Karen E. Cherinka, CRNP
Family Nurse Practitioner · State College, PA
Karen E. Cherinka, CRNP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in State College, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1093186348, issued on Oct 13, 2015. Check the license (Pennsylvania SP015446, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karen E. Cherinka
- Credential
- CRNP
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- SP015446 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1850 E Park Ave Ste 312, State College, PA 16803
- Phone
- (814) 689-3156
- Enumerated
- Oct 13, 2015
- Record last updated
- Apr 9, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (814) 689-1954
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160525001437); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Karen E. Cherinka in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania board licenses this profession
Search for license SP015446Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
67% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
435 Medicare Part D claims for 81 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 39% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Ozempic86 claims
- Mounjaro63 claims
- Naltrexone Hcl60 claims
- Topiramate60 claims
- Metformin Hcl52 claims
- Metformin Hcl Er29 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): 72.6 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
- Mount Nittany Medical Center Health Services IncBellefonte, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Karen E. Cherinka among 7,209 family nurse practitioner records in Pennsylvania
Karen E. Cherinka, CRNP is one of 7,209 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 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 2015, is newer than 32% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 32% of these records are older, 63% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2018 among the 4,232 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 45% 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 Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
36 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in State College
They are 36 of the 1,543 NPPES records with a practice address in State College, and 7,209 family nurse practitioner records in Pennsylvania.
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Common questions
What is Karen E. Cherinka, CRNP's NPI number?
Karen E. Cherinka, CRNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1093186348, issued on Oct 13, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karen E. Cherinka, CRNP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1850 E Park Ave Ste 312, State College, PA, 16803. Phone: (814) 689-3156. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karen E. Cherinka, CRNP's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number SP015446, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Karen E. Cherinka, CRNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karen E. Cherinka, CRNP had 435 Medicare Part D claims for 81 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Karen E. Cherinka, CRNP's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 72.6 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.