Karen Kress, CNP
Nurse Practitioner · Wilmington, NC
Karen Kress, CNP is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Wilmington, North Carolina, and NPI 1982686770, issued on Nov 17, 2005. Check the license (North Carolina 279385, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karen Kress
- Credential
- CNP
- Primary taxonomy
- Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
- License number
- 279385 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1709 S 16TH St Ste A, Wilmington, NC 28401
- Phone
- (910) 452-8633
- Enumerated
- Nov 17, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jan 21, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (910) 452-8569
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Karen Kress in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 279385Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
98% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024
17 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
Karen Kress among 4,524 nurse practitioner records in North Carolina
Karen Kress, CNP is one of 4,524 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in North 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 98% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 63% of these records are
- Record last updated2016 · 34% 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 North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
224 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Wilmington
They are 224 of the 6,526 NPPES records with a practice address in Wilmington, and 4,524 nurse practitioner records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Karen Kress, CNP's NPI number?
Karen Kress, CNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982686770, issued on Nov 17, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karen Kress, CNP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1709 S 16TH St Ste A, Wilmington, NC, 28401. Phone: (910) 452-8633. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karen Kress, CNP's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 279385, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Karen Kress, CNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karen Kress, CNP had 17 Medicare Part D claims; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions 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.
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.