Kara Ferrell, NP
Nurse Practitioner · Herrin, IL
Kara Ferrell, NP is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Herrin, Illinois, and NPI 1982075396, issued on Oct 12, 2015. Check the license (Illinois 209013367, as entered in NPPES) with the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kara Ferrell
- Credential
- NP
- Primary taxonomy
- Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
- License number
- 209013367 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3314 Patriot CT, Herrin, IL 62948
- Phone
- (618) 993-1591
- Enumerated
- Oct 12, 2015
- Record last updated
- Apr 29, 2026
- Fax
- (618) 351-5631
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160105002267); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kara Ferrell in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Illinois board licenses this profession
Search for license 209013367Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
10% more Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024
1,222 Medicare Part D claims for 196 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Biktarvy182 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate120 claims
- Dovato89 claims
- Ethambutol Hcl62 claims
- Azithromycin59 claims
- Cephalexin53 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): 75.7 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $985.46
70 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.
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
- Southern Illinois Medical Services NfpCarbondale, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kara Ferrell among 4,892 nurse practitioner records in Illinois
Kara Ferrell, NP is one of 4,892 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Illinois. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 31% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 31% of these records are older, 64% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2018 among the 3,389 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 36% 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 Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
32 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Herrin
They are 32 of the 419 NPPES records with a practice address in Herrin, and 4,892 nurse practitioner records in Illinois.
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Common questions
What is Kara Ferrell, NP's NPI number?
Kara Ferrell, NP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982075396, issued on Oct 12, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kara Ferrell, NP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3314 Patriot CT, Herrin, IL, 62948. Phone: (618) 993-1591. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kara Ferrell, NP's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 209013367, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Kara Ferrell, NP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kara Ferrell, NP had 1,222 Medicare Part D claims for 196 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Kara Ferrell, NP's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 75.7 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.
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.