About National Medical Resources, Inc
National Medical Resources, Inc is a leading locum tenens physician, physician assistant, and nurse practitioner staffing solutions company.
We provide excellence in staffing services to hospitals and medical facilities throughout the upper Midwest and across the United States.
Our clients deserve personal service, timeliness, focus and attention to detail.
We believe in doing it right the first time. Our approach promotes a business relationship that is founded on trust, cooperative effort, and shared responsibilities.

What Others Are Saying
Don’t just take our word for it. Good word gets around.
Those who have worked with NMR know first-hand how our knowledge and personal attention makes all the difference. We are consistently able to match locum tenens physicians and nurse practitioners with the best-fit facilities across the country.
Our locum tenens services are second to none. We find the perfect match of providers with facilities, and our clients are talking about it.
★★★★★
“Our facility uses National Medical Resources as a substitute for a second physician and it has saved our hospital money. They provide friendly service, reasonable rates, and excellent physicians in a timely manner. ”
— Hospital CEO/Administrator
”
★★★★★
“The Emergency Department at the hospital has seen a steady increase in patient numbers as well as decrease in the amount of stand-by time for the physicians. We are also pleased to report, that with this increase in volume, there has been a decrease in patient complaints.”
— Medical Director, Hospital ER in Central North Dakota
”
★★★★★
“I have enjoyed working for NMR because of the personal support provided by their staff. They are organized and get my assignments to me in a timely manner. They provide assignments based on my need/want to work and do not pressure you into assignments. Over all, I am extremely pleased with my NMR experience and look forward to working with them in the future.”
— M.B. Locum provider for NMR
★★★★★
I have been working with National Medical Resources, Inc. for a couple of years now. I have nothing but good things to say about them and their business practices. They truly care about the patients and the communities they serve. I would highly recommend them for any locum needs.
— Dr. Matt, Full Time Employed for NMR
Our Staff

Mike Krebs
Inside Sales
NMR lost an invaluable member of our Team in early 2020. To say that we miss him is an understatement. Not having Mike around leaves a massive void on our Team and in our hearts. We sure cherished who he was as a person. We know that many of you had also worked with Mike. For many of you, he was the initial voice and face of NMR and developed deep and significant relationships with the medical team he worked with from across the country. He loved working with each of you. If you ever had the pleasure of working with Mike, you knew that he was amazing at what he did. Of course everyone found him to be personable, a smart and hard worker, diligent, and an amazing friend. He adored his wife Abby and their two boys. Hardly any time went by where he wasn’t talking about them and sharing stories about his family. You never questioned his wife and children were a huge part of who he was as a man. And you were a huge part of our team, too, Mike. We miss you.
Todd Ternes
Dan Nelson
Krista Musser
Janae Miller
Troy Zander
Abby Krebs
Dan Thompson
Patsy Thompson
Ken Tupa
Molly Kleppinger
Darrin Lee
Tonya Pearson
Angie Baril
Kristi Tackett
Linn Zander

Todd Ternes
Project Manager
Todd started with NMR in February 2011 and is a Project Manager. His primary role is the recruitment of locum tenens internal medicine sub specialists throughout the region as well as support in recruitment of ER physicians and midlevels. He has been with the company since February 21, 2011 and enjoys coming to work every day. Todd is a North Dakota native who moved to Colorado to attend the University of Colorado at Boulder. Go Buffs! He studied business and organizational communication. After graduating and living in Boulder/Denver for almost 8 years, he yearned to return to his home state so that he might be closer to his family, friends, and his hometown community. When not working, Todd enjoys spending time with his family, playing golf, and hunting and fishing with family and friends.

Dan Nelson
Regional Account Manager
Dan Nelson is a Rice Lake, WI native and graduated with his Bachelor of Science degree from University of Wisconsin – La Crosse. Dans primary role will be working with hospitals and overall recruitment of locum tenens as a Regional Account Manager at NMR. He will be working in Minnesota and Wisconsin as primary markets with potential to expand outside of that geography. Dan has been working in healthcare for over 20 years througout the country with a primary focus on working with hospitals, clinics and clinicians in the Midwest. His professional experience includes working in Health Care Staffing, Pharmaceutical Sales and Medical Device Sales. He is very passionate about always doing the right thing for his customers with keeping the patient at the center of his approach. He is married with three children that are very active in school and sporting activities. When he is not working Dan enjoys spending his free time with his family and friends on the lake, hunting, fishing and coaching youth sports.

Krista Musser
SD Representative
Krista is a Lennox, SD native and a graduate of University of South Dakota with a background in Therapeutic Recreation. She worked in the healthcare field for over 16 years prior to joining the NMR team in 2014. Krista started in the SD office providing credentialing, scheduling, & recruiting assistance, which then led to her current position of Field Representative for SD, NE, IA, & southern MN. Krista’s passion is providing quality physicians to area facilities that care for our family, friends, & communities. Krista enjoys spending time with her family boating, attending their sporting events, & other youth activities.

Molly Kleppinger
Office Liaison
Molly grew up in Bismarck, ND. She attended North Dakota State University and has a background in Elementary Education. Molly joined the NMR team in 2019. She is excited to be a part of the healthcare field because she believes it is important that all people have access to quality healthcare. When Molly is not working she likes to garden, explore new recipes, and be with friends and family.

