NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kara Matthews Cain, APRN

Nurse Practitioner · Myrtle Beach, SC

Kara Matthews Cain, APRN is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, and NPI 1548726482, issued on Feb 15, 2019. Check the license (South Carolina 22611, as entered in NPPES) with the South Carolina 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1548726482
Name
Kara Matthews Cain
Credential
APRN
Primary taxonomy
Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
License number
22611 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
7900 N Kings Hwy, Myrtle Beach, SC 29572
Phone
(843) 449-3381
Enumerated
Feb 15, 2019
Record last updated
Oct 27, 2023
Fax
(843) 449-9721
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20190916000696); 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 7900 N Kings Hwy

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

  1. Scott Allen, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1437127180
  2. Jon Bennett, DOAnesthesiology Physician1366427841
  3. Jeanine Christian-Latouche, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1366997140
  4. Jerome Ciancione, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1295707040
  5. Ellen Doyle, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1942872056
  6. Bryan Fleming, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1962843755

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich South Carolina board licenses this profession
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  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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44% more Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024

1,592 Medicare Part D claims for 568 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Kara Cain1,592
  2. Specialty average1,109

Most prescribed

  1. Omeprazole259 claims
  2. Pantoprazole Sodium254 claims
  3. Famotidine178 claims
  4. Dicyclomine Hcl100 claims
  5. Linzess44 claims
  6. Cholestyramine Light41 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.

The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 92.4 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualitynot scored (reweighted)
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%91.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $3,772.82

198 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 38,884 providers of this specialty with any payment received $791.64 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Kara Cain$3,772.82
  2. Specialty average$791.64

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. Strand GI Associates PAMyrtle Beach, SC

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

Kara Matthews Cain among 1,263 nurse practitioner records in South Carolina

Kara Matthews Cain, APRN is one of 1,263 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in South Carolina. 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 2019, is newer than 55% of them.

  • NPI issued2019 · 55% of these records are older, 39% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated2018 · median 2018 among the 791 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 39% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363L00000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

37 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Myrtle Beach

They are 37 of the 2,599 NPPES records with a practice address in Myrtle Beach, and 1,263 nurse practitioner records in South Carolina.

The 8 nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jennifer BainMyrtle Beach, SC 295721487230660
  2. Jacqueline Crowell, NPMyrtle Beach, SC 295721588174635
  3. Suzanne Deckelbaum, NPMyrtle Beach, SC 295721154359412
  4. Leslie McLamb, FNPMyrtle Beach, SC 295721528554532
  5. Suzan Phillips, APRNMyrtle Beach, SC 295721669942926
  6. Terry Pratt, FNP-CMyrtle Beach, SC 295721699943399
  7. Amanda Robertson, DNPMyrtle Beach, SC 295721265023964
  8. Lindsey RogersMyrtle Beach, SC 295721700433778

Common questions

What is Kara Matthews Cain, APRN's NPI number?

Kara Matthews Cain, APRN's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548726482, issued on Feb 15, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kara Matthews Cain, APRN located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7900 N Kings Hwy, Myrtle Beach, SC, 29572. Phone: (843) 449-3381. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kara Matthews Cain, APRN's license?

NPPES lists South Carolina license number 22611, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Kara Matthews Cain, APRN prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Kara Matthews Cain, APRN had 1,592 Medicare Part D claims for 568 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Kara Matthews Cain, APRN's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 92.4 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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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