Kara Smith, FNP-C
Family Nurse Practitioner · Midland, MI
Kara Smith, FNP-C is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Midland, Michigan, and NPI 1386314581, issued on Sep 18, 2021. Check the license (Michigan 4704345113, as entered in NPPES) with the Michigan board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kara Smith
- Credential
- FNP-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- 4704345113 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3016 W Wackerly St, Midland, MI 48640
- Phone
- (989) 631-6730
- Enumerated
- Sep 18, 2021
- Record last updated
- Mar 4, 2026
- Fax
- (989) 631-4398
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240709000203); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kara Smith in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Michigan board licenses this profession
Search for license 4704345113Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
110 Medicare Part D claims for 57 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Gemtesa20 claims
- Tamsulosin Hcl18 claims
- Trimethoprim11 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: $243.31
10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was ConvaTec Inc. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 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.
One hospital affiliation
- Mymichigan Medical Center ClareClare, MI · Acute Care Hospitals2 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Kara Smith among 5,356 family nurse practitioner records in Michigan
Kara Smith, FNP-C is one of 5,356 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Michigan. 78% 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 62% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 62% of these records are older, 29% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2024 · median 2019 among the 3,254 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 40% 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 Michigan practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
48 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Midland
They are 48 of the 2,324 NPPES records with a practice address in Midland, and 5,356 family nurse practitioner records in Michigan.
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Common questions
What is Kara Smith, FNP-C's NPI number?
Kara Smith, FNP-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1386314581, issued on Sep 18, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kara Smith, FNP-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3016 W Wackerly St, Midland, MI, 48640. Phone: (989) 631-6730. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kara Smith, FNP-C's license?
NPPES lists Michigan license number 4704345113, as entered by the provider. Search the Michigan board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Kara Smith, FNP-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kara Smith, FNP-C had 110 Medicare Part D claims for 57 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.