Karen Jipping, APRN
Family Nurse Practitioner · Chattanooga, TN
Karen Jipping, APRN is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and NPI 1023788189, issued on Sep 20, 2021. Check the license (Tennessee 29743, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karen Jipping
- Credential
- APRN
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- 29743 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2525 Desales Ave, Chattanooga, TN 37404
- Phone
- (423) 493-6401
- Enumerated
- Sep 20, 2021
- Record last updated
- Sep 20, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20211118002093); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Karen Jipping in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
Search for license 29743Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
83% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
219 Medicare Part D claims for 93 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone16 claims
- Azithromycin12 claims
- Cefuroxime11 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): 94.7 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Memorial Health Partners Foundation, IncChattanooga, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Karen Jipping among 9,060 family nurse practitioner records in Tennessee
Karen Jipping, APRN is one of 9,060 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Tennessee. 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 2021, is newer than 73% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 73% of these records are older, 22% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2021 · median 2017 among the 5,523 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 40% 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 Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
491 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Chattanooga
They are 491 of the 7,377 NPPES records with a practice address in Chattanooga, and 9,060 family nurse practitioner records in Tennessee.
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Common questions
What is Karen Jipping, APRN's NPI number?
Karen Jipping, APRN's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1023788189, issued on Sep 20, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karen Jipping, APRN located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2525 Desales Ave, Chattanooga, TN, 37404. Phone: (423) 493-6401. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karen Jipping, APRN's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 29743, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Karen Jipping, APRN prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karen Jipping, APRN had 219 Medicare Part D claims for 93 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Karen Jipping, APRN's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.7 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.