NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Karen Novak, NP

Acute Care Nurse Practitioner · Chicago, IL

Karen Novak, NP is an acute care nurse practitioner with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1831162411, issued on Feb 13, 2006. Check the license with the Illinois 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1831162411
Name
Karen Novak
Credential
NP
Primary taxonomy
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner 363LA2100X
Practice location
680 N Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, IL 60611
Phone
(312) 695-9797
Enumerated
Feb 13, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 13, 2026
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20060120000293); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Illinois College Of Med (Chi/Peor/Rock/Chm-Urb), 2000
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 680 N Lake Shore Dr

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

  1. Michael Abecassis, MDTransplant Surgery Physician1134117377
  2. Yolanda Adler, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1518957760
  3. Brian Adley, MDAnatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1932151966
  4. Mohamed Afifi, MDCritical Care Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician1922098524
  5. Erin Agins, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1407118383
  6. Abby Agulnek, DOHospitalist Physician1689662942

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Illinois board licenses this professionCheck the board
  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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24% more Medicare Part D claims than the average acute care nurse practitioner in 2024

737 Medicare Part D claims for 135 beneficiaries, against an average of 594 among the 13,133 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 24% of claims. 45 claims were for opioids.

  1. Karen Novak737
  2. Specialty average594

Most prescribed

  1. Eliquis80 claims
  2. Levothyroxine Sodium68 claims
  3. Gabapentin59 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate31 claims
  5. Megestrol Acetate25 claims
  6. Estradiol22 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): 94.1 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score82.6
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $314.64

11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 10,984 providers of this specialty with any payment received $647.94 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Karen Novak$314.64
  2. Specialty average$647.94

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

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Northwestern Medical Faculty FoundationLake Forest, IL

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

Karen Novak among 639 acute care nurse practitioner records in Illinois

Karen Novak, NP is one of 639 acute care nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Illinois. 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 under 1% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · under 1% of these records are older, 94% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
  • Graduated2000 · median 2017 among the 434 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LA2100X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Acute Care Nurse Practitioner providers in Illinois

There are 639 acute care nurse practitioner records in Illinois.

The 8 acute care nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Noel Burks, APRN, BCChicago, IL 606111528273679
  2. Lindsay Dohse, ACNP-BCChicago, IL 606111497082838
  3. Melanie Dumlao, NPChicago, IL 606111093750721
  4. Shanelle Eiswirth, ACNPChicago, IL 606111881996411
  5. Kelly Kindy, ACNPChicago, IL 606111528096120
  6. Sara Kowalczuk, NPChicago, IL 606111871675561
  7. Elizabeth Lucier, APN, CNPChicago, IL 606111356369672
  8. Karen Masino, CNPChicago, IL 606111548470602

Common questions

What is Karen Novak, NP's NPI number?

Karen Novak, NP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831162411, issued on Feb 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Karen Novak, NP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 680 N Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, IL, 60611. Phone: (312) 695-9797. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Karen Novak, NP's license?

Search the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Karen Novak, NP prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Karen Novak, NP had 737 Medicare Part D claims for 135 beneficiaries; the average among acute care nurse practitioner prescribers was 594. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Karen Novak, NP's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.1 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.

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