Karen Cooper Sparks, MSN, AGACNP-BC
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner · Temple, TX
Karen Cooper Sparks, MSN, AGACNP-BC is an acute care nurse practitioner with a practice address in Temple, Texas, and NPI 1871005694, issued on Nov 2, 2017. Check the license (Texas AP135683, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karen Cooper Sparks
- Credential
- MSN, AGACNP-BC
- Primary taxonomy
- Acute Care Nurse Practitioner 363LA2100X
- License number
- AP135683 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2401 S. 31St St, Temple, TX 76508
- Phone
- (254) 724-1084
- Enumerated
- Nov 2, 2017
- Record last updated
- Aug 7, 2024
- Fax
- (254) 724-5561
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20171116002987); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Karen Cooper Sparks in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license AP135683Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
93% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average acute care nurse practitioner in 2024
39 Medicare Part D claims for 21 beneficiaries, against an average of 594 among the 13,133 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $708.49
13 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. 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.
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
- Scott And White ClinicTemple, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Karen Cooper Sparks among 3,239 acute care nurse practitioner records in Texas
Karen Cooper Sparks, MSN, AGACNP-BC is one of 3,239 acute care nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Texas. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 29% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 29% of these records are older, 66% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2019 among the 2,120 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 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 363LA2100X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
43 acute care nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Temple
They are 43 of the 4,612 NPPES records with a practice address in Temple, and 3,239 acute care nurse practitioner records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Karen Cooper Sparks, MSN, AGACNP-BC's NPI number?
Karen Cooper Sparks, MSN, AGACNP-BC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871005694, issued on Nov 2, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karen Cooper Sparks, MSN, AGACNP-BC located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2401 S. 31St St, Temple, TX, 76508. Phone: (254) 724-1084. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karen Cooper Sparks, MSN, AGACNP-BC's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number AP135683, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Karen Cooper Sparks, MSN, AGACNP-BC prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karen Cooper Sparks, MSN, AGACNP-BC had 39 Medicare Part D claims for 21 beneficiaries; the average among acute care nurse practitioner prescribers was 594. 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.