Kara Elaine Hofmaster, MSN
Nurse Practitioner · Freeport, IL
Kara Elaine Hofmaster, MSN is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Freeport, Illinois, and NPI 1821177411, issued on Nov 3, 2006. Check the license (Illinois 209007071, as entered in NPPES) with the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kara Elaine Hofmaster
- Credential
- MSN
- Primary taxonomy
- Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
- License number
- 209007071 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1010 Fairway Dr, Freeport, IL 61032
- Phone
- (815) 599-7740
- Enumerated
- Nov 3, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 23, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (815) 599-7667
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080707000306); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kara Elaine Hofmaster in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Illinois board licenses this profession
Search for license 209007071Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
85% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024
168 Medicare Part D claims for 32 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 14 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Omeprazole17 claims
- Budesonide15 claims
- Furosemide14 claims
- Potassium Chloride14 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium12 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate12 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): 82.6 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Freeport Regional Health Care FoundationFreeport, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kara Elaine Hofmaster among 4,892 nurse practitioner records in Illinois
Kara Elaine Hofmaster, MSN 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 2006, is newer than 1% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 1% of these records are older, 89% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2018 among the 3,389 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 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).
10 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Freeport
They are 10 of the 480 NPPES records with a practice address in Freeport, and 4,892 nurse practitioner records in Illinois.
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Common questions
What is Kara Elaine Hofmaster, MSN's NPI number?
Kara Elaine Hofmaster, MSN's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821177411, issued on Nov 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kara Elaine Hofmaster, MSN located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1010 Fairway Dr, Freeport, IL, 61032. Phone: (815) 599-7740. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kara Elaine Hofmaster, MSN's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 209007071, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Kara Elaine Hofmaster, MSN prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kara Elaine Hofmaster, MSN had 168 Medicare Part D claims for 32 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Kara Elaine Hofmaster, MSN's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 82.6 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.