Karen Rightler, PMHNP-BC
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner · Lake Forest, CA
Karen Rightler, PMHNP-BC is a psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner with a practice address in Lake Forest, California, and NPI 1437754652, issued on Dec 3, 2020. Check the license (California 95017405, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karen Rightler
- Credential
- PMHNP-BC
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner 363LP0808X
- License numbers
- 95017405 CA
F403255-01 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 23361 EL Toro RD Ste 217, Lake Forest, CA 92630
- Phone
- (949) 371-6554
- Enumerated
- Dec 3, 2020
- Record last updated
- Feb 24, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20231108000274); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Karen Rightler in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 95017405Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
77% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner in 2024
204 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries, against an average of 906 among the 30,717 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Alprazolam18 claims
- Diazepam18 claims
- Dextroamphetamine-Amphet Er17 claims
- Lamotrigine14 claims
- Methylphenidate Hcl13 claims
- Cymbalta12 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $1,300.70
47 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. The 23,362 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,027.77 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
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
- Karen Rightler Pmhnp-BC A Professional Nursing CorporationLake Forest, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Karen Rightler among 4,226 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in California
Karen Rightler, PMHNP-BC is one of 4,226 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with a practice address in California. 62% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 41% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 41% of these records are older, 54% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 62% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 46% of these records are
- Graduated2020 · median 2021 among the 1,965 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 16% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LP0808X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner providers in California
There are 4,226 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in California.
All 4,226 in California → Every provider in Lake Forest → Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
The 8 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Mona Bourbour Shirazi KordiLake Forest, CA 926301265385496
- Christine Columbres, PMHNP-BCLake Forest, CA 926301568234268
- Amanda Duggan, PMHNPLake Forest, CA 926301467260307
- Hanna GreenLake Forest, CA 926301568273597
- Farhad Nikoo, NPLake Forest, CA 926301740485101
- Lorilee Bohn, DCDana Point, CA 926291912219213
- Kristi Lebesco, PMHNPDana Point, CA 926291386279172
- Karissa Chisum, PMHNP-BCCosta Mesa, CA 926271558042101
Common questions
What is Karen Rightler, PMHNP-BC's NPI number?
Karen Rightler, PMHNP-BC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437754652, issued on Dec 3, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karen Rightler, PMHNP-BC located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 23361 EL Toro RD Ste 217, Lake Forest, CA, 92630. Phone: (949) 371-6554. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karen Rightler, PMHNP-BC's license?
NPPES lists California license number 95017405, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Karen Rightler, PMHNP-BC prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karen Rightler, PMHNP-BC had 204 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner prescribers was 906. 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.