NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Karen A. Walsh, CNP

Acute Care Nurse Practitioner · Chicago, IL

Karen A. Walsh, CNP is an acute care nurse practitioner with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1346624293, issued on Jul 9, 2015. Check the license (Illinois 209012914, as entered in NPPES) with the Illinois 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
1346624293
Name
Karen A. Walsh
Credential
CNP
Primary taxonomy
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner 363LA2100X
License numbers
209012914 IL
041349333 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
251 E Huron St, Chicago, IL 60611
Phone
(312) 926-2000
Enumerated
Jul 9, 2015
Record last updated
Jul 5, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20190813002995); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Rush Medical College Of Rush University, 2014
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 251 E Huron St

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

  1. Brian Abarbanel, MDPhysical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician1124600291
  2. Mohamed Abazeed, MD, PHDRadiation Oncology Physician1205096609
  3. Allison AbbottCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1720446594
  4. Kathryn AbbottPsychiatry Physician1295537561
  5. Ramez Abdalla, M.B., B. CHNeuroradiology Physician1407410392
  6. Dena Abdelhameed, PHARM.D.Nuclear Pharmacist1073954301

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Illinois board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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89% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average acute care nurse practitioner in 2024

65 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries, against an average of 594 among the 13,133 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Karen Walsh65
  2. Specialty average594

Most prescribed

  1. Metoprolol Tartrate12 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): 94.1 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 score82.6
  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).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Northwestern Medical Faculty FoundationChicago, IL

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

Karen A. Walsh among 639 acute care nurse practitioner records in Illinois

Karen A. Walsh, CNP is one of 639 acute care nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Illinois. 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 2015, is newer than 38% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 38% of these records are older, 58% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
  • Graduated2014 · median 2017 among the 434 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2019 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LA2100X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Acute Care Nurse Practitioner providers in Illinois

There are 639 acute care nurse practitioner records in Illinois.

The 8 acute care nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Noel Burks, APRN, BCChicago, IL 606111528273679
  2. Lindsay Dohse, ACNP-BCChicago, IL 606111497082838
  3. Melanie Dumlao, NPChicago, IL 606111093750721
  4. Shanelle Eiswirth, ACNPChicago, IL 606111881996411
  5. Kelly Kindy, ACNPChicago, IL 606111528096120
  6. Sara Kowalczuk, NPChicago, IL 606111871675561
  7. Elizabeth Lucier, APN, CNPChicago, IL 606111356369672
  8. Karen Masino, CNPChicago, IL 606111548470602

Common questions

What is Karen A. Walsh, CNP's NPI number?

Karen A. Walsh, CNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1346624293, issued on Jul 9, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Karen A. Walsh, CNP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 251 E Huron St, Chicago, IL, 60611. Phone: (312) 926-2000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Karen A. Walsh, CNP's license?

NPPES lists Illinois license number 209012914, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Karen A. Walsh, CNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Karen A. Walsh, CNP had 65 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries; the average among acute care nurse practitioner prescribers was 594. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Karen A. Walsh, CNP's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.1 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.