Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Kara Cain, APRN

Family Nurse Practitioner · Myrtle Beach, SC

Kara Cain, APRN is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, and NPI 1548726482, issued on Feb 15, 2019. Check the license with the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1548726482
Name
Kara Cain
Credential
APRN
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
Practice location
7900 N Kings Hwy, Myrtle Beach, SC 29572
Phone
(843) 449-3381
Enumerated
Feb 15, 2019
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.
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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 professionCheck 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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22% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024

1,592 Medicare Part D claims for 568 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,302 among the 128,048 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Kara Cain1,592
  2. Specialty average1,302

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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 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. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%
  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, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc.. The 91,435 providers of this specialty with any payment received $675.31 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$675.31

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

One hospital or facility affiliation

  1. Strand GI Associates PAMyrtle Beach, SC

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

122 family nurse practitioner records list a Myrtle Beach practice address

They are 122 of the 2,599 NPPES records with a Myrtle Beach practice address, and 3,932 family nurse practitioner records in South Carolina.

Other family nurse practitioner records in South Carolina

  1. Cynthia Abachnou, APRNConway, SC1225149511
  2. Vladislav Abaturov, NPGreer, SC1730574930
  3. Shelton AbbottSummerville, SC1811868003
  4. Iman Abdul-Ali, NPMoncks Corner, SC1689233090
  5. Adila Abdul-Karim, FNP-CColumbia, SC1245616598
  6. Alycia Abdulla, FNP-BCCamden, SC1003560913
  7. Claire Abel, NPJohns Island, SC1841022928
  8. Betty Abernathy, F.N.P.Spartanburg, SC1306827431
  9. Jessica Ace, FNPSummerville, SC1619704962
  10. Kathryn Achanti, APRNCharleston, SC1922774199

Common questions

What is Kara Cain, APRN's NPI number?

Kara 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 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 Cain, APRN's license?

Search the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

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

In 2024, Kara Cain, APRN had 1,592 Medicare Part D claims for 568 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,302. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Kara Cain, APRN's Medicare quality 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), loaded Aug 27, 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.

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.