NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Karen Beth Gatwood, APRN

Nurse Practitioner · Myrtle Beach, SC

Karen Beth Gatwood, APRN is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, and NPI 1609531516, issued on Nov 4, 2021. Check the license (South Carolina 25571, as entered in NPPES) with the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1609531516
Name
Karen Beth Gatwood
Credential
APRN
Primary taxonomy
Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
License number
25571 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1800 Airpark Dr, Myrtle Beach, SC 29577
Phone
(843) 477-0177
Enumerated
Nov 4, 2021
Record last updated
Jun 12, 2024
Fax
(843) 518-4015
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 1800 Airpark Dr

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

  1. Amir Ahmadzadeh, DOInternal Medicine Physician1184205700
  2. Danielle Brown, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1043729106
  3. Alan Cohen, C.PED / CFOPedorthist1497676407
  4. James Greene, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1619137825
  5. Tori Horn, PH.D.Clinical Psychologist1720812456
  6. Theodore Hudson, LPNLicensed Practical Nurse1093519654

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich South Carolina board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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40% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024

668 Medicare Part D claims for 72 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims.

  1. Karen Gatwood668
  2. Specialty average1,109

Most prescribed

  1. Alprazolam64 claims
  2. Dextroamphetamine-Amphetamine44 claims
  3. Escitalopram Oxalate32 claims
  4. Sertraline Hcl31 claims
  5. Olanzapine24 claims
  6. Clonazepam23 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): 74.5 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score79.0
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%19.4
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $353.38

17 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Iti, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.). The 38,884 providers of this specialty with any payment received $791.64 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Karen Gatwood$353.38
  2. Specialty average$791.64

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

Karen Beth Gatwood among 1,263 nurse practitioner records in South Carolina

Karen Beth Gatwood, APRN is one of 1,263 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in South Carolina. 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 2021, is newer than 67% of them.

  • NPI issued2021 · 67% of these records are older, 27% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 63% of these records are
  • Record last updated2024 · 39% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363L00000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

37 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Myrtle Beach

They are 37 of the 2,599 NPPES records with a practice address in Myrtle Beach, and 1,263 nurse practitioner records in South Carolina.

The 8 nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Kayla Bellamy, NPMyrtle Beach, SC 295771427617125
  2. Vicki Chacon, FNP-CMyrtle Beach, SC 295771750922233
  3. Jamie Chapman, ARNPMyrtle Beach, SC 295771053495689
  4. Morgan Farrah, FNP-CMyrtle Beach, SC 295771144935024
  5. Haylee Intiso-Leno, AGNP-CMyrtle Beach, SC 295771548066137
  6. Milva Matseva, NPMyrtle Beach, SC 295771306791082
  7. Chrystal Rhodes-Walls, FNP-CMyrtle Beach, SC 295771467628503
  8. Leslie Stewart, MSN, FNP-CMyrtle Beach, SC 295771821664871

Common questions

What is Karen Beth Gatwood, APRN's NPI number?

Karen Beth Gatwood, APRN's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609531516, issued on Nov 4, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Karen Beth Gatwood, APRN located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1800 Airpark Dr, Myrtle Beach, SC, 29577. Phone: (843) 477-0177. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Karen Beth Gatwood, APRN's license?

NPPES lists South Carolina license number 25571, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Karen Beth Gatwood, APRN prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Karen Beth Gatwood, APRN had 668 Medicare Part D claims for 72 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Karen Beth Gatwood, APRN's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 74.5 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.