Kara Stringer
Physician Assistant · Cookeville, TN
Kara Stringer is a physician assistant with a practice address in Cookeville, Tennessee, and NPI 1497207633, issued on Nov 3, 2016. Check the license (Tennessee 3155, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kara Stringer
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- 3155 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1 Medical Center Blvd, Cookeville, TN 38501
- Phone
- (921) 528-2541
- Enumerated
- Nov 3, 2016
- Record last updated
- Nov 3, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20161208000599); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kara Stringer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
Search for license 3155Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
91% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
77 Medicare Part D claims for 55 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 21% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Ciprofloxacin-Dexamethasone17 claims
- Betamethasone Valerate15 claims
- Mupirocin14 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: $15.16
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 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
- Upper Cumberland Otolaryngology Clinic, PCCookeville, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kara Stringer among 3,055 physician assistant records in Tennessee
Kara Stringer is one of 3,055 physician assistant records with a practice address in Tennessee. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 38% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 38% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2019 among the 2,030 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 30% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
36 physician assistant records list a practice address in Cookeville
They are 36 of the 1,654 NPPES records with a practice address in Cookeville, and 3,055 physician assistant records in Tennessee.
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- Matthew Finn, PA-CCookeville, TN 385011962518985
- Kristine Germann, PA-CCookeville, TN 385011609052471
Common questions
What is Kara Stringer's NPI number?
Kara Stringer's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497207633, issued on Nov 3, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kara Stringer located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1 Medical Center Blvd, Cookeville, TN, 38501. Phone: (921) 528-2541. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kara Stringer's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 3155, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Kara Stringer prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kara Stringer had 77 Medicare Part D claims for 55 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.