Cara Nelson
Nurse Practitioner · Fayetteville, NC
Cara Nelson is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Fayetteville, North Carolina, and NPI 1386267136, issued on May 27, 2020. Check the license (North Carolina 5015613, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Cara Nelson
- Primary taxonomy
- Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
- License number
- 5015613 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1991 Fordham Dr Ste 302, Fayetteville, NC 28304
- Phone
- (910) 491-6793
- Enumerated
- May 27, 2020
- Record last updated
- Apr 28, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220215000645); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill School Of Medicine, 2021
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1991 Fordham Dr Ste 302
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Cara Nelson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 5015613Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
36% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024
708 Medicare Part D claims for 168 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 72% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Trelegy Ellipta282 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa152 claims
- Stiolto Respimat44 claims
- Omeprazole34 claims
- Breztri Aerosphere26 claims
- Montelukast Sodium23 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Industry payments in 2024: $1,269.33
52 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 38,884 providers of this specialty with any payment received $791.64 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Teamwork Health PLLCFayetteville, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Cara Nelson among 4,524 nurse practitioner records in North Carolina
Cara Nelson is one of 4,524 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in North Carolina. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 67% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 67% of these records are older, 28% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2021 · median 2018 among the 2,863 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 34% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363L00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
76 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Fayetteville
They are 76 of the 7,028 NPPES records with a practice address in Fayetteville, and 4,524 nurse practitioner records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Cara Nelson's NPI number?
Cara Nelson's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1386267136, issued on May 27, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Cara Nelson located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1991 Fordham Dr Ste 302, Fayetteville, NC, 28304. Phone: (910) 491-6793. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Cara Nelson's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 5015613, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Cara Nelson prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Cara Nelson had 708 Medicare Part D claims for 168 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.