Karen Lynn Basinger, M.S., L.D.N.
Nutritionist · Silver Spring, MD
Karen Lynn Basinger, M.S., L.D.N. is a nutritionist with a practice address in Silver Spring, Maryland, and NPI 1972599314, issued on Sep 21, 2005. Check the license (Maryland N00032, as entered in NPPES) with the Maryland board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karen Lynn Basinger
- Credential
- M.S., L.D.N.
- Primary taxonomy
- Nutritionist 133N00000X
- License number
- N00032 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3305 N Leisure World Blvd, Silver Spring, MD 20906
- Phone
- (301) 598-1555
- Enumerated
- Sep 21, 2005
- Record last updated
- Mar 13, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040406000919); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3305 N Leisure World Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Karen Lynn Basinger in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Maryland board licenses this profession
Search for license N00032Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 80.2 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Medstar Medical Group II LLCWashington, DC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Karen Lynn Basinger among 215 nutritionist records in Maryland
Karen Lynn Basinger, M.S., L.D.N. is one of 215 nutritionist records with a practice address in Maryland. 5% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, over 99% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 5% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 7% of these records are
- Graduated1982 · median 2017 among the 14 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 133N00000X and a Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nutritionist providers in Maryland
There are 215 nutritionist records in Maryland.
All 215 in Maryland → Every provider in Silver Spring → Nutritionist nationwide →
The 8 nutritionist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Felicia Gunawan, MASTERS OF SCIENCESilver Spring, MD 209061821746520
- Donna Dunston, MS, LNSilver Spring, MD 209041144698424
- Cari Verde, MS, CNS, LDNSilver Spring, MD 209041285210716
- Keegan Abernathy, MS, CNS, LDNSilver Spring, MD 209101730649450
- Amy Burkholder, CNS, LDNSilver Spring, MD 209101245898337
- Dominique Butters, CHHCSilver Spring, MD 209021043729635
- Tara ShimerSilver Spring, MD 209021922871300
- Shirley Whiteman, PH.D.,Silver Spring, MD 209021063458537
Common questions
What is Karen Lynn Basinger, M.S., L.D.N.'s NPI number?
Karen Lynn Basinger, M.S., L.D.N.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972599314, issued on Sep 21, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karen Lynn Basinger, M.S., L.D.N. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3305 N Leisure World Blvd, Silver Spring, MD, 20906. Phone: (301) 598-1555. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karen Lynn Basinger, M.S., L.D.N.'s license?
NPPES lists Maryland license number N00032, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
What is Karen Lynn Basinger, M.S., L.D.N.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 80.2 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.