Ismo Mikael Kaariainen, MD
Nephrology Physician · Boone, NC
Ismo Mikael Kaariainen, MD is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Boone, North Carolina, and NPI 1083615058, issued on Aug 2, 2005. Check the license (North Carolina 200101075, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ismo Mikael Kaariainen
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- 200101075 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 400 Shadowline Dr Ste 203, Boone, NC 28607
- Phone
- (828) 263-8707
- Enumerated
- Aug 2, 2005
- Record last updated
- May 3, 2023
- Fax
- (828) 263-8710
- Medicaid ID
- 89129PF NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060622000252); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest nephrology physician records → All 403 in North Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 400 Shadowline Dr Ste 203
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Jared Keith, MDNephrology Physician1386962918
Verify Ismo Mikael Kaariainen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 200101075Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
47% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
777 Medicare Part D claims for 189 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Calcitriol187 claims
- Losartan Potassium90 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate70 claims
- Sevelamer Carbonate59 claims
- Furosemide43 claims
- Labetalol Hcl30 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: $115.55
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Akebia Therapeutics Inc. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 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
- Geriatric Consultants PLLCTaylorsville, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ismo Mikael Kaariainen among 403 nephrology physician records in North Carolina
Ismo Mikael Kaariainen, MD is one of 403 nephrology physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 86% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 83% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2002 among the 310 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 403 nephrology physician records in North Carolina.
All 403 in North Carolina → Every provider in Boone → Nephrology Physician nationwide →
The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Richard Benson, M.D.Boone, NC 286071972506103
- Jared Keith, MDBoone, NC 286071386962918
- Oana Badescu, M.D.Hickory, NC 286021013289271
- Samantha Blank, M.D.Hickory, NC 286021245644384
- Kevin Harned, MDHickory, NC 286021457444853
- Nitin Khosla, M.D.Hickory, NC 286021841368982
- Gregory Pisel, M.D.Hickory, NC 286011528065604
- Robert Qualheim, M.D.Elkin, NC 286211528032687
Common questions
What is Ismo Mikael Kaariainen, MD's NPI number?
Ismo Mikael Kaariainen, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1083615058, issued on Aug 2, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ismo Mikael Kaariainen, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 400 Shadowline Dr Ste 203, Boone, NC, 28607. Phone: (828) 263-8707. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ismo Mikael Kaariainen, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 200101075, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ismo Mikael Kaariainen, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ismo Mikael Kaariainen, MD had 777 Medicare Part D claims for 189 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. 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.