2026 NPPES data Nurse Practitioner NPI 1487848438
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Karen Kimball

Nurse Practitioner in Columbia, South Carolina. This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 87,227 in Nurse Practitioner, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.

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Prescribing volume
202
Medicare Part D claims · 59 beneficiaries · Nurse Practitioner avg: 1K
Generic prescribing
92%
generic claims · 8% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
MIPS score
81.2/100
▼ 2 pts below national avg 83.1 · Above neutral
Industry payments
$134.23
2 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
Compiled from official public sources by the PlainDoctor editorial team.

What the federal data shows

Karen Kimball reported a CMS MIPS final score of 81.2/100 - below the 83.1 national average - and filed 202 Medicare Part D claims in 2023.

81.2/100
MIPS score · -2 vs avg
202
Part D claims, 2023
92%
generic prescribing
$134.23
industry payments (Sunshine Act)

Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.

Karen Kimball's MIPS score vs every scored U.S. clinician

CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure

81 36th percentile higher than 36% of 477,587 scored providers

0–10: 8,684 scored providers (2%). Below this entry. 10–20: 3,008 scored providers (1%). Below this entry. 20–30: 3,069 scored providers (1%). Below this entry. 30–40: 2,746 scored providers (1%). Below this entry. 40–50: 2,928 scored providers (1%). Below this entry. 50–60: 5,882 scored providers (1%). Below this entry. 60–70: 13,906 scored providers (3%). Below this entry. 70–80: 118,074 scored providers (25%). Below this entry. 80–90: 129,887 scored providers (27%). This entry sits in this band. 90+: 189,403 scored providers (40%). Above this entry. This provider 0 100 every MIPS-scored clinician, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more scored providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023

Where Karen Kimball sits

This provider among nurse practitioner peers

Across the 13,476 nurse practitioner providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Karen Kimball writes more Part D claims than 35% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 35% - placing this provider in the lower-volume, lower-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.

Part D claim volume vs MIPS quality, by specialty percentile

Lower volume · High qualityHigh volume · High qualityLower volume · Lower qualityHigh volume · Lower quality0255075100024.148.372.496.6Part D claim volume, percentile in specialtyMIPS quality, percentilePart D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 52 · MIPS quality, percentile: 58Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 17 · MIPS quality, percentile: 63Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 28 · MIPS quality, percentile: 35Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 70 · MIPS quality, percentile: 90Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 32 · MIPS quality, percentile: 23Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 3 · MIPS quality, percentile: 92Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 90 · MIPS quality, percentile: 60Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 83 · MIPS quality, percentile: 75Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 13 · MIPS quality, percentile: 32Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 55 · MIPS quality, percentile: 92Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 85 · MIPS quality, percentile: 65Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 43 · MIPS quality, percentile: 38Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 80 · MIPS quality, percentile: 78Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 87 · MIPS quality, percentile: 85Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 2 · MIPS quality, percentile: 5Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 68 · MIPS quality, percentile: 55Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 47 · MIPS quality, percentile: 40Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 3 · MIPS quality, percentile: 67Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 18 · MIPS quality, percentile: 42Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 37 · MIPS quality, percentile: 25Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 100 · MIPS quality, percentile: 87Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 57 · MIPS quality, percentile: 20Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 3 · MIPS quality, percentile: 8Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 35 · MIPS quality, percentile: 92Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 93 · MIPS quality, percentile: 92Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 88 · MIPS quality, percentile: 92Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 72 · MIPS quality, percentile: 22Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 50 · MIPS quality, percentile: 75Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 60 · MIPS quality, percentile: 60Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 45 · MIPS quality, percentile: 2Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 65 · MIPS quality, percentile: 15Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 12 · MIPS quality, percentile: 70Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 82 · MIPS quality, percentile: 72Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 48 · MIPS quality, percentile: 27Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 63 · MIPS quality, percentile: 52Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 8 · MIPS quality, percentile: 30Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 67 · MIPS quality, percentile: 92Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 77 · MIPS quality, percentile: 13Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 28 · MIPS quality, percentile: 88Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 53 · MIPS quality, percentile: 73Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 13 · MIPS quality, percentile: 18Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 8 · MIPS quality, percentile: 12Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 23 · MIPS quality, percentile: 7Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 22 · MIPS quality, percentile: 28Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 98 · MIPS quality, percentile: 53Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 73 · MIPS quality, percentile: 80Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 38 · MIPS quality, percentile: 48Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 20 · MIPS quality, percentile: 3Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 78 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 42 · MIPS quality, percentile: 43Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 0 · MIPS quality, percentile: 50Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 75 · MIPS quality, percentile: 32Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 27 · MIPS quality, percentile: 57Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 92 · MIPS quality, percentile: 10Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 62 · MIPS quality, percentile: 17Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 25 · MIPS quality, percentile: 47Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 58 · MIPS quality, percentile: 82Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 33 · MIPS quality, percentile: 68Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 95 · MIPS quality, percentile: 83Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 97 · MIPS quality, percentile: 45Karen Kimball-Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 35 · MIPS quality, percentile: 35
Part D claim volume vs MIPS quality, by specialty percentile

