NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kara Sue Hoffman

Nurse Practitioner · Topeka, KS

Kara Sue Hoffman is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Topeka, Kansas, and NPI 1942794714, issued on Jun 15, 2018. Check the license (Kansas 77970, as entered in NPPES) with the Kansas 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
1942794714
Name
Kara Sue Hoffman
Primary taxonomy
Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
License number
77970 KS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1516 SW 6TH Ave Ste 1, Topeka, KS 66606
Phone
(785) 232-1005
Enumerated
Jun 15, 2018
Record last updated
Jun 15, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(785) 232-2564
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20181011001429); 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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Kansas 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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2.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average nurse practitioner in 2024

2,671 Medicare Part D claims for 670 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 68 claims were for opioids.

  1. Kara Hoffman2,671
  2. Specialty average1,109

Most prescribed

  1. Tamsulosin Hcl973 claims
  2. Finasteride778 claims
  3. Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim86 claims
  4. Silodosin73 claims
  5. Oxybutynin Chloride Er62 claims
  6. Methenamine Hippurate60 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 97.6 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 score86.5
  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).

Industry payments in 2024: $589.03

25 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Axonics, 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 Hoffman$589.03
  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. Topeka Physician Group LLCTopeka, KS

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

Kara Sue Hoffman among 1,374 nurse practitioner records in Kansas

Kara Sue Hoffman is one of 1,374 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Kansas. 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 2018, is newer than 60% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 60% of these records are older, 36% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • Graduated2017 · median 2017 among the 884 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2018 · 42% 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 Kansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

294 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Topeka

They are 294 of the 4,851 NPPES records with a practice address in Topeka, and 1,374 nurse practitioner records in Kansas.

The 8 nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Cheryl Dultmeier, APRNTopeka, KS 666061639178015
  2. Karen Edelman, ARNPTopeka, KS 666061235154113
  3. Ines Gilbert, ARNPTopeka, KS 666061386612984
  4. Teresa Kellerman, ARNPTopeka, KS 666061023078615
  5. Mary Ellen McBride, ARNPTopeka, KS 666061992712517
  6. Heather Myers, ARNPTopeka, KS 666061134228786
  7. Kelli New, APRNTopeka, KS 666061568479160
  8. Mary Roy, APRNTopeka, KS 666061548361991

Common questions

What is Kara Sue Hoffman's NPI number?

Kara Sue Hoffman's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1942794714, issued on Jun 15, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kara Sue Hoffman located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1516 SW 6TH Ave Ste 1, Topeka, KS, 66606. Phone: (785) 232-1005. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kara Sue Hoffman's license?

NPPES lists Kansas license number 77970, as entered by the provider. Search the Kansas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Kara Sue Hoffman prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Kara Sue Hoffman had 2,671 Medicare Part D claims for 670 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Kara Sue Hoffman's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.6 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.