Kara Bower, FNP
Family Nurse Practitioner · Castlewood, VA
Kara Bower, FNP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Castlewood, Virginia, and NPI 1477445344, issued on Jul 16, 2025. Check the license (Virginia 0024193911, as entered in NPPES) with the Virginia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kara Bower
- Credential
- FNP
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- 0024193911 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 17988 Hwy 58, Castlewood, VA 24224
- Phone
- (276) 762-7600
- Enumerated
- Jul 16, 2025
- Record last updated
- Jul 16, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250804003216); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kara Bower in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Virginia board licenses this profession
Search for license 0024193911Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Samina Yousuf MD PCCastlewood, VA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kara Bower among 6,474 family nurse practitioner records in Virginia
Kara Bower, FNP is one of 6,474 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Virginia. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2025, is newer than 93% of them.
- NPI issued2025 · 93% of these records are older, 2% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2025 · median 2019 among the 3,833 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Family Nurse Practitioner providers in Virginia
There are 6,474 family nurse practitioner records in Virginia.
All 6,474 in Virginia → Family Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Laura Tiller, NPCastlewood, VA 242241639755234
- Santana Woods, FNP-BCCastlewood, VA 242241538932181
- Heather Blair, FNPClintwood, VA 242281629318324
- Tammy Branham, FNPClintwood, VA 242281518218528
- Carla Fleming, NPClintwood, VA 242281588811103
- Jessica Fox, NPClintwood, VA 242281801271267
- Nikki HeltonClintwood, VA 242281821553371
- Jennifer Lester, FNPClintwood, VA 242281942740428
Common questions
What is Kara Bower, FNP's NPI number?
Kara Bower, FNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477445344, issued on Jul 16, 2025. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kara Bower, FNP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 17988 Hwy 58, Castlewood, VA, 24224. Phone: (276) 762-7600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kara Bower, FNP's license?
NPPES lists Virginia license number 0024193911, 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), 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.