NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kara Byer

Acute Care Nurse Practitioner · Cookeville, TN

Kara Byer is an acute care nurse practitioner with a practice address in Cookeville, Tennessee, and NPI 1598635542, issued on Nov 6, 2025. Check the license (Tennessee 248764, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1598635542
Name
Kara Byer
Primary taxonomy
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner 363LA2100X
License number
248764 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1 Medical Center Blvd, Cookeville, TN 38501
Phone
(931) 528-2541
Enumerated
Nov 6, 2025
Record last updated
Nov 6, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20260112002321); accepts Medicare assignment
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 1 Medical Center Blvd

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

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  2. Oluwaseyi Adejorin, M.DCritical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1770895252
  3. Kyle Allmond, PHARM.D.Pharmacist1992132641
  4. Mason Anderson, COTAOccupational Therapy Assistant1902451974
  5. Wayne Babcock, ACNPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1548506827
  6. Marianna Ballard, NPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1871979856

Verify Kara Byer in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
    Search for license 248764    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
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Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Cookeville Hospitalist Group PLLCCookeville, TN

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

Kara Byer among 1,071 acute care nurse practitioner records in Tennessee

Kara Byer is one of 1,071 acute care nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Tennessee. 84% 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 94% of them.

  • NPI issued2025 · 94% of these records are older, 1% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • Graduated2025 · median 2018 among the 769 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 30% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LA2100X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

19 acute care nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Cookeville

They are 19 of the 1,654 NPPES records with a practice address in Cookeville, and 1,071 acute care nurse practitioner records in Tennessee.

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The 8 acute care nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Wayne Babcock, ACNPCookeville, TN 385011548506827
  2. Marianna Ballard, NPCookeville, TN 385011871979856
  3. Larry Calender, APRNCookeville, TN 385011932747714
  4. Mary Collins, NPCookeville, TN 385011396830998
  5. John Dickson, APRNCookeville, TN 385011073059317
  6. Mary Lou Fornehed, ACNP, BCCookeville, TN 385011083647275
  7. Rachel Forsythe, MSN, ACNP-BCCookeville, TN 385011376715136
  8. Tari Garrett, APRNCookeville, TN 385011215611348

Common questions

What is Kara Byer's NPI number?

Kara Byer's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598635542, issued on Nov 6, 2025. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kara Byer located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1 Medical Center Blvd, Cookeville, TN, 38501. Phone: (931) 528-2541. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kara Byer's license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number 248764, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee 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.

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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.