NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kara Woodard, AGACNP

Acute Care Nurse Practitioner · Buffalo, NY

Kara Woodard, AGACNP is an acute care nurse practitioner with a practice address in Buffalo, New York, and NPI 1659827889, issued on Aug 28, 2016. Check the license (New York 431028, as entered in NPPES) with the New York board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1659827889
Name
Kara Woodard
Credential
AGACNP
Primary taxonomy
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner 363LA2100X
License number
431028 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
565 Abbott RD., Buffalo, NY 14220
Phone
(716) 826-7000
Enumerated
Aug 28, 2016
Record last updated
Aug 28, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20161017002054); accepts Medicare assignment
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New York 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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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 86.5 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score78.9
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%50.6
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

2 hospitals and group practices

  1. Mercy Hospital OF BuffaloBuffalo, NY · Acute Care Hospitals2 of 5 stars
  2. Suny Health Science Center AT SyracuseSyracuse, NY

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 Woodard among 1,720 acute care nurse practitioner records in New York

Kara Woodard, AGACNP is one of 1,720 acute care nurse practitioner records with a practice address in New York. 73% 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 34% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 34% of these records are older, 62% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
  • Graduated2016 · median 2020 among the 965 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2016 · 42% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LA2100X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Acute Care Nurse Practitioner providers in New York

There are 1,720 acute care nurse practitioner records in New York.

The 8 acute care nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Robert Gibson, ACNPBuffalo, NY 142201679777676
  2. Josef Nachar, NPBuffalo, NY 142201144098435
  3. Jacob Reid, NPBuffalo, NY 142201558858571
  4. Carrie Doyle, BSN, RNAS-CBuffalo, NY 142211801731500
  5. Marielle Gaglione, MSN, ACNPC-AGWilliamsville, NY 142211508656208
  6. Tyree Smith, AGACNPBuffalo, NY 142211912872524
  7. Alexis Sweeney, AGACNPWilliamsville, NY 142211518685676
  8. Sharon Pasternak, NP12/17/1962Buffalo, NY 142161942268313

Common questions

What is Kara Woodard, AGACNP's NPI number?

Kara Woodard, AGACNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659827889, issued on Aug 28, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kara Woodard, AGACNP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 565 Abbott RD., Buffalo, NY, 14220. Phone: (716) 826-7000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kara Woodard, AGACNP's license?

NPPES lists New York license number 431028, as entered by the provider. Search the New York board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

What is Kara Woodard, AGACNP's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 86.5 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.

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