Dr. Gretchen Karstens MD
About this NPIWhat this record shows.
NPI 1669405189 is registered to Dr. Gretchen Karstens MD, a Pediatrics practising at 1012 E 2nd St in Duluth, Minnesota. Pediatrics is the medical specialty focused on the health of infants, children, and adolescents through age 21. Dr. Gretchen Karstens MD has been enumerated in the National Provider Identifier (NPI) registry since 2006.
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Medicare enrollment
This provider holds a Medicare enrollment on file with the Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS). Each enrollment carries a public Medicare Enrollment ID (ENRLMT_ID) used by billers and intermediaries.
Practitioner
- I20060913000535Pediatric MedicineMN
Source: CMS PECOS public enrollment file.
Insurance & acceptsHow to confirm coverage.
The National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) registry does not include commercial insurance network data, so we cannot show which plans Dr. Gretchen Karstens MD accepts. To confirm in-network status with your specific health plan, contact Dr. Gretchen Karstens MD directly at (218) 249-7870.
Frequently asked
Yes. NPI 1669405189 is registered as Active in the CMS NPPES public registry and passes the Luhn check-digit validation that all 10-digit NPIs use.
Pediatrics is the medical specialty focused on the health of infants, children, and adolescents through age 21.
The CMS NPPES Public Registry at npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov is the authoritative source. FindMyNPI mirrors this dataset and refreshes monthly. For real-time verification, you can also call the provider's office at (218) 249-7870.
An individual healthcare provider has a single Type-1 NPI for life. Organisations can hold separate Type-2 NPIs per location, specialty, or sub-entity. Dr. Gretchen Karstens MD is a Type-1 individual NPI.