Kara M. Peterson, CNM
Family Nurse Practitioner · Pittsburgh, PA
Kara M. Peterson, CNM is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1114257854, issued on Dec 31, 2009. Check the license (Pennsylvania SP028548, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kara M. Peterson
- Credential
- CNM
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License numbers
- SP028548 PA
MW010206 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 249 S 9TH St FL 1, Pittsburgh, PA 15203
- Phone
- (412) 697-3260
- Enumerated
- Dec 31, 2009
- Record last updated
- Nov 16, 2023
- Fax
- (412) 697-3263
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20231220003192); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kara M. Peterson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania board licenses this profession
Search for license SP028548Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
21% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
1,027 Medicare Part D claims for 97 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims. 27 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium61 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium50 claims
- Famotidine48 claims
- Lisinopril43 claims
- Fluticasone Propionate33 claims
- Metformin Hcl30 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
- Mercy Life Center CorporationPittsburgh, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kara M. Peterson among 7,209 family nurse practitioner records in Pennsylvania
Kara M. Peterson, CNM is one of 7,209 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 14% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 14% of these records are older, 84% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2023 · median 2018 among the 4,232 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
875 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Pittsburgh
They are 875 of the 28,866 NPPES records with a practice address in Pittsburgh, and 7,209 family nurse practitioner records in Pennsylvania.
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Common questions
What is Kara M. Peterson, CNM's NPI number?
Kara M. Peterson, CNM's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1114257854, issued on Dec 31, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kara M. Peterson, CNM located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 249 S 9TH St FL 1, Pittsburgh, PA, 15203. Phone: (412) 697-3260. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kara M. Peterson, CNM's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number SP028548, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Kara M. Peterson, CNM prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kara M. Peterson, CNM had 1,027 Medicare Part D claims for 97 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. 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.