NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kara Salaga, CRNP, P-MH

Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner · Lancaster, PA

Kara Salaga, CRNP, P-MH is a psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner with a practice address in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1396318788, issued on Jul 22, 2021. Check the license (Pennsylvania SP023934, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1396318788
Name
Kara Salaga
Credential
CRNP, P-MH
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner 363LP0808X
License number
SP023934 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
802 New Holland Ave Ste 100, Lancaster, PA 17602
Phone
(717) 560-3782
Enumerated
Jul 22, 2021
Record last updated
Aug 17, 2022
Fax
(717) 560-3787
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20220520001642); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 802 New Holland Ave Ste 100

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Whitney Bakken, MDPsychiatry Physician1275738890
  2. Tyrone Bristol, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1437150596
  3. Tanya Freiberg, CRNPPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1730999020
  4. Kelly Goodwin, PMHNP-BCPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1790532562
  5. David HaasPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1962163063
  6. Susan Kiscadden, LCSWClinical Social Worker1366001588

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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4.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner in 2024

3,649 Medicare Part D claims for 279 beneficiaries, against an average of 906 among the 30,717 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims.

  1. Kara Salaga3,649
  2. Specialty average906

Most prescribed

  1. Trazodone Hcl270 claims
  2. Clonazepam186 claims
  3. Bupropion Xl179 claims
  4. Olanzapine165 claims
  5. Quetiapine Fumarate162 claims
  6. Fluoxetine Hcl146 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: $16.06

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, 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.

  1. Kara Salaga$16.06
  2. Specialty average$1,027.77

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

  1. Lancaster General Medical GroupLancaster, PA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Kara Salaga among 1,628 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Pennsylvania

Kara Salaga, CRNP, P-MH is one of 1,628 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 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 2021, is newer than 42% of them.

  • NPI issued2021 · 42% of these records are older, 50% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 55% of these records are
  • Graduated2021 · median 2021 among the 901 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 22% 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 Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner providers in Pennsylvania

There are 1,628 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Pennsylvania.

The 8 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. David Berhanu, MSN, RN, PMHNP-BCLancaster, PA 176021811643935
  2. Maribeth Bucher, CRNPLancaster, PA 176021144591793
  3. Kelly Goodwin, PMHNP-BCLancaster, PA 176021790532562
  4. David HaasLancaster, PA 176021962163063
  5. Mary Jo Hanley, CRNPLancaster, PA 176021669756516
  6. Kristen Harker, CRNP CNMLancaster, PA 176021609284744
  7. Stephen Heffner, CRNPLancaster, PA 176021962956276
  8. Sherice Love, PMHNPLancaster, PA 176021699403030

Common questions

What is Kara Salaga, CRNP, P-MH's NPI number?

Kara Salaga, CRNP, P-MH's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396318788, issued on Jul 22, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kara Salaga, CRNP, P-MH located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 802 New Holland Ave Ste 100, Lancaster, PA, 17602. Phone: (717) 560-3782. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kara Salaga, CRNP, P-MH's license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number SP023934, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Kara Salaga, CRNP, P-MH prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Kara Salaga, CRNP, P-MH had 3,649 Medicare Part D claims for 279 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.