NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Karen Louise Steele, CRNP

Nurse Practitioner · Bethlehem, PA

Karen Louise Steele, CRNP is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1669741179, issued on Dec 29, 2011. Check the license (Pennsylvania SP011697, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania 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
1669741179
Name
Karen Louise Steele
Credential
CRNP
Primary taxonomy
Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
License number
SP011697 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1417 8TH Ave, Bethlehem, PA 18018
Phone
(484) 526-5210
Enumerated
Dec 29, 2011
Record last updated
Oct 1, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20120306000541); accepts Medicare assignment
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 1417 8TH Ave

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

  1. Lynda Abi-DaherNurse Practitioner1033087895
  2. Lisa Abosamra, P.A.Physician Assistant1982638862
  3. Sameer Ali, M.D.Neurology Physician1366777252
  4. Olasunkanmi Arogundade, NPPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1750686978
  5. Ilya Bragin, M.D.Pain Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician1740500891
  6. Sasha Brown, OTR/LNeurorehabilitation Occupational Therapist1821665480

Verify Karen Louise Steele in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania board licenses this profession
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  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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The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 95.6 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 score80.6
  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: $334.21

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 38,884 providers of this specialty with any payment received $791.64 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Karen Steele$334.21
  2. Specialty average$791.64

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. St Lukes Physician Group IncBethlehem, PA

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

Karen Louise Steele among 3,916 nurse practitioner records in Pennsylvania

Karen Louise Steele, CRNP is one of 3,916 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 30% of them.

  • NPI issued2011 · 30% of these records are older, 68% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
  • Graduated2011 · median 2018 among the 2,360 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 48% 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 Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

142 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Bethlehem

They are 142 of the 4,797 NPPES records with a practice address in Bethlehem, and 3,916 nurse practitioner records in Pennsylvania.

The 8 nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Samina Anthony, RNBethlehem, PA 180181265971998
  2. Kathleen GouldBethlehem, PA 180181427451012
  3. Tracy Groller, PMHNPBethlehem, PA 180181699263798
  4. Tracy HenningerBethlehem, PA 180181235646506
  5. Albita Lasanta, N.P.Bethlehem, PA 180181346248747
  6. Jill Lechner, CRNPBethlehem, PA 180181811026925
  7. Angela Macmillan, CRNPBethlehem, PA 180181710123062
  8. Michele Mair, CRNPBethlehem, PA 180181518032754

Common questions

What is Karen Louise Steele, CRNP's NPI number?

Karen Louise Steele, CRNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1669741179, issued on Dec 29, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Karen Louise Steele, CRNP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1417 8TH Ave, Bethlehem, PA, 18018. Phone: (484) 526-5210. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Karen Louise Steele, CRNP's license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number SP011697, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

What is Karen Louise Steele, CRNP's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.6 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.

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.