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Maren Patricia Ernst, CNP

NPI 1831800697ActiveIndividual· Nurse Practitioner· Sioux Falls, SD

Nurse Practitioner (CNP) with Avera McKennan, practicing in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $104,067 for 66 claims, against $7,953 paid for services in 2024. Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP was the largest of 4 companies reporting payments in 2025, $79.56 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center as a hospital affiliation.

Overview

NPI1831800697
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialCNP
Sole proprietorYes
NPI issuedDec 12, 2022
Last updated in NPPESDec 12, 2022
Certified by providerDec 12, 2022

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Nurse Practitioner Primary363L00000XCP002610SD

About license numbers in NPPES

Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - Nurse Practitioner (SD)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients74
Services billed102 across 5 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$7,953

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)66 · 78 30-day fills
Patients37
Total drug cost$104,067
Generic share77% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Graduation year2022
Medicare specialtyNurse Practitioner

Medical group

Hospital affiliation

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$79.56 · 4 payments from 4 companies
  • 2024$56.90 · 2 payments from 2 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Food and Beverage$79.56 · 4 payments

Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records

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