Karen D. Tinsley, NP
Family Nurse Practitioner · Chattanooga, TN
Karen D. Tinsley, NP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and NPI 1609199132, issued on Mar 11, 2010. Check the license (Tennessee 14564, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karen D. Tinsley
- Credential
- NP
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- 14564 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 929 Spring Creek RD Ste 102, Chattanooga, TN 37412
- Phone
- (423) 629-9743
- Enumerated
- Mar 11, 2010
- Record last updated
- Dec 12, 2023
- Fax
- (423) 629-9744
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100706000404); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Karen D. Tinsley in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
Search for license 14564Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
62% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
501 Medicare Part D claims for 138 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Estradiol163 claims
- Progesterone67 claims
- Estradiol (Twice Weekly)29 claims
- Fluconazole29 claims
- Dotti15 claims
- Metronidazole15 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: $780.61
40 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Mayne Pharma Commercial LLC. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 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
- Galen Medical Group, PCChattanooga, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Karen D. Tinsley among 9,060 family nurse practitioner records in Tennessee
Karen D. Tinsley, NP is one of 9,060 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Tennessee. 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 2010, is newer than 19% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 19% of these records are older, 78% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2017 among the 5,523 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 40% 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 Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
491 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Chattanooga
They are 491 of the 7,377 NPPES records with a practice address in Chattanooga, and 9,060 family nurse practitioner records in Tennessee.
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Common questions
What is Karen D. Tinsley, NP's NPI number?
Karen D. Tinsley, NP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609199132, issued on Mar 11, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karen D. Tinsley, NP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 929 Spring Creek RD Ste 102, Chattanooga, TN, 37412. Phone: (423) 629-9743. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karen D. Tinsley, NP's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 14564, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Karen D. Tinsley, NP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karen D. Tinsley, NP had 501 Medicare Part D claims for 138 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. 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.