Karen Lea Byrd, NP
Gerontology Nurse Practitioner · Boston, MA
Karen Lea Byrd, NP is a gerontology nurse practitioner with a practice address in Boston, Massachusetts, and NPI 1578547980, issued on Nov 30, 2005. Check the license (Massachusetts 196457, as entered in NPPES) with the Massachusetts board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karen Lea Byrd
- Credential
- NP
- Primary taxonomy
- Gerontology Nurse Practitioner 363LG0600X
- License numbers
- 196457 MA
600047 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1 Boston Medical Ctr PL, Boston, MA 02118
- Phone
- (617) 894-6795
- Enumerated
- Nov 30, 2005
- Record last updated
- Oct 27, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 7000907 NC
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Karen Lea Byrd in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Massachusetts board licenses this profession
Search for license 196457Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
69% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average gerontology nurse practitioner in 2024
427 Medicare Part D claims for 57 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,369 among the 6,165 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Escitalopram Oxalate35 claims
- Mirtazapine32 claims
- Sertraline Hcl32 claims
- Bupropion Xl31 claims
- Lamotrigine21 claims
- Venlafaxine Hcl Er20 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: $24.60
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Iti, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.). The 3,903 providers of this specialty with any payment received $742.05 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 Lea Byrd among 379 gerontology nurse practitioner records in Massachusetts
Karen Lea Byrd, NP is one of 379 gerontology nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 70% 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, 98% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 51% of these records are
- Record last updated2020 · 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 363LG0600X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Gerontology Nurse Practitioner providers in Massachusetts
There are 379 gerontology nurse practitioner records in Massachusetts.
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The 8 gerontology nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Yves-Martine Dumas, RN, NPBoston, MA 021181154628246
- Susan Frazier, N.P.Boston, MA 021181679585988
- Aissatou Gueye, NPBoston, MA 021181972966216
- Monica Hogan, N.P.Boston, MA 021181831267723
Common questions
What is Karen Lea Byrd, NP's NPI number?
Karen Lea Byrd, NP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578547980, issued on Nov 30, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karen Lea Byrd, NP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1 Boston Medical Ctr PL, Boston, MA, 02118. Phone: (617) 894-6795. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karen Lea Byrd, NP's license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 196457, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Karen Lea Byrd, NP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karen Lea Byrd, NP had 427 Medicare Part D claims for 57 beneficiaries; the average among gerontology nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,369. 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.