NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kara M. Garrison, CRNA

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist · Huntington, WV

Kara M. Garrison, CRNA is a certified registered nurse anesthetist with a practice address in Huntington, West Virginia, and NPI 1780102038, issued on Sep 7, 2017. Check the license (West Virginia APRN84489-CRNA, as entered in NPPES) with the West Virginia 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 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1780102038
Name
Kara M. Garrison
Credential
CRNA
Primary taxonomy
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist 367500000X
License number
APRN84489-CRNA WV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2900 1St Ave, Huntington, WV 25702
Phone
(214) 687-0001
Enumerated
Sep 7, 2017
Record last updated
Jun 12, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(972) 518-2100
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20171019002484); 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 2900 1St Ave

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

  1. Crystal AdamsPeer Specialist1093699498
  2. Tiffany Adams, RNRegistered Nurse1578428694
  3. Paul Alexander, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1669570230
  4. Erin Arthur, PRSSPeer Specialist1518682400
  5. Jenna Bays, MSN, FNP-BCFamily Medicine Physician1750216933
  6. Naaman Bell, MDAddiction Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician1912950031

Verify Kara M. Garrison in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich West Virginia 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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The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 90.1 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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 score67.0
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

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

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Charleston Area Medical Center IncCharleston, WV

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

Kara M. Garrison among 790 certified registered nurse anesthetist records in West Virginia

Kara M. Garrison, CRNA is one of 790 certified registered nurse anesthetist records with a practice address in West Virginia. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 68% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 68% of these records are older, 29% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • Graduated2017 · median 2012 among the 601 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2019 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 367500000X and a West Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

95 certified registered nurse anesthetist records list a practice address in Huntington

They are 95 of the 6,221 NPPES records with a practice address in Huntington, and 790 certified registered nurse anesthetist records in West Virginia.

The 8 certified registered nurse anesthetist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Paul Alexander, CRNAHuntington, WV 257021669570230
  2. Sally Baker, CRNAHuntington, WV 257021679645709
  3. Kevin Dickerson, C.R.N.A.Huntington, WV 257021083786180
  4. Chrissy Edwards, C.R.N.AHuntington, WV 257021730335688
  5. Craig Hinchman, C.R.N.A.Huntington, WV 257021912079005
  6. William Howell, CRNAHuntington, WV 257021023180205
  7. Shawn Lusk, CRNAHuntington, WV 257021679650402
  8. Kim Miller, CRNAHuntington, WV 257021588762173

Common questions

What is Kara M. Garrison, CRNA's NPI number?

Kara M. Garrison, CRNA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780102038, issued on Sep 7, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kara M. Garrison, CRNA located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2900 1St Ave, Huntington, WV, 25702. Phone: (214) 687-0001. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kara M. Garrison, CRNA's license?

NPPES lists West Virginia license number APRN84489-CRNA, as entered by the provider. Search the West Virginia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

What is Kara M. Garrison, CRNA's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 90.1 of 100. 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.