Karen Eller Buddington, NP
Family Nurse Practitioner · Abingdon, VA
Karen Eller Buddington, NP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Abingdon, Virginia, and NPI 1306464607, issued on Jul 13, 2020. Check the license (Virginia 0024180739, as entered in NPPES) with the Virginia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karen Eller Buddington
- Credential
- NP
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License numbers
- 0024180739 VA
0001139233 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 176 Valley St NW, Abingdon, VA 24210
- Phone
- (276) 628-9547
- Enumerated
- Jul 13, 2020
- Record last updated
- Jun 14, 2023
- Fax
- (276) 807-1217
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Karen Eller Buddington in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Virginia board licenses this profession
Search for license 0024180739Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
10% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
1,434 Medicare Part D claims for 353 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Fluticasone Propionate209 claims
- Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride157 claims
- Ipratropium Bromide147 claims
- Famotidine126 claims
- Azelastine Hcl102 claims
- Prednisone90 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: $218.61
11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, 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 Eller Buddington among 6,474 family nurse practitioner records in Virginia
Karen Eller Buddington, NP is one of 6,474 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Virginia. 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 2020, is newer than 60% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 60% of these records are older, 33% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 59% of these records are
- Record last updated2023 · 40% 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 Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
75 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Abingdon
They are 75 of the 796 NPPES records with a practice address in Abingdon, and 6,474 family nurse practitioner records in Virginia.
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Common questions
What is Karen Eller Buddington, NP's NPI number?
Karen Eller Buddington, NP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1306464607, issued on Jul 13, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karen Eller Buddington, NP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 176 Valley St NW, Abingdon, VA, 24210. Phone: (276) 628-9547. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karen Eller Buddington, NP's license?
NPPES lists Virginia license number 0024180739, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Karen Eller Buddington, NP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karen Eller Buddington, NP had 1,434 Medicare Part D claims for 353 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.