NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Karen Diane Tipton, PMHCNS

Psychiatric/Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist · Greenville, SC

Karen Diane Tipton, PMHCNS is a psychiatric/mental health clinical nurse specialist with a practice address in Greenville, South Carolina, and NPI 1205917168, issued on Oct 18, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 18331, as entered in NPPES) with the South Carolina 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 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1205917168
Name
Karen Diane Tipton
Credential
PMHCNS
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatric/Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist 364SP0808X
License numbers
18331 SC
110926 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
97 Market Point Dr, Greenville, SC 29607
Phone
(865) 660-3817
Enumerated
Oct 18, 2006
Record last updated
Nov 18, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20070201000647); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich South Carolina board licenses this profession
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85% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatric/mental health clinical nurse specialist in 2024

157 Medicare Part D claims for 21 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,054 among the 390 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. Karen Tipton157
  2. Specialty average1,054

Most prescribed

  1. Lamotrigine24 claims
  2. Venlafaxine Hcl Er23 claims
  3. Bupropion Hcl Sr16 claims
  4. Trazodone Hcl16 claims
  5. Aripiprazole13 claims
  6. Bupropion Xl12 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Brightside Medical PCKnoxville, TN

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

Karen Diane Tipton among 12 psychiatric/mental health clinical nurse specialist records in South Carolina

Karen Diane Tipton, PMHCNS is one of 12 psychiatric/mental health clinical nurse specialist records with a practice address in South Carolina. 42% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 0% of these records are older, 58% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 42% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 17% of these records are
  • Record last updated2014 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 364SP0808X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Psychiatric/Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist providers in South Carolina

There are 12 psychiatric/mental health clinical nurse specialist records in South Carolina.

The 8 psychiatric/mental health clinical nurse specialist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Laura Saylors, MSN, APRN, FNP-CAnderson, SC 296211063844967
  2. Melva Gibeau, NP AND CNSDarlington, SC 295321922071810
  3. Lauri Maze-Davis, APRNFort Mill, SC 297081831491331
  4. Darlene Christmon-Washington, PMHCNS-BCRock Hill, SC 297301598994170
  5. Sharon Martin, FNP,CNSMt Pleasant, SC 294641639242118
  6. Eugenia Reeves, RN,CNSCharleston, SC 294141083628663
  7. Therese Killeen, PHD APRNCharleston, SC 294031346451069
  8. Martha Ireland, PHD, RN, CS, CEDSHardeeville, SC 299271508448820

Common questions

What is Karen Diane Tipton, PMHCNS's NPI number?

Karen Diane Tipton, PMHCNS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1205917168, issued on Oct 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Karen Diane Tipton, PMHCNS located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 97 Market Point Dr, Greenville, SC, 29607. Phone: (865) 660-3817. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Karen Diane Tipton, PMHCNS's license?

NPPES lists South Carolina license number 18331, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Karen Diane Tipton, PMHCNS prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Karen Diane Tipton, PMHCNS had 157 Medicare Part D claims for 21 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatric/mental health clinical nurse specialist prescribers was 1,054. 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.

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