Janae Miller
Certified Public Accountant
Janae has been with NMR since 2015. She enjoys finding innovative solutions to help grow the business financially. When she is not at work she enjoys spending time with her family and watching hockey.

Troy Zander
Vice President/Owner, Regional Accounts
Troy is from Minot ND and graduated from the University of North Dakota. He has 16 years of experience in healthcare and has been with NMR since November of 2009. Troy feels fortunate to be a part of such a great company and enjoys his co-workers, who he considers to be like a second family. What Troy likes best about NMR is that every day is unique and different. When not working he enjoys spending time with family, friends, sports, hunting and taking vacations.

Abby Krebs
Vice President/Owner, Marketing & Business Development
Abby is a native of Bismarck, ND and a graduate of University of North Dakota with B.S. Marketing. She also attended the University of Mary and graduated with her MBA in 2015. She has been with NMR since 2006. What Abby likes about NMR is that it is a small company that can adapt to different situations and challenges that arise with each facility and provider that NMR serves. She gets great satisfaction in helping a physician find their fit as well as staffing rural communities. One passion of Abby’s is to analyze the company and look for ways to make it better and more efficient. She takes pleasure in coming to work everyday and the people with whom she works. When Abby is not at work you can find her spending time with her family and friends, going to the lake cabin, skiing, sewing, and traveling.

Dan Thompson
Board of Directors, President/Owner
Dan previously worked in a large Integrated Health Care organization that used numerous staffing management companies and he knew there was a better way of providing this service, which NMR has implemented and is one of the leaders in the region today. Dan strives on providing NMR physicians and midlevels with a great working experience and our great staff with a career that they enjoy with great opportunities. He takes pleasure in providing physicians and midlevels to Rural Healthcare organizations that provide top quality healthcare to the communities they serve. His enjoyment comes from family and friends, his cabin and the great outdoors.

Patsy Thompson
Board of Directors, Secretary/Owner
Patsy helped build the foundation of NMR when it was started in 2004. Patsy’s major involvement is at the Board level. The Board develops policy and consults with the management staff on the overall operation of the company. Patsy enjoys that no two days are the same and every situation they work on has its own unique characteristics. As a small business NMR can adapt quickly to change and respond to newly developing business opportunities; She enjoys the amazing people they work with every day that are dedicated to providing the best possible health care at the local level. She is proud to be a locally owned North Dakota business and on offering services that were previously only available through large out of state companies.

Ken Tupa
Board of Directors, Vice President/Owner
Ken started with NMR when it was just a concept. Ken’s focus is the fiscal management of the company. NMR’s successful business structure is directly related to Ken’s expertise in organizational management and government operations. He appreciates the diversity of expertise of the NMR team, and looks forward everyday to the lively dialogue that happens when great minds come together for a common purpose. In the rare moments when Ken is not working, he can be found fishing, hunting, or tackling any available project.

Darrin Lee
Chief Information Officer / Chief Technical Officer
Darrin is a Walcott, ND, native and a graduate of the University of North Dakota. Prior to employment, he served as the contracted CIO for NMR and became a full-time employee in 2019. His goal is to ensure the technology enables the team to be productive and provide business value to our healthcare providers. He enjoys his family and friends, motorcycle riding, and is an instrument rated private pilot.

Tonya Pearson
Credentialing Coordinator
Tonya is a Makoti, ND native and graduate of Minot State University. She worked in the healthcare field for over 31 years prior to joining the NMR team in September 2021. She has vast experience in the administrative and operations functions of healthcare including maintaining compliance in governing rules and standards, state licensing and national boards requirements as well as all credentialing practices. She hopes to provide streamlined credentialing in the most efficient manner to make the onboarding process as easy as possible for our providers. In her free time, she enjoys being with family and friends, reading, baking and being outdoors.
What she likes about NMR is the physician collaboration, family atmosphere and the way they lead the industry with integrity and honesty.

Angie Baril
Credentialing Specialist
Angie is from Casselton, ND. She has 19 years of credentialing experience. Angie Joined NMR in June of 2022 and is excited to work with providers to help make their credentialing process as easy as possible. When Angie is not working, she likes to spend time scrapbooking, going to the lakes and hang with friends and family.

Kristi Tackett
VES Project Manager
Kristi started with NMR in June 2022. She is the VES Project Manager. Her primary role is to recruit the top providers to care for our Veterans in all 50 states. She comes from a large military family serving all branches of the military. She is from Kentucky, she is married to the love of her life Aaron. They have 5 perfect children with 3 even more perfect grand babies. There she was a RMA for 15 years. When she is not working she can be found at the gym or out exploring her new hometown.

Linn Zander
Linn is a North Dakota native and currently lives in Bismarck, ND. She has worked over 20 years in the healthcare industry, most recently at the Bismarck Cancer Center and also in the pharmaceutical industry. She is passionate about helping to find quality healthcare providers for rural communities in the Midwest. Linn graduated from MSU with dual majors in English and Mass Communications. In her free time she enjoys traveling, the great outdoors, and spending time with family and friends.