Kara Rafael
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner · Toms River, NJ
Kara Rafael is a psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner with a practice address in Toms River, New Jersey, and NPI 1457070716, issued on Aug 22, 2022. Check the license (New Jersey 26NJ01358800, as entered in NPPES) with the New Jersey board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kara Rafael
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner 363LP0808X
- License numbers
- 26NJ01358800 NJ
26NR19598400 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1691 Lakewood RD, Toms River, NJ 08755
- Phone
- (732) 914-3875
- Enumerated
- Aug 22, 2022
- Record last updated
- Aug 25, 2022
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kara Rafael in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New Jersey board licenses this profession
Search for license 26NJ01358800Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
73% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner in 2024
247 Medicare Part D claims for 22 beneficiaries, against an average of 906 among the 30,717 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Fluoxetine Hcl27 claims
- Clozapine22 claims
- Trazodone Hcl20 claims
- Clonazepam17 claims
- Fluvoxamine Maleate17 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl13 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: $516.81
16 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 23,362 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,027.77 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.
Kara Rafael among 1,806 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in New Jersey
Kara Rafael is one of 1,806 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with a practice address in New Jersey. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2022, is newer than 51% of them.
- NPI issued2022 · 51% of these records are older, 42% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 59% of these records are
- Record last updated2022 · 21% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LP0808X and a New Jersey practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
41 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Toms River
They are 41 of the 2,671 NPPES records with a practice address in Toms River, and 1,806 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in New Jersey.
All 1,806 in New Jersey → Every provider in Toms River → Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
The 8 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Brenda Adeogun, APNToms River, NJ 087551518445576
- Naah AlloteyToms River, NJ 087551275199317
- Patricia Comerford, APNToms River, NJ 087551477875698
- Barbara Enright, APNToms River, NJ 087551740426733
- Obinna Ezealor, APN PMHNP-BCToms River, NJ 087551487164190
- Lana IgnatovToms River, NJ 087551356028047
- Darlene Lupo, PMHNP-BCToms River, NJ 087551174138952
- Jennifer Manzo, APNToms River, NJ 087551003367509
Common questions
What is Kara Rafael's NPI number?
Kara Rafael's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457070716, issued on Aug 22, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kara Rafael located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1691 Lakewood RD, Toms River, NJ, 08755. Phone: (732) 914-3875. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kara Rafael's license?
NPPES lists New Jersey license number 26NJ01358800, as entered by the provider. Search the New Jersey board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Kara Rafael prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kara Rafael had 247 Medicare Part D claims for 22 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner prescribers was 906. 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.