Sandra Michele Kurpela, MS, RNC, FNP, CNS

Primary specialty

Family Nurse PractitionerTaxonomy code 363LF0000X

License

71000539A Issued in IN

Practice address

1454 W Ash St
Griffith, IN 46319-3758

Phone

(219) 932-2300

NPI assigned

Jun 19, 2008

Sex

Female

Sole proprietor

Yes

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 1

Addresses

Other identifiers 1

Electronic endpoints 1

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in IN

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: No
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: No
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: No

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

Nurse Practitioner

Education

Other, 1987

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Franciscan Physician NetworkGroup PAC ID 3072790682, 1,152 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Franciscan Health Munster Hospital, Munster, IN, CCN 150165
• Franciscan Health Dyer Hospital, Dyer, IN, CCN 150090
• Franciscan Health Crown Point Hospital, Crown Point, IN, CCN 150126
• Community Hospital Hospital, Munster, IN, CCN 150125

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Certified Nurse Specialist, Master of Science, Nurse Practitioner

Practice roles

Locations

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships and National Provider Directory roles.

• Franciscan Physician Network

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Indianapolis, IN
  • NPI 1225327984

  IN

  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Franciscan Physician Network

  • Clinic/Center
  • Lafayette, IN
  • NPI 1992543250
  NPD

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

• Franciscan Health Crown Point

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Crown Point, IN
  • NPI 1336205798

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation
• Franciscan Health Dyer & Hammond

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Dyer, IN
  • NPI 1811077431

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation
• Franciscan Health Munster

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Munster, IN
  • NPI 1427493246

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation
• Munster Medical Research Foundation Inc

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Munster, IN
  • NPI 1003918210

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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            "city": "GRIFFITH",
            "state": "IN",
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        "first_name": "SANDRA",
        "middle_name": "MICHELE",
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        "sole_proprietor": "YES",
        "sex": "F",
        "enumeration_date": "2008-06-19",
        "last_updated": "2026-08-17",
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            "endpoint": "skurpela56763@Direct.FranciscanAlliance.org",
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            "address_1": "1205 S Main St Ste 101",
            "city": "Crown Point",
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• Megan Michele Keel, DDS
• Pamela Kinley, RBT
• Faye Marie Kostidis
• Mohamed Monzer Krad, MD
• Thomas A Kroczek, DDS
• Nicole Ann Laas, FNP-BC
• Eric Landers, PT
• Lashawn D Freeman, DPM SC
• Sarah J Leep, CN
• Raven Antoinette Levy, FNP-C

• All providers in Griffith, IN
• Family Nurse Practitioner in Indiana

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Aug 17, 2026; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

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