Carolyn Hand, N.P.
Nurse Practitioner · Gualala, CA
Carolyn Hand, N.P. is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Gualala, California, and NPI 1245395219, issued on Dec 27, 2006. Check the license (California 6447, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Carolyn Hand
- Credential
- N.P.
- Primary taxonomy
- Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
- License number
- 6447 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 38001 Old Stage RD, Gualala, CA 95445
- Phone
- (707) 412-3176
- Enumerated
- Dec 27, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 12, 2025
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 38001 Old Stage RD
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Verify Carolyn Hand in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 6447Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024
47 Medicare Part D claims for 17 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 73.8 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Carolyn Hand among 8,223 nurse practitioner records in California
Carolyn Hand, N.P. is one of 8,223 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in California. 65% 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, 82% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 65% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 42% of these records are
- Record last updated2025 · 45% 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
2 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Gualala
They are 2 of the 33 NPPES records with a practice address in Gualala, and 8,223 nurse practitioner records in California.
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Common questions
What is Carolyn Hand, N.P.'s NPI number?
Carolyn Hand, N.P.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245395219, issued on Dec 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Carolyn Hand, N.P. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 38001 Old Stage RD, Gualala, CA, 95445. Phone: (707) 412-3176. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Carolyn Hand, N.P.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 6447, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Carolyn Hand, N.P. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Carolyn Hand, N.P. had 47 Medicare Part D claims for 17 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Carolyn Hand, N.P.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 73.8 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.