Kara Pesola
Community Health Nurse Practitioner · Salem, MA
Kara Pesola is a community health nurse practitioner with a practice address in Salem, Massachusetts, and NPI 1326495151, issued on May 23, 2016. Check the license (Massachusetts RN2299335, as entered in NPPES) with the Massachusetts board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kara Pesola
- Primary taxonomy
- Community Health Nurse Practitioner 363LC1500X
- License number
- RN2299335 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 47 Congress St, Salem, MA 01970
- Phone
- (978) 744-8388
- Enumerated
- May 23, 2016
- Record last updated
- Sep 14, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170420001120); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 47 Congress St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Kara Pesola in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Massachusetts board licenses this profession
Search for license RN2299335Check 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 community health nurse practitioner in 2024
4,802 Medicare Part D claims for 457 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,432 among the 119 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 107 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium320 claims
- Lisinopril277 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate224 claims
- Omeprazole201 claims
- Metformin Hcl176 claims
- Gabapentin175 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $26.71
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Gilead Sciences, Inc. The 92 providers of this specialty with any payment received $895.23 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
- North Shore Community Health IncSalem, MA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Community Health Nurse Practitioner providers in Massachusetts
There are 28 community health nurse practitioner records in Massachusetts.
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- Carol Hamilton, FNPTaunton, MA1740840610
- Karla Hoxha Brown, N.P.Boston, MA1295046076
Common questions
What is Kara Pesola's NPI number?
Kara Pesola's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1326495151, issued on May 23, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kara Pesola located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 47 Congress St, Salem, MA, 01970. Phone: (978) 744-8388. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kara Pesola's license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number RN2299335, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Kara Pesola prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kara Pesola had 4,802 Medicare Part D claims for 457 beneficiaries; the average among community health nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,432. 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.