Caroline M. Kern, ARNP
Family Nurse Practitioner · Lexington, KY
Caroline M. Kern, ARNP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Lexington, Kentucky, and NPI 1205861481, issued on Jul 12, 2006. Check the license (Kentucky 3003644, as entered in NPPES) with the Kentucky board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Caroline M. Kern
- Credential
- ARNP
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- 3003644 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1720 Nicholasville RD, Lexington, KY 40503
- Phone
- (859) 260-6326
- Enumerated
- Jul 12, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 7, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (859) 260-6375
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20091112000164); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Caroline M. Kern in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Kentucky board licenses this profession
Search for license 3003644Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
84% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
204 Medicare Part D claims for 106 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims. 21 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Clopidogrel79 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen18 claims
- Cilostazol16 claims
- Furosemide15 claims
- Methylprednisolone14 claims
- Potassium Chloride12 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): 95.5 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $430.90
13 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Edwards Lifesciences Corporation. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 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
- Baptist Health Medical Group IncLexington, KY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Caroline M. Kern among 5,545 family nurse practitioner records in Kentucky
Caroline M. Kern, ARNP is one of 5,545 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Kentucky. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 2% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 92% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2018 among the 3,839 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 39% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
610 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Lexington
They are 610 of the 14,031 NPPES records with a practice address in Lexington, and 5,545 family nurse practitioner records in Kentucky.
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Common questions
What is Caroline M. Kern, ARNP's NPI number?
Caroline M. Kern, ARNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1205861481, issued on Jul 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Caroline M. Kern, ARNP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1720 Nicholasville RD, Lexington, KY, 40503. Phone: (859) 260-6326. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Caroline M. Kern, ARNP's license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number 3003644, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Caroline M. Kern, ARNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Caroline M. Kern, ARNP had 204 Medicare Part D claims for 106 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Caroline M. Kern, ARNP's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.5 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.