Each dot is one nurse practitioner peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Karen Kimball. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.

What does the federal data show about Karen Kimball?

Near national average

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 09/04/2007

NPI 1487848438

Primary specialty

Nurse Practitioner

High-volume

87,227 US NPIs in this specialty

Medicare Part D claims

202 81% vs specialty avg

2023 prescription claims

Specialty avg: 1,084

MIPS final score

81.2/100 1.9 pts vs avg

Above neutral band

vs 83.1 national avg

Specialty distribution in South Carolina

How Nurse Practitioner compares to other specialties among South Carolina providers

South Carolina providers

Largest specialties in South Carolina (% of in-state providers)

Pharmacist - 6.2%Pharmacist6.2%Mental Health Counselor - 5.1%Mental Health Counselor5.1%Family Nurse Practitioner - 4.6%Family Nurse Practitioner4.6%Physical Therapist - 4.5%Physical Therapist4.5%Behavior Technician - 3.8%Behavior Technician3.8%Speech-Language Pathologist - 3.7%Speech-Language Pathologist3.7%Nurse Practitioner - 1.5%Nurse Practitioner1.5%
Largest specialties in South Carolina (% of in-state providers)

Medicare quality performance, MIPS

Karen Kimball's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Nurse Practitioner national average

Near national average
MIPS Final Score
81.2/100
vs 83.1 national avg · 2023 performance year

MIPS final score (Nurse Practitioner) - 81.2/100 vs national avg 83.1

0%100%National avg83%81.2%
MIPS final score (Nurse Practitioner) - 81.2/100 vs national avg 83.1

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.

Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).

Karen Kimball appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Nurse Practitioner provider at 114 GATEWAY CORPORATE BLVD STE 220, Columbia, SC, 29203, with a listed phone of (803) 865-4928. NPI 1487848438 was issued on 09/04/2007. Because NPPES data is self-reported by the provider and refreshed monthly, the address, phone, and specialty reflect what Kimball most recently submitted to CMS rather than a vetted directory listing, which is why patients should always confirm the practice is still at this location before scheduling.

Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 202 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 59 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $25K in drug spend, split 8% brand-name and 92% generic by claim count. These figures capture only Medicare Part D, commercial insurance, Medicaid, and cash-pay prescriptions are not included, and any drug-beneficiary cell under 11 is suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. On the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, this provider earned a Final Score of 81.2/100 for the 2023 performance year (Quality 74.6, Cost 65.2), compared with the national average of 83.1.

Nurse Practitioner is a high-volume specialty nationwide, with 87,227 enrolled providers across 56 states and an average of 1,084 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline. Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist, always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.

Practice Address

114 GATEWAY CORPORATE BLVD STE 220
Columbia, SC 29203

Provider Details

NPI 1487848438
Specialty Nurse Practitioner
Gender Female
NPI Issued 09/04/2007

CMS Quality Score (MIPS)

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.

81.1913
Final Score
Avg: 83.1
74.5659
Quality
65.2384
Cost
97
Promoting Interoperability

Reporting: Group practice

Hospital and facility affiliations

Facilities where Karen Kimball bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.

