Kara Ariana Smith, NP-C
Nurse Practitioner · Florence, SC
Kara Ariana Smith, NP-C is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Florence, South Carolina, and NPI 1871232603, issued on May 31, 2022. Check the license (South Carolina 26013, as entered in NPPES) with the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kara Ariana Smith
- Credential
- NP-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
- License number
- 26013 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1594 Freedom Blvd Ste 206, Florence, SC 29505
- Phone
- (843) 669-0927
- Enumerated
- May 31, 2022
- Record last updated
- Aug 15, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20221120000060); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kara Ariana Smith in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich South Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 26013Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
16% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024
930 Medicare Part D claims for 208 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin61 claims
- Memantine Hcl58 claims
- Donepezil Hcl56 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium48 claims
- Carbidopa-Levodopa47 claims
- Levetiracetam47 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 73.8 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $14.85
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 38,884 providers of this specialty with any payment received $791.64 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
- Musc Community PhysiciansFlorence, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kara Ariana Smith among 1,263 nurse practitioner records in South Carolina
Kara Ariana Smith, NP-C is one of 1,263 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in South Carolina. 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 2022, is newer than 73% of them.
- NPI issued2022 · 73% of these records are older, 21% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2021 · median 2018 among the 791 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 39% 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 South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
37 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Florence
They are 37 of the 2,634 NPPES records with a practice address in Florence, and 1,263 nurse practitioner records in South Carolina.
All 1,263 in South Carolina → Every provider in Florence → Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
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Common questions
What is Kara Ariana Smith, NP-C's NPI number?
Kara Ariana Smith, NP-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871232603, issued on May 31, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kara Ariana Smith, NP-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1594 Freedom Blvd Ste 206, Florence, SC, 29505. Phone: (843) 669-0927. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kara Ariana Smith, NP-C's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 26013, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Kara Ariana Smith, NP-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kara Ariana Smith, NP-C had 930 Medicare Part D claims for 208 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Kara Ariana Smith, NP-C's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 73.8 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.