NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Joann Jude Karaga, APRN,BC

Adult Psychiatric/Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist · Atlanta, GA

Joann Jude Karaga, APRN,BC is an adult psychiatric/mental health clinical nurse specialist with a practice address in Atlanta, Georgia, and NPI 1629282785, issued on May 9, 2007. Check the license (Georgia RN132103, as entered in NPPES) with the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1629282785
Name
Joann Jude Karaga
Credential
APRN,BC
Primary taxonomy
Adult Psychiatric/Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist 364SP0809X
License number
RN132103 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1001 Johnson Ferry RD NE, Atlanta, GA 30342
Phone
(404) 785-2213
Enumerated
May 9, 2007
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20080211000567); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1001 Johnson Ferry RD NE

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

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  2. David Banks, MDPediatric Emergency Medicine (Pediatrics) Physician1134156532
  3. Joy Barker, CPNPPediatric Nurse Practitioner1639495963
  4. Lynward Barrett, MDPediatrics Physician1568411346
  5. Amy Baxter, MDPediatric Emergency Medicine (Pediatrics) Physician1073548418
  6. Kristin Bayless, PAPhysician Assistant1932498979

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9% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average adult psychiatric/mental health clinical nurse specialist in 2024

1,066 Medicare Part D claims for 126 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,167 among the 347 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims.

  1. Joann Karaga1,066
  2. Specialty average1,167

Most prescribed

  1. Olanzapine79 claims
  2. Quetiapine Fumarate58 claims
  3. Benztropine Mesylate56 claims
  4. Trazodone Hcl56 claims
  5. Bupropion Xl44 claims
  6. Fluoxetine Hcl43 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: $54.94

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 205 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,467.46 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Joann Karaga$54.94
  2. Specialty average$1,467.46

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

  1. View Point HealthLawrenceville, GA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Joann Jude Karaga among 32 adult psychiatric/mental health clinical nurse specialist records in Georgia

Joann Jude Karaga, APRN,BC is one of 32 adult psychiatric/mental health clinical nurse specialist records with a practice address in Georgia. 38% 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 25% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 25% of these records are older, 59% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 38% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 22% of these records are
  • Record last updated2007 · 91% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 364SP0809X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Adult Psychiatric/Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist providers in Georgia

There are 32 adult psychiatric/mental health clinical nurse specialist records in Georgia.

The 8 adult psychiatric/mental health clinical nurse specialist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Robert Cannon, RN, CNSAtlanta, GA 303421902049398
  2. June Moree, APRN, BCChamblee, GA 303411679601934
  3. Jackie Williams, APRN-BCAtlanta, GA 303381689810111
  4. Sharon Grover, APRN/CNSAtlanta, GA 303281568632792
  5. Marian Elder, RN,MSN,APRNAtlanta, GA 303121710918917
  6. Robin Bledsoe, PMHCNS-BCAtlanta, GA 303081346638285
  7. Barbara Hartsfield, RN, CNSAtlanta, GA 303031619118296
  8. Jane Welch, C.N.S.Griffin, GA 302241770791337

Common questions

What is Joann Jude Karaga, APRN,BC's NPI number?

Joann Jude Karaga, APRN,BC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629282785, issued on May 9, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joann Jude Karaga, APRN,BC located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1001 Johnson Ferry RD NE, Atlanta, GA, 30342. Phone: (404) 785-2213. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Joann Jude Karaga, APRN,BC's license?

NPPES lists Georgia license number RN132103, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Joann Jude Karaga, APRN,BC prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Joann Jude Karaga, APRN,BC had 1,066 Medicare Part D claims for 126 beneficiaries; the average among adult psychiatric/mental health clinical nurse specialist prescribers was 1,167. 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.