCNS
- Primary taxonomy
- Clinical Nurse Specialist 364S00000X
- License number
- 277-000198 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 602 W Franklin Ave, Effingham, IL 62401
- Phone
- (217) 722-1896
- Enumerated
- Sep 16, 2011
- Record last updated
- Nov 4, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (833) 933-0632
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170814000293); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 602 W Franklin Ave
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Verify Shelly L. Kuhns in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Illinois board licenses this profession
Search for license 277-000198Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3% more Medicare Part D claims than the average clinical nurse specialist in 2024
982 Medicare Part D claims for 39 beneficiaries, against an average of 957 among the 361 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Mirtazapine84 claims
- Lamotrigine42 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate35 claims
- Buprenorphine-Naloxone35 claims
- Olanzapine35 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium33 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: $328.88
11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. The 457 providers of this specialty with any payment received $871.23 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Shelly L. Kuhns among 162 clinical nurse specialist records in Illinois
Shelly L. Kuhns, APRN-FPA, CCNS is one of 162 clinical nurse specialist records with a practice address in Illinois. 51% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 48% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 48% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 51% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 30% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2008 among the 48 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 364S00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Clinical Nurse Specialist providers in Illinois
There are 162 clinical nurse specialist records in Illinois.
All 162 in Illinois → Every provider in Effingham → Clinical Nurse Specialist nationwide →
The 8 clinical nurse specialist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Brenda Eden, NPDecatur, IL 625211366676835
- Amy Katsikas, CNSO Fallon, IL 622691932728169
- Lindsey Senci, FNP-CBelleville, IL 622261649771544
- Jennifer Hardin, CNSScott Air Force Base, IL 622251851862163
- Tammy Barbour, DNP APRN-CNSBelleville, IL 622211528385762
- Kim White, CNS-BCEast Saint Louis, IL 622011427470368
- Stacey Ward, APRNSpringfield, IL 627021447684923
- Cynthia Barrett, A.P.N. CCNSJerseyville, IL 620521215062914
Common questions
What is Shelly L. Kuhns, APRN-FPA, CCNS's NPI number?
Shelly L. Kuhns, APRN-FPA, CCNS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1134401078, issued on Sep 16, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Shelly L. Kuhns, APRN-FPA, CCNS located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 602 W Franklin Ave, Effingham, IL, 62401. Phone: (217) 722-1896. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Shelly L. Kuhns, APRN-FPA, CCNS's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 277-000198, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Shelly L. Kuhns, APRN-FPA, CCNS prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Shelly L. Kuhns, APRN-FPA, CCNS had 982 Medicare Part D claims for 39 beneficiaries; the average among clinical nurse specialist prescribers was 957. 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.