Carol Marie Budgin, CNS
NPI 1912056482ActiveIndividual· Clinical Nurse Specialist, Critical Care Medicine· East Chicago, IN
Clinical Nurse Specialist, Critical Care Medicine (CNS) with Cardiovascular Consultants PC, practicing in East Chicago, Indiana. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $201,116 for 1,157 claims, against $13,266 paid for services in 2024. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation was the largest of 9 companies reporting payments in 2025, $597.22 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Community Hospital and 1 other hospital as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1912056482 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | CNS |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Jan 10, 2007 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Dec 30, 2010 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clinical Nurse Specialist, Critical Care Medicine Primary | 364SC0200X | 28083700A | IN |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Certified Clinical Nurse Specialist (Cns) (IN) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 137 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 196 across 6 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $13,266 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 1,157 · 2,601 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 266 |
| Total drug cost | $201,116 |
| Generic share | 82% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2012 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Certified Clinical Nurse Specialist (Cns) |
Medical group
- Cardiovascular Consultants PCSchererville, IN · 10 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Community HospitalMunster, IN
- St Catherine Hospital IncEast Chicago, IN
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$597.22 · 30 payments from 9 companies
- 2024$582.98 · 33 payments from 8 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $220.24 | 14 |
| Scpharmaceuticals Inc. | $106.39 | 4 |
| Zoll Services LLC (A/K/A Zoll Lifecor Corp) | $54.82 | 3 |
| Amgen Inc. | $54.11 | 3 |
| Baxter Healthcare | $50.69 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$546.53 · 29 payments
- Long term medical supply or device loan$50.69 · 1 payment
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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