Kara Degonish, CRNP
Family Nurse Practitioner · Pittsburgh, PA
Kara Degonish, CRNP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1306299680, issued on Jul 21, 2016. Check the license (Pennsylvania SP016323, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kara Degonish
- Credential
- CRNP
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- SP016323 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2 Hot Metal St, Pittsburgh, PA 15203
- Phone
- (412) 432-7738
- Enumerated
- Jul 21, 2016
- Record last updated
- Sep 20, 2024
- Fax
- (412) 432-7480
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160825000178); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest family nurse practitioner records → All 7,209 in Pennsylvania → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 2 Hot Metal St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Pithaya Achalabun, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1801847868
- Estuardo AguilarEmergency Medicine Physician1700832722
- Afaq Ahmad, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1568411015
- Robbie Ali, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1689611980
- Imad Alizray, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1346253622
- Tesfamariam AndemeskelEmergency Medicine Physician1891744918
Verify Kara Degonish in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania board licenses this profession
Search for license SP016323Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
74% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
344 Medicare Part D claims for 213 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Doxycycline Hyclate51 claims
- Methylprednisolone35 claims
- Prednisone31 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass27 claims
- Cefuroxime22 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa19 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Ucmg LLCButler, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kara Degonish among 7,209 family nurse practitioner records in Pennsylvania
Kara Degonish, CRNP is one of 7,209 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 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 2016, is newer than 37% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 37% of these records are older, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2018 among the 4,232 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 45% 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 Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
875 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Pittsburgh
They are 875 of the 28,866 NPPES records with a practice address in Pittsburgh, and 7,209 family nurse practitioner records in Pennsylvania.
All 7,209 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Pittsburgh → Family Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Hannah Burkholder, DNP, CRNPPittsburgh, PA 152031932644747
- Jessica Buskey, CRNPPittsburgh, PA 152031902276561
- Barbara Homistek, CRNPPittsburgh, PA 152031114240900
- Larissa Jackline, CRNPPittsburgh, PA 152031316327265
- Dawn Keddie, CRNPPittsburgh, PA 152031104152834
- Janice Kochik, CRNPPittsburgh, PA 152031366993065
- Geraldine Maurer, CRNPPittsburgh, PA 152031609288224
- Daniel McKnight, CRNPPittsburgh, PA 152031235581117
Common questions
What is Kara Degonish, CRNP's NPI number?
Kara Degonish, CRNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1306299680, issued on Jul 21, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kara Degonish, CRNP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2 Hot Metal St, Pittsburgh, PA, 15203. Phone: (412) 432-7738. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kara Degonish, CRNP's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number SP016323, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Kara Degonish, CRNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kara Degonish, CRNP had 344 Medicare Part D claims for 213 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions 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.