Gail Karanikolas Perry, APRN MSN BC
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner · New Bedford, MA
Gail Karanikolas Perry, APRN MSN BC is a psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner with a practice address in New Bedford, Massachusetts, and NPI 1154461077, issued on Feb 8, 2007. Check the license (Massachusetts 153866, as entered in NPPES) with the Massachusetts board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Gail Karanikolas Perry
- Credential
- APRN MSN BC
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner 363LP0808X
- License number
- 153866 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 96 Cottage St, New Bedford, MA 02740
- Phone
- (508) 992-6663
- Enumerated
- Feb 8, 2007
- Record last updated
- Apr 23, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 1851560 MA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20031118000006); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Gail Karanikolas Perry in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Massachusetts board licenses this profession
Search for license 153866Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
70% more Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner in 2024
1,542 Medicare Part D claims for 84 beneficiaries, against an average of 906 among the 30,717 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were under 1% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Clonazepam136 claims
- Clozapine110 claims
- Olanzapine99 claims
- Fluoxetine Hcl90 claims
- Alprazolam86 claims
- Escitalopram Oxalate84 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: $420.14
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. The 23,362 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,027.77 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.
Gail Karanikolas Perry among 2,169 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Massachusetts
Gail Karanikolas Perry, APRN MSN BC is one of 2,169 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 5% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 5% of these records are older, 91% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated1982 · median 2021 among the 1,309 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 23% 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 Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
28 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records list a practice address in New Bedford
They are 28 of the 2,230 NPPES records with a practice address in New Bedford, and 2,169 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Massachusetts.
All 2,169 in Massachusetts → Every provider in New Bedford → Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
The 8 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Elise Bocchino, PMHNP-BCNew Bedford, MA 027401780838904
- Claire Cayer, PCNSNew Bedford, MA 027401720004476
- Paulette Chartier, APRN, BCNew Bedford, MA 027401669542858
- Carol Fletcher, ANPNew Bedford, MA 027401174649537
- Doreen Huffman, LMHC, RN, PMH-NPNew Bedford, MA 027401043230170
- Paulette Kaminskas, NPNew Bedford, MA 027401912023235
- Clare KaturamuNew Bedford, MA 027401245559780
- Jacqueline Racine, NPNew Bedford, MA 027401780700161
Common questions
What is Gail Karanikolas Perry, APRN MSN BC's NPI number?
Gail Karanikolas Perry, APRN MSN BC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1154461077, issued on Feb 8, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gail Karanikolas Perry, APRN MSN BC located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 96 Cottage St, New Bedford, MA, 02740. Phone: (508) 992-6663. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gail Karanikolas Perry, APRN MSN BC's license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 153866, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Gail Karanikolas Perry, APRN MSN BC prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Gail Karanikolas Perry, APRN MSN BC had 1,542 Medicare Part D claims for 84 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.
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.