Cara Plaine, RN CNS
Certified Clinical Nurse Specialist (Cns) (CMS) · Saint Cloud, MN
At a glance
1900 Centracare Cir, Saint Cloud, MN 56303-5000
NPPES record updated Feb 11, 2008. Public records can lag behind changes at a practice.
Before you call: a quick checklist
- Are you accepting new patients?
- Do you accept my specific insurance plan?
- Do you provide the service I need at this address?
- Do I need a referral, and what is the earliest appointment?
Insurance participation and appointment availability are not established by these public records.
Medicare & insurance
Insurance participation is not established by these public records. Ask the practice and your insurer about your specific plan and this location.
How to check your coverage
Use your plan’s provider directory or the member-services number on your insurance card. Confirm the clinician, practice address, service, and whether a referral is required. A missing opt-out record does not establish Medicare acceptance.
Check the official Medicare directory ↗Practice location
1900 Centracare Cir Ste 1000Saint Cloud, MN 56303-5000
Education & affiliations
- Medical / professional school
- University Of Minnesota Medical School
- Graduation year
- 1996
- CMS specialties
- Certified Clinical Nurse Specialist (Cns)
Practice groups
Graduation year does not establish years in practice. A reported affiliation does not establish employment, current admitting privileges, or insurance participation.
Source: CMS National Downloadable File · Published Oct 15, 2026.
Procedures in the public data
Reported activity can help you ask more informed questions about a practice’s services.
No displayed procedure-category record in this release. This does not mean the clinician performs no procedures.
CMS uses a one-year claims window with a reporting lag. Counts cover the Medicare activity included by CMS, not all patients. “1–10” is a published range. Volume is not a quality or outcomes score. Coverage and methodology
Source: CMS Utilization Data · Published Oct 15, 2026.
Service-mix comparison is unavailable for this NPI in the imported Medicare service file.
Industry-reported general payments
No matching general-payment summary in the imported release. This is not a verified zero and does not rule out other payment types or years.
Source: CMS 2025 payments grouped by covered recipient and nature of payments · Published Jun 30, 2026.
Professional details: NPI, taxonomy & registry record
Registry details
- Primary taxonomy
- Certified Clinical Nurse Specialist (Cns) (CMS)
- Taxonomy code
- 364SP0808X
- Enumeration date
- May 9, 2006
- Record updated
- Feb 11, 2008
More registry details
- Provider type
- Individual · Type 1
- Reported credentials
- RN CNS
Reported taxonomies and licenses
364SP0808X · Primary
License reported: R1127270 MN
License numbers and credentials are reported to NPPES; HCPList does not independently verify them.
Practice location
1900 Centracare CirSte 1000
Saint Cloud, MN 56303-5000
- Phone
- (320) 229-4945
- Fax
- (320) 229-5141
Mailing address
1406 6TH AVE NST CLOUD, MN 56303
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