Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers › Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered
About this specialty
(1) A licensed registered nurse with advanced specialty education in anesthesia who, in collaboration with appropriate health care professionals, provides preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative care to patients and assists in management and resuscitation of critical patients in intensive care, coronary care, and emergency situations. Nurse anesthetists are certified following successful completion of credentials and state licensure review and a national examination directed by the Council on Certification of Nurse Anesthetists. (2) A registered nurse who is qualified by special training to administer anesthesia in collaboration with a physician or dentist and who can assist in the care of patients who are in critical condition.
Sources: (1) Council on Certification of Nurse Anesthetists, Park Ridge, IL, and Rhea, Ott, and Shafritz, The Facts On File Dictionary of Health Care Management, New York: Facts On File Publications, 1988. (2) Lexikon: Dictionary of Health Care Terms, Organizations and Acronyms for the Era of Reform, The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois: 1994, p. 548.
Highest Medicare-paid providers
| Provider | Location | Medicare paid |
|---|---|---|
| DANIEL GEHRING, CRNA | SARASOTA, FL | $451,176 |
| MELISSA RADEMACHER, CRNA | WEST DES MOINES, IA | $445,047 |
| DIEGO CAVENAGHI, CRNA | BAKERSFIELD, CA | $442,804 |
| TUYEN NGUYEN, CRNA | MADISON, WI | $277,956 |
| DAVID DUFF, CRNA | LEXINGTON, KY | $261,086 |
| SUNNY SIRCAR, CRNA | HIGHLAND, CA | $256,226 |
| CHRIS BENDER, CRNA | SIOUX FALLS, SD | $218,668 |
| JUSTIN ELLISON, CRNA | DOWNEY, CA | $215,521 |
| JOHN BING, C.R.N.A. | CHEVY CHASE, MD | $203,060 |
| THOMAS HOOD, CRNA | AKRON, OH | $201,417 |
Ranked by total Medicare payments — a measure of billing volume, not care quality.
Taxonomy definitions from the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (public domain). Provider counts derived from NPPES; payment figures from CMS Medicare data. Not affiliated with CMS, NPPES, NUCC, or any government agency.