Karen Jean Caruso, MSN, RN, FNP-BC
Family Nurse Practitioner · San Juan Capistrano, CA
Karen Jean Caruso, MSN, RN, FNP-BC is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in San Juan Capistrano, California, and NPI 1679816680, issued on Mar 28, 2013. Check the license (California 23053, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karen Jean Caruso
- Credential
- MSN, RN, FNP-BC
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License numbers
- 23053 CA
APN001495 NV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 30230 Rancho Viejo RD, San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675
- Phone
- (949) 443-4303
- Enumerated
- Mar 28, 2013
- Record last updated
- Jan 11, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (949) 443-4033
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160113002149); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Karen Jean Caruso in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 23053Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
2,998 Medicare Part D claims for 469 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims. 62 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium193 claims
- Memantine Hcl93 claims
- Famotidine84 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium84 claims
- Gemtesa77 claims
- Gabapentin64 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 13.7 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $269.83
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. 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
- Providence Medical FoundationNapa, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Karen Jean Caruso among 16,966 family nurse practitioner records in California
Karen Jean Caruso, MSN, RN, FNP-BC 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 2013, is newer than 24% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 24% of these records are older, 73% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 40% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · 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).
14 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in San Juan Capistrano
They are 14 of the 676 NPPES records with a practice address in San Juan Capistrano, and 16,966 family nurse practitioner records in California.
All 16,966 in California → Every provider in San Juan Capistrano → Family Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Kacie Astorga, NPSan Juan Capistrano, CA 926751922868009
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- Chet Khay, NPSan Juan Capistrano, CA 926751861812810
- Pretty McLendon, NPSan Juan Capistrano, CA 926751235732744
- Carri Merriam, NP-CSan Juan Capistrano, CA 926751124806021
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Common questions
What is Karen Jean Caruso, MSN, RN, FNP-BC's NPI number?
Karen Jean Caruso, MSN, RN, FNP-BC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679816680, issued on Mar 28, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karen Jean Caruso, MSN, RN, FNP-BC located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 30230 Rancho Viejo RD, San Juan Capistrano, CA, 92675. Phone: (949) 443-4303. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karen Jean Caruso, MSN, RN, FNP-BC's license?
NPPES lists California license number 23053, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Karen Jean Caruso, MSN, RN, FNP-BC prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karen Jean Caruso, MSN, RN, FNP-BC had 2,998 Medicare Part D claims for 469 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Karen Jean Caruso, MSN, RN, FNP-BC's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 13.7 of 100. 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.