NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Karen Lee Hines

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist · Columbia, SC

Karen Lee Hines is a certified registered nurse anesthetist with a practice address in Columbia, South Carolina, and NPI 1851357610, issued on Apr 21, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 1858, 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 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1851357610
Name
Karen Lee Hines
Primary taxonomy
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist 367500000X
License number
1858 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
5 Medical Park, Columbia, SC 29203
Phone
(803) 296-2548
Enumerated
Apr 21, 2006
Record last updated
Jan 28, 2022
Fax
(803) 296-2548
Medicaid ID
AN1198 SC
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20260226003493); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 5 Medical Park

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

  1. Robert BrittCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1750348553
  2. Janie BrownCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1841257649
  3. Janice Coker, RNC NNPNeonatal Nurse Practitioner1922178748
  4. Jessica Crowley, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1669652418
  5. Annsley FoxEmergency Medicine Physician1376350165
  6. Darlene Freeman, RNC NNPNeonatal Nurse Practitioner1992874895

Verify Karen Lee Hines in five checks

  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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Industry payments in 2024: $107.96

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Haemonetics Corporation. The 24,076 providers of this specialty with any payment received $135.08 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Karen Hines$107.96
  2. Specialty average$135.08

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

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Chs Anesthesia Services Group IncCharlotte, NC
  2. Medical University Hospital AuthorityCharleston, SC

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Karen Lee Hines among 1,868 certified registered nurse anesthetist records in South Carolina

Karen Lee Hines is one of 1,868 certified registered nurse anesthetist records with a practice address in South Carolina. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 5% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 63% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • Graduated2017 · median 2012 among the 1,415 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 367500000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

166 certified registered nurse anesthetist records list a practice address in Columbia

They are 166 of the 11,200 NPPES records with a practice address in Columbia, and 1,868 certified registered nurse anesthetist records in South Carolina.

The 8 certified registered nurse anesthetist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Sharon Berrycarrion, CRNAColumbia, SC 292031972586105
  2. Robert BrittColumbia, SC 292031750348553
  3. Janie BrownColumbia, SC 292031841257649
  4. Margaret Edens, CRNAColumbia, SC 292031164481636
  5. Christie Ellis, CRNAColumbia, SC 292031821067885
  6. Williams HigginsColumbia, SC 292031548227242
  7. Wendy Gee Kaczmarek, CRNAColumbia, SC 292031093798233
  8. Michael MillerColumbia, SC 292031952368748

Common questions

What is Karen Lee Hines's NPI number?

Karen Lee Hines's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1851357610, issued on Apr 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Karen Lee Hines located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5 Medical Park, Columbia, SC, 29203. Phone: (803) 296-2548. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Karen Lee Hines's license?

NPPES lists South Carolina license number 1858, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.

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