Karen B. Arel, APRN, FNP-BC
Family Nurse Practitioner · Sharon, CT
Karen B. Arel, APRN, FNP-BC is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Sharon, Connecticut, and NPI 1518548312, issued on Apr 14, 2021. Check the license (Connecticut 9627, as entered in NPPES) with the Connecticut board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karen Arel
- Credential
- APRN, FNP-BC
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- 9627 CT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 29 Hospital Hill RD, Sharon, CT 06069
- Phone
- (860) 364-7029
- Enumerated
- Apr 14, 2021
- Record last updated
- Apr 14, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210708001623); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 29 Hospital Hill RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- David Kurish, MDInternal Medicine Physician1447265228
- Catherine Leidigh, MDPediatrics Physician1740370154
- Rebecca Malone, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1538393814
- James Pribula, MDPediatrics Physician1255331526
Verify Karen Arel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Connecticut board licenses this profession
Search for license 9627Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
4.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
5,355 Medicare Part D claims for 1,349 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Succinate578 claims
- Eliquis421 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium366 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate361 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium261 claims
- Lisinopril254 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 83.3 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $769.26
31 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Zoll Services LLC (a/k/a Zoll LifeCor Corp). 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- The Charlotte Hungerford HospitalTorrington, CT
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
4 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Sharon
They are 4 of the 85 NPPES records with a practice address in Sharon, and 2,669 family nurse practitioner records in Connecticut.
All 4 in Sharon → All 2,669 in Connecticut → Every provider in Sharon →
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- Anwar Abdulrehman, APRNWaterbury, CT1194614255
- Adey Abebe, APRNDanbury, CT1558914648
- Talita Acciari, APRNNew Haven, CT1275469777
- Denise AceStratford, CT1003572033
- Kwame Acheampong, NPStratford, CT1659975969
- Tara Ackerly, FNPDanbury, CT1831331602
Common questions
What is Karen B. Arel, APRN, FNP-BC's NPI number?
Karen B. Arel, APRN, FNP-BC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518548312, issued on Apr 14, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karen B. Arel, APRN, FNP-BC located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 29 Hospital Hill RD, Sharon, CT, 06069. Phone: (860) 364-7029. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karen B. Arel, APRN, FNP-BC's license?
NPPES lists Connecticut license number 9627, as entered by the provider. Search the Connecticut board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Karen B. Arel, APRN, FNP-BC prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karen B. Arel, APRN, FNP-BC had 5,355 Medicare Part D claims for 1,349 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Karen B. Arel, APRN, FNP-BC's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 83.3 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.
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.