Karen Smead, CNS,DNP
Karen Smead, CNS,DNP is a Clinical Nurse Specialist in Minneapolis, MN, registered under NPI 1255761821. This provider registers 2 separate taxonomy codes, which usually means they practise across more than one recognised specialty.
Getting there
The practice address on file is 920 E 28TH ST STE 460, Minneapolis, MN 55407. We have not yet mapped what surrounds this office — parking, transit, and nearby pharmacies are added as our data collection reaches each location.
Credentials and Medicare
| Licence | State | Specialty |
|---|---|---|
| 295 | MN | Clinical Nurse Specialist primary |
| R0988436 | MN | Adult Health Clinical Nurse Specialist |
This provider holds licence 295 issued in MN. A licence number in NPPES reflects what was filed at registration — it does not confirm the licence is still active today.
- Status
- Approved
- Provider type
- Practitioner - Certified Clinical Nurse Specialist (cns)
- PAC ID
- 0143457994
Medicare enrolment is recorded as approved under the provider type Practitioner - Certified Clinical Nurse Specialist (cns). This means the provider is enrolled to bill Medicare, though it does not tell you whether they are currently accepting new Medicare patients. Call the office to confirm.
What Clinical Nurse Specialist covers
A registered nurse who, through a graduate degree program in nursing, or through a formal post-basic education program or continuing education courses and clinical experience, is expert in a specialty area of nursing practice within one or more of the components of direct patient/client care, consultation, education, research and administration. NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy, code 364S00000X
All registered taxonomy codes
This provider registers 2 taxonomy codes. The primary code is what appears on most claims; the others record additional recognised specialties.
| Code | Specialty | Licence | State | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 364S00000X | Clinical Nurse Specialist | 295 | MN | primary |
| 364SA2200X | Adult Health Clinical Nurse Specialist Adult Health | R0988436 | MN |
The taxonomy records how the provider classifies their own practice. It does not confirm which conditions they currently treat, whether they are accepting new patients, or which insurance they take — call the office for that.
Full NPPES record
An NPI-1 identifies a single person. It stays with the clinician for life, even if they move practice or change state, which is why the address on file can lag behind where they actually work today.
| NPI | 1255761821 valid check digit |
|---|---|
| Entity type | Individual (NPI-1) |
| Enumeration date | Nov 19, 2013 |
| Last updated | May 19, 2025 |
| Status | Active |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| Credential | CNS,DNP |
| Practice address |
920 E 28TH ST STE 460 Minneapolis, MN 55407 (612) 863-7501 |
| Mailing address |
2925 CHICAGO AVE Minneapolis, MN 55407 |
Number check
How the check works, step by step
Every NPI carries a Luhn check digit — the same scheme used on credit cards. CMS prefixes the number with 80840 before computing it, which marks it as a US health identifier.
| Digit | 8 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubled? | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 |
| Value | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 4 |
Sum = 59 · next multiple of 10 = 60 · check digit = 1 · actual last digit = 1
A valid check digit only means the number is well-formed. It does not mean the provider is licensed, active, or in good standing — those are separate questions answered by the sections above.