NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Karen E. Forhane, FNP-C, ACNPC-AG

Acute Care Nurse Practitioner · Laguna Hills, CA

Karen E. Forhane, FNP-C, ACNPC-AG is an acute care nurse practitioner with a practice address in Laguna Hills, California, and NPI 1568835411, issued on Nov 1, 2015. Check the license (California 95003361, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1568835411
Name
Karen E. Forhane
Credential
FNP-C, ACNPC-AG
Primary taxonomy
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner 363LA2100X
License number
95003361 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
24451 Health Center Dr, Laguna Hills, CA 92653
Phone
(949) 837-4500
Enumerated
Nov 1, 2015
Record last updated
Oct 29, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 24451 Health Center Dr

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Jessica Alva, R.N.F.A.Registered Nurse First Assistant1265848733
  2. Jordan Amato, PHARMDPharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical Pharmacy Specialist1154279511
  3. Dwight Arakaki, M.DEmergency Medicine Physician1376653360
  4. Saryna Bahadarakhann, RNRegistered Nurse1861775116
  5. Joshua Bobko, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1235397621
  6. Brianna Brown, LCSWClinical Social Worker1144982000

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
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95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average acute care nurse practitioner in 2024

29 Medicare Part D claims for 17 beneficiaries, against an average of 594 among the 13,133 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. Karen Forhane29
  2. Specialty average594

Most prescribed

  1. Clopidogrel17 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: $172.81

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Molnlycke Health Care US, LLC. The 10,984 providers of this specialty with any payment received $647.94 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Karen Forhane$172.81
  2. Specialty average$647.94

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Karen E. Forhane among 1,810 acute care nurse practitioner records in California

Karen E. Forhane, FNP-C, ACNPC-AG is one of 1,810 acute care nurse practitioner records with a practice address in California. 74% 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, 65% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 55% of these records are
  • Record last updated2018 · 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 363LA2100X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Acute Care Nurse Practitioner providers in California

There are 1,810 acute care nurse practitioner records in California.

The 8 acute care nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Michael Hulsey, AGACNP-BCLaguna Hills, CA 926531811412992
  2. Kathryn Robinson, NPLaguna Hills, CA 926531902364441
  3. Rebekah Shim, NPLaguna Hills, CA 926531669203451
  4. Andrea Van RyLaguna Hills, CA 926531306313192
  5. Sharon Hoier, NPAliso Viejo, CA 926561437537388
  6. Tiffany Laffen, NPHuntington Beach, CA 926481619475381
  7. Brooke Del BoccioHuntington Beach, CA 926471366277857
  8. Shelly Tat, ACNP, MHAHuntington Beach, CA 926471689667636

Common questions

What is Karen E. Forhane, FNP-C, ACNPC-AG's NPI number?

Karen E. Forhane, FNP-C, ACNPC-AG's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568835411, issued on Nov 1, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Karen E. Forhane, FNP-C, ACNPC-AG located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 24451 Health Center Dr, Laguna Hills, CA, 92653. Phone: (949) 837-4500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Karen E. Forhane, FNP-C, ACNPC-AG's license?

NPPES lists California license number 95003361, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Karen E. Forhane, FNP-C, ACNPC-AG prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Karen E. Forhane, FNP-C, ACNPC-AG had 29 Medicare Part D claims for 17 beneficiaries; the average among acute care nurse practitioner prescribers was 594. 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.