Karen A. Hande, APRN
Adult Health Nurse Practitioner · Nashville, TN
Karen A. Hande, APRN is an adult health nurse practitioner with a practice address in Nashville, Tennessee, and NPI 1447462627, issued on May 3, 2007. Check the license (Tennessee APN12973, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karen A. Hande
- Credential
- APRN
- Primary taxonomy
- Adult Health Nurse Practitioner 363LA2200X
- License numbers
- APN12973 TN
12973 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3601 The Vanderbilt Clinic, Nashville, TN 37232
- Phone
- (615) 322-3000
- Enumerated
- May 3, 2007
- Record last updated
- Mar 31, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080318000489); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Karen A. Hande in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
Search for license APN12973Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
74% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average adult health nurse practitioner in 2024
336 Medicare Part D claims for 40 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,280 among the 16,937 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 166 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl89 claims
- Gabapentin32 claims
- Pregabalin26 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl21 claims
- Morphine Sulfate Er20 claims
- Dicyclomine Hcl13 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): 97.1 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).
One hospital affiliation
- Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, TN · Acute Care Hospitals5 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Karen A. Hande among 504 adult health nurse practitioner records in Tennessee
Karen A. Hande, APRN is one of 504 adult health nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Tennessee. 69% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 22% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 22% of these records are older, 68% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 45% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2010 among the 229 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LA2200X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Adult Health Nurse Practitioner providers in Tennessee
There are 504 adult health nurse practitioner records in Tennessee.
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- Debra Greenspan, NPNashville, TN 372321225045701
- Marni Groves, NP-CNashville, TN 372321508914078
- Pamela Jordan, APRNNashville, TN 372321417984964
- Beth Meador, APRNNashville, TN 372321285721399
Common questions
What is Karen A. Hande, APRN's NPI number?
Karen A. Hande, APRN's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1447462627, issued on May 3, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karen A. Hande, APRN located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3601 The Vanderbilt Clinic, Nashville, TN, 37232. Phone: (615) 322-3000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karen A. Hande, APRN's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number APN12973, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Karen A. Hande, APRN prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karen A. Hande, APRN had 336 Medicare Part D claims for 40 beneficiaries; the average among adult health nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,280. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Karen A. Hande, APRN's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.1 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.