NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Karen Saesee Vaughn, FNP-C

Family Nurse Practitioner · Hickory, NC

Karen Saesee Vaughn, FNP-C is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Hickory, North Carolina, and NPI 1982469904, issued on Feb 19, 2024. Check the license (North Carolina 5019661, as entered in NPPES) with the North 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
1982469904
Name
Karen Saesee Vaughn
Credential
FNP-C
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
License number
5019661 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2336 1St Ave SW, Hickory, NC 28602
Phone
(828) 732-5650
Enumerated
Feb 19, 2024
Record last updated
Mar 12, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240315001656); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of South Alabama College Of Medicine, 2023
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 2336 1St Ave SW

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

  1. Anna Bates, DNP, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1669151486
  2. Jay Harvey, D.O.Family Medicine Physician1235247404
  3. Hannah Hefner, MPAS, PA-CPhysician Assistant1215325113

Verify Karen Saesee Vaughn in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
    Search for license 5019661    Check the board
  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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58% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024

548 Medicare Part D claims for 120 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Karen Vaughn548
  2. Specialty average1,305

Most prescribed

  1. Levothyroxine Sodium45 claims
  2. Lisinopril30 claims
  3. Atorvastatin Calcium28 claims
  4. Omeprazole22 claims
  5. Rosuvastatin Calcium21 claims
  6. Amlodipine Besylate20 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: $251.98

13 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. 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.

  1. Karen Vaughn$251.98
  2. Specialty average$650.95

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. Catawba Valley Medical Group IncHickory, NC

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

Karen Saesee Vaughn among 6,631 family nurse practitioner records in North Carolina

Karen Saesee Vaughn, FNP-C is one of 6,631 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in North Carolina. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2024, is newer than 86% of them.

  • NPI issued2024 · 86% of these records are older, 9% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
  • Graduated2023 · median 2019 among the 4,000 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 35% 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 North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

94 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Hickory

They are 94 of the 2,124 NPPES records with a practice address in Hickory, and 6,631 family nurse practitioner records in North Carolina.

All 6,631 in North Carolina → Every provider in Hickory → Family Nurse Practitioner nationwide →

The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Brenda Byrd, APRN, FNP-CHickory, NC 286021366703696
  2. Susan Desroches, FNP-CHickory, NC 286021033165253
  3. Carla Fallas, DNP, FNP-CHickory, NC 286021023393378
  4. Janet Flowers, MSN, FNP-BCHickory, NC 286021952679953
  5. Deborah Hicks, FNP-CHickory, NC 286021891188850
  6. Marcus Hinceman, N.P.Hickory, NC 286021538243696
  7. Jamie Lockard, FNP-CHickory, NC 286021750798013
  8. Penny Matlock, FNPHickory, NC 286021043557069

Common questions

What is Karen Saesee Vaughn, FNP-C's NPI number?

Karen Saesee Vaughn, FNP-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982469904, issued on Feb 19, 2024. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Karen Saesee Vaughn, FNP-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2336 1St Ave SW, Hickory, NC, 28602. Phone: (828) 732-5650. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Karen Saesee Vaughn, FNP-C's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 5019661, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Karen Saesee Vaughn, FNP-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Karen Saesee Vaughn, FNP-C had 548 Medicare Part D claims for 120 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.

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

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.