Karen Adams, N.P.
Family Nurse Practitioner · Escondido, CA
Karen Adams, N.P. is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Escondido, California, and NPI 1497113344, issued on Feb 7, 2016. Check the license (California NP95003598, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karen Adams
- Credential
- N.P.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- NP95003598 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1955 Citracado Pkwy Ste 203, Escondido, CA 92029
- Phone
- (858) 673-9991
- Enumerated
- Feb 7, 2016
- Record last updated
- Feb 7, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160330000907); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1955 Citracado Pkwy Ste 203
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Karen Adams in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license NP95003598Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
20% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
1,045 Medicare Part D claims for 404 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 31 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium65 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate38 claims
- Omeprazole23 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl22 claims
- Lisinopril22 claims
- Trazodone Hcl21 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: $42.85
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. 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.
Karen Adams among 16,966 family nurse practitioner records in California
Karen Adams, N.P. is one of 16,966 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in California. 67% 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 35% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 35% of these records are older, 60% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 40% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2019 among the 6,793 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 363LF0000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
50 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Escondido
They are 50 of the 3,509 NPPES records with a practice address in Escondido, and 16,966 family nurse practitioner records in California.
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The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Kimberly Barmack, FNPEscondido, CA 920291881018067
- Apryl Pidding, MSN, NP-CEscondido, CA 920291518259936
- Christina Baronov, FNPFallbrook, CA 920281558947713
- Alvaro Berrios, FNPFallbrook, CA 920281972654879
- Gabriella Carenza, CNPFallbrook, CA 920281518945328
- Tambra Ratledge, FNP-CFallbrook, CA 920281689307779
- Amanda Roa, FNP-BCFallbrook, CA 920281063225621
- Linda Sanford, FNPFallbrook, CA 920281336419373
Common questions
What is Karen Adams, N.P.'s NPI number?
Karen Adams, N.P.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497113344, issued on Feb 7, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karen Adams, N.P. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1955 Citracado Pkwy Ste 203, Escondido, CA, 92029. Phone: (858) 673-9991. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karen Adams, N.P.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number NP95003598, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Karen Adams, N.P. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karen Adams, N.P. had 1,045 Medicare Part D claims for 404 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.