Karen Tam, FNP
Family Nurse Practitioner · Lubbock, TX
Karen Tam, FNP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Lubbock, Texas, and NPI 1821549205, issued on Oct 20, 2016. Check the license (Texas AP132330, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karen Tam
- Credential
- FNP
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- AP132330 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2602 Avenue Q, Lubbock, TX 79411
- Phone
- (806) 744-4432
- Enumerated
- Oct 20, 2016
- Record last updated
- May 19, 2026
- Fax
- (806) 743-9363
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20161129000046); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2602 Avenue Q
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Alyessa Okello, MSN, APRN, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1689308140
Verify Karen Tam in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license AP132330Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
71 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Estradiol37 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): 100 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center LubbockLubbock, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Karen Tam among 21,242 family nurse practitioner records in Texas
Karen Tam, FNP is one of 21,242 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Texas. 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 2016, is newer than 31% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 31% of these records are older, 64% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 53% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 2018 among the 11,286 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 38% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
434 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Lubbock
They are 434 of the 5,735 NPPES records with a practice address in Lubbock, and 21,242 family nurse practitioner records in Texas.
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The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Alyessa Okello, MSN, APRN, FNP-CLubbock, TX 794111689308140
- Jacqualine Balch, RN, APRNLubbock, TX 794121134200991
- Norah Bate, DNP, FNP-CLubbock, TX 794121902342231
- Jacob Beaty, MSN FNP-CLubbock, TX 794101215868500
- Rachel Bennings-ShearerLubbock, TX 794101154291136
- Laura Domenigo, APRNLubbock, TX 794101255213492
- Celia EdwardsLubbock, TX 794101902727233
- Tonya Fife, FNPLubbock, TX 794121184697047
Common questions
What is Karen Tam, FNP's NPI number?
Karen Tam, FNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821549205, issued on Oct 20, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karen Tam, FNP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2602 Avenue Q, Lubbock, TX, 79411. Phone: (806) 744-4432. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karen Tam, FNP's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number AP132330, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Karen Tam, FNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karen Tam, FNP had 71 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Karen Tam, FNP's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.