What is Kari Ernst's specialty?

Kari Ernst (NPI 1932464971) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Nurse Practitioner in Dubuque, IA.

Where does Kari Ernst practice?

Kari Ernst practices in Dubuque, IA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1932464971.

How much does Medicare pay Kari Ernst?

Kari Ernst (NPI 1932464971) received approximately $401K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 349 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1932464971

Kari ErnstARNP

PRACTICEMERCY FAMILY PHARMACYSee all providers at this practice →

Nurse PractitionerDubuque, IAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,021

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,491

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$41K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 2,245 Nurse Practitioner providers in IA — top quintile (cohort median 312).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

2,907

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$662K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

20.7%

Top prescribed drugs

Omeprazole617 claims

Pantoprazole Sodium400 claims

Famotidine219 claims

Lansoprazole149 claims

Ursodiol126 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$473

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$473

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$473

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Kari Ernst's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 5 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Mayo Collaborative Services, Inc Clinical Laboratory · Rochester, MN	39	139
COVEY, BRIAN	33	96
James Stecher Diagnostic Radiology · Iowa City, IA	17	34
MERRICK, ROBERT	12	27
Jason Hughes Diagnostic Radiology · Eden Prairie, MN	11	22

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

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