NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Cara Whalen, PMHNP-BC

Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner · Somerset, KY

Cara Whalen, PMHNP-BC is a psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner with a practice address in Somerset, Kentucky, and NPI 1215647672, issued on Nov 28, 2022. Check the license (Kentucky 3018669, as entered in NPPES) with the Kentucky board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1215647672
Name
Cara Whalen
Credential
PMHNP-BC
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner 363LP0808X
License numbers
3018669 KY
APRN.CNP.0032764 OH
RN.328463 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
200 Belmont Ave, Somerset, KY 42501
Phone
(606) 687-2038
Enumerated
Nov 28, 2022
Record last updated
Sep 4, 2025
Fax
(606) 200-3654
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20230918002654); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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8 nearest psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records → All 1,222 in Kentucky → Look up another NPI →

Also registered at 200 Belmont Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Karen Bennett-Baker, ARNPPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1558594838
  2. Caitlyn Branstutter, PMHNP-BCPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1689466906
  3. Angela Brewer, MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BCPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1962336859
  4. Diana BunchMental Health Counselor1437081957
  5. Connie Cable, LCSWSocial Worker1801133640
  6. Leslie Caldwell, LPCAMental Health Counselor1669311387

Verify Cara Whalen in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Kentucky board licenses this profession
    Search for license 3018669    Check the board
  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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46% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner in 2024

493 Medicare Part D claims for 58 beneficiaries, against an average of 906 among the 30,717 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. Cara Whalen493
  2. Specialty average906

Most prescribed

  1. Buspirone Hcl90 claims
  2. Sertraline Hcl70 claims
  3. Duloxetine Hcl45 claims
  4. Escitalopram Oxalate33 claims
  5. Fluoxetine Hcl29 claims
  6. Trazodone Hcl29 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Wellsprings Wellness LLCSomerset, KY

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Cara Whalen among 1,222 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Kentucky

Cara Whalen, PMHNP-BC is one of 1,222 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Kentucky. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2022, is newer than 58% of them.

  • NPI issued2022 · 58% of these records are older, 32% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • Graduated2022 · median 2021 among the 790 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 24% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LP0808X and a Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

23 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Somerset

They are 23 of the 1,474 NPPES records with a practice address in Somerset, and 1,222 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Kentucky.

All 1,222 in Kentucky → Every provider in Somerset → Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner nationwide →

The 8 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Karen Bennett-Baker, ARNPSomerset, KY 425011558594838
  2. Caitlyn Branstutter, PMHNP-BCSomerset, KY 425011689466906
  3. Patricia Cunningham, APRNSomerset, KY 425011003477381
  4. Lenora Debord, APRNSomerset, KY 425011801189261
  5. Lynnett Ferrell, APRN, PMHNP-BCSomerset, KY 425011831820638
  6. Andrea Gifford, APRN, PMHNP-BCSomerset, KY 425011508341959
  7. Misty Goldson, PMHNP, FNPSomerset, KY 425011528069531
  8. Rhonda Hacker, APRN-PMHNPSomerset, KY 425011568289486

Common questions

What is Cara Whalen, PMHNP-BC's NPI number?

Cara Whalen, PMHNP-BC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215647672, issued on Nov 28, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Cara Whalen, PMHNP-BC located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 Belmont Ave, Somerset, KY, 42501. Phone: (606) 687-2038. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Cara Whalen, PMHNP-BC's license?

NPPES lists Kentucky license number 3018669, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Cara Whalen, PMHNP-BC prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Cara Whalen, PMHNP-BC had 493 Medicare Part D claims for 58 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner prescribers was 906. 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.

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

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.