Carole Kern Houser Bartoo, M.S.N., R.N., ANP-BC
Gerontology Nurse Practitioner · Nashville, TN
Carole Kern Houser Bartoo, M.S.N., R.N., ANP-BC is a gerontology nurse practitioner with a practice address in Nashville, Tennessee, and NPI 1316388119, issued on Jul 10, 2013. Check the license (Tennessee 17284, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Carole Kern Houser Bartoo
- Credential
- M.S.N., R.N., ANP-BC
- Primary taxonomy
- Gerontology Nurse Practitioner 363LG0600X
- License numbers
- 17284 TN
APN0000017284 TN
RN0000126531 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3601 The Vanderbilt Clinic, Nashville, TN 37232
- Phone
- (615) 936-2000
- Enumerated
- Jul 10, 2013
- Record last updated
- Dec 12, 2025
- Medicaid ID
- Q003547 TN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140226001289); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Carole Kern Houser Bartoo in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
Search for license 17284Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
34% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average gerontology nurse practitioner in 2024
907 Medicare Part D claims for 46 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,369 among the 6,165 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 38 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Lactulose82 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium40 claims
- Mirtazapine35 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate33 claims
- Escitalopram Oxalate32 claims
- Epidiolex26 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 97.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
One hospital affiliation
- Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, TN · Acute Care Hospitals5 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Carole Kern Houser Bartoo among 379 gerontology nurse practitioner records in Tennessee
Carole Kern Houser Bartoo, M.S.N., R.N., ANP-BC is one of 379 gerontology nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Tennessee. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 15% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 15% of these records are older, 82% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2021 among the 288 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 15% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LG0600X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Gerontology Nurse Practitioner providers in Tennessee
There are 379 gerontology nurse practitioner records in Tennessee.
All 379 in Tennessee → Every provider in Nashville → Gerontology Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
The 8 gerontology nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Michelle Brown, FNPNashville, TN 372321114060258
- Anne Brown, APRNNashville, TN 372321790813152
- Conor Colahan, MSN, APRN, AGACNP-BCNashville, TN 372321144650128
- Sarah Gast, APRNNashville, TN 372321457635310
- Alice LoweNashville, TN 372321841220563
- William McCall, AGACNP-BC,FNP-BCNashville, TN 372321508296351
- Danielle Minton, ANP-BCNashville, TN 372321134463896
- Erin O'Sullivan, N.P.Nashville, TN 372321558339887
Common questions
What is Carole Kern Houser Bartoo, M.S.N., R.N., ANP-BC's NPI number?
Carole Kern Houser Bartoo, M.S.N., R.N., ANP-BC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316388119, issued on Jul 10, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Carole Kern Houser Bartoo, M.S.N., R.N., ANP-BC located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3601 The Vanderbilt Clinic, Nashville, TN, 37232. Phone: (615) 936-2000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Carole Kern Houser Bartoo, M.S.N., R.N., ANP-BC's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 17284, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Carole Kern Houser Bartoo, M.S.N., R.N., ANP-BC prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Carole Kern Houser Bartoo, M.S.N., R.N., ANP-BC had 907 Medicare Part D claims for 46 beneficiaries; the average among gerontology nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,369. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Carole Kern Houser Bartoo, M.S.N., R.N., ANP-BC's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.1 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.