Reading Hospital
★★★★☆ 4/5
Wyomissing, PA
Acute Care Hospitals
CMS CCN: 390044
Musc Community Physicians
Columbia, SC

Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).

Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data

The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Karen Kimball. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.

Total received

$134

Largest payer

Neurelis, Inc.

Most common payment type

Food and Beverage

Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.

Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Generic-heavy

Karen Kimball - brand share 8.0%
Nurse Practitioner average

8% brand-name claims vs 92% generic, on 202 2023 Medicare Part D claims.

The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.

Medicare Part D Prescribing Data

CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.

202
Total Claims
$25K
Total Drug Cost
59
Medicare Beneficiaries

Prescribing Breakdown

30-Day Fills
202
Total Day Supply
5,194
Brand vs Generic
8% brand / 92% generic
Brand Drug Cost
$21K
Generic Drug Cost
$4K
Antibiotic Claims
15

Patient Demographics

Average Patient Age
73.8 years
Avg HCC Risk Score
2.41
Gender Split
63% female / 37% male

Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)

Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.

What Karen Kimball prescribes most

Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023

claims
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File As of 2023
Drug Claims
Atorvastatin Calcium
38
Metoprolol Succinate
17
Amlodipine Besylate
13

* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.

Nurse Practitioner Overview

How Karen Kimball fits within the Nurse Practitioner landscape nationally.

87,227
Nurse Practitioner Providers in US
56
States with Nurse Practitioner
1,084
Avg Claims per Provider

Karen Kimball's 202 claims are below the specialty average of 1,084.

Nearby Nurse Practitioner Providers in South Carolina

Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in South Carolina, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Kimball.

Compare Nurse Practitioner nationally: see state-by-state distribution →

Before you book an appointment

Use this federal record as your verification checklist, not as a recommendation.

  • Confirm the NPI record is current in the official CMS registry, providers update their own NPPES details, and moves can lag. Verify this NPI
  • Check the active license and any disciplinary history with the South Carolina medical board, federal registration is not a license check. Credential verification guide
  • Weigh a second option: compare this provider with a nearby Nurse Practitioner peer on Medicare volume and prescribing patterns. Compare providers

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Karen Kimball's specialty?
Karen Kimball specializes in Nurse Practitioner and practices in Columbia, South Carolina.
How much does Karen Kimball prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2023, Karen Kimball wrote 202 Medicare Part D claims totaling $25K in drug costs for 59 beneficiaries.
What is Karen Kimball's Medicare quality score?
Karen Kimball has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 81.2/100 (Quality: 74.6, Cost: 65.2). The national average MIPS Final Score is 83.1. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Karen Kimball located?
Karen Kimball is located at 114 GATEWAY CORPORATE BLVD STE 220, Columbia, SC, 29203. Phone: (803) 865-4928.
What is Karen Kimball's NPI number?
Karen Kimball's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487848438, issued on 09/04/2007.
Does Karen Kimball prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs?
Karen Kimball's prescribing is 8% brand-name and 92% generic drugs by claim count, with $21K in brand drug costs.
How many Nurse Practitioner providers are there in the US?
There are 87,227 Nurse Practitioner providers across 56 states in the US. The average Nurse Practitioner provider writes 1,084 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Karen Kimball prescribe most often?
Based on 2023 Medicare Part D data, Karen Kimball's most frequently prescribed drugs include Atorvastatin Calcium, Metoprolol Succinate, Amlodipine Besylate. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Karen Kimball accept Medicare?
Karen Kimball appears in CMS Medicare data with 202 Part D claims and 59 Medicare beneficiaries in 2023. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Karen Kimball's credentials?
Karen Kimball's NPI is 1487848438. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.

Data Sources

Provider Directory
CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
Specialty Classification
NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
Quality Performance
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
Limitations
Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.

See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.

Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

Disclaimer: Data from CMS NPPES and Medicare Part D. PlainDoctor does not rate or rank providers. Provider information is self-reported and may not be current. Always verify information directly with the provider. About · Methodology

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