Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Kara Bess, ATC, LAT

Athletic Trainer · Covington, VA

Kara Bess, ATC, LAT is an athletic trainer with a practice address in Covington, Virginia, and NPI 1366994543, issued on Nov 3, 2016. Check the license (Virginia 0126002546, as entered in NPPES) with the Virginia board that licenses this profession; the federal record below is the public data PlainDoctor holds for this provider.

Record from CMS NPPES, loaded Aug 27, 2026 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1366994543
Name
Kara Bess
Credential
ATC, LAT
Primary taxonomy
Athletic Trainer 2255A2300X
License number
0126002546 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
606 S Lexington Ave, Covington, VA 24426
Phone
(540) 960-0914
Enumerated
Nov 3, 2016
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
Download card Updates feed

Also registered at 606 S Lexington Ave

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

  1. Charity Hale, ATCAthletic Trainer1730501149

Verify Kara Bess in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Virginia board licenses this profession
    Search for license 0126002546
    Check the board
  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
Find the Virginia license search

PlainDoctor does not match the HHS-OIG exclusion list to individual records: most entries carry no NPI. Search the OIG exclusion list by name.

4 athletic trainer records list a Covington practice address

They are 4 of the 78 NPPES records with a Covington practice address, and 1,569 athletic trainer records in Virginia. No Medicare prescribing, quality score, industry payment or hospital affiliation is published for this NPI.

Other athletic trainer records in Virginia

  1. Erin Abbate, ATCNorfolk, VA1316405566
  2. Darlene Abramovich, ATCFarmville, VA1407804487
  3. Lila Abu-SalehFairfax, VA1518816883
  4. Shellie Acocello, ATCCharlottesville, VA1639326291
  5. Kayleigh Adam, MS-AT, ATCAldie, VA1568352169
  6. Courtney Adams, ATCLynchburg, VA1841684974
  7. Kellie Adams, ATC, VATLNorfolk, VA1629479001
  8. Leigh Ann Adams, ATCMarion, VA1386051373
  9. Deborah AddisonNorfolk, VA1275065864
  10. Victoria Agud, PT, DPT, LAT, ATCHarrisonburg, VA1306361019

Common questions

What is Kara Bess, ATC, LAT's NPI number?

Kara Bess, ATC, LAT's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1366994543, issued on Nov 3, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kara Bess, ATC, LAT located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 606 S Lexington Ave, Covington, VA, 24426. Phone: (540) 960-0914. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kara Bess, ATC, LAT's license?

NPPES lists Virginia license number 0126002546, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.