Kara C. Kaster, APRN
Nurse Practitioner · Topeka, KS
Kara C. Kaster, APRN is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Topeka, Kansas, and NPI 1366076135, issued on Mar 2, 2020. Check the license (Kansas 79022, as entered in NPPES) with the Kansas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kara C. Kaster
- Credential
- APRN
- Primary taxonomy
- Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
- License number
- 79022 KS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 901 SW Garfield Ave, Topeka, KS 66606
- Phone
- (785) 354-9591
- Enumerated
- Mar 2, 2020
- Record last updated
- Sep 11, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200322000040); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kara C. Kaster in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Kansas board licenses this profession
Search for license 79022Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average nurse practitioner in 2024
3,751 Medicare Part D claims for 684 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 271 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin202 claims
- Omeprazole124 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate121 claims
- Tramadol Hcl120 claims
- Prednisone112 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium108 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
- Cotton-O'Neil Clinic Revocable TrustTopeka, KS
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kara C. Kaster among 1,374 nurse practitioner records in Kansas
Kara C. Kaster, APRN 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 2020, is newer than 68% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 68% of these records are older, 26% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2017 among the 884 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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.
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Common questions
What is Kara C. Kaster, APRN's NPI number?
Kara C. Kaster, APRN's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1366076135, issued on Mar 2, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kara C. Kaster, APRN located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 901 SW Garfield Ave, Topeka, KS, 66606. Phone: (785) 354-9591. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kara C. Kaster, APRN's license?
NPPES lists Kansas license number 79022, as entered by the provider. Search the Kansas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Kara C. Kaster, APRN prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kara C. Kaster, APRN had 3,751 Medicare Part D claims for 684 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. 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.