Kara Vinyard
Nurse Practitioner · Union City, TN
Kara Vinyard is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Union City, Tennessee, and NPI 1255846689, issued on Dec 7, 2017. Check the license with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kara Vinyard
- Primary taxonomy
- Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
- Practice location
- 1705 W Reelfoot Ave, Union City, TN 38261
- Phone
- (731) 599-1102
- Enumerated
- Dec 7, 2017
- Record last updated
- Dec 7, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180724004203); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kara Vinyard in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this professionCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
24% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024
843 Medicare Part D claims for 174 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Lisinopril32 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate30 claims
- Losartan Potassium27 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa26 claims
- Gabapentin25 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium25 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: $16.77
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC. 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
- Dyersburg Family Walk-IN ClinicDyersburg, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kara Vinyard among 2,303 nurse practitioner records in Tennessee
Kara Vinyard is one of 2,303 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Tennessee. 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 2017, is newer than 54% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 54% of these records are older, 41% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2017 among the 1,331 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 49% 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 Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
10 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Union City
They are 10 of the 246 NPPES records with a practice address in Union City, and 2,303 nurse practitioner records in Tennessee.
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The 8 nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Kayla BaggettUnion City, TN 382611619503463
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- Amy Harris, N.PUnion City, TN 382611124034541
- Amanda Keown, NP-CUnion City, TN 382611154803666
- Tracey Kizer, NPUnion City, TN 382611124027560
- Madison Lamar, NP-CUnion City, TN 382611932648904
- Sandra McGrath, NPUnion City, TN 382611972567691
- Emily Miller, ANP BCUnion City, TN 382611851537286
Common questions
What is Kara Vinyard's NPI number?
Kara Vinyard's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255846689, issued on Dec 7, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kara Vinyard located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1705 W Reelfoot Ave, Union City, TN, 38261. Phone: (731) 599-1102. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kara Vinyard's license?
Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Kara Vinyard prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kara Vinyard had 843 Medicare Part D claims for 174 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. 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.