Karen D. Wantuch, NP-C
Family Nurse Practitioner · Forest City, NC
Karen D. Wantuch, NP-C is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Forest City, North Carolina, and NPI 1245577154, issued on Jan 11, 2013. Check the license (North Carolina 169316, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karen D. Wantuch
- Credential
- NP-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License numbers
- 169316 NC
F0712525 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 281 E Main St, Forest City, NC 28043
- Phone
- (828) 245-6400
- Enumerated
- Jan 11, 2013
- Record last updated
- Jan 13, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (828) 245-3838
- Medicaid ID
- 7006658 NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20130524000451); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 281 E Main St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Kristin Austin, NP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1841742608
- John Bennett, MDFamily Medicine Physician1033189717
- Loretta Dickson, MDFamily Medicine Physician1376513523
- Patrick Esposito, MDFamily Medicine Physician1922078823
- Mary Goodwin, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1265737241
- Laura Hillard, DOFamily Medicine Physician1750022315
Verify Karen D. Wantuch in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 169316Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
7,080 Medicare Part D claims for 511 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 244 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium267 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate263 claims
- Losartan Potassium214 claims
- Lisinopril189 claims
- Omeprazole175 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium156 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): 96.1 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $42.43
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Inari Medical, 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.
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
- Spartanburg Medical CenterForest City, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Karen D. Wantuch among 6,631 family nurse practitioner records in North Carolina
Karen D. Wantuch, NP-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 2013, is newer than 26% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 26% of these records are older, 71% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2019 among the 4,000 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 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).
27 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Forest City
They are 27 of the 253 NPPES records with a practice address in Forest City, and 6,631 family nurse practitioner records in North Carolina.
All 6,631 in North Carolina → Every provider in Forest City → Family Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
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Common questions
What is Karen D. Wantuch, NP-C's NPI number?
Karen D. Wantuch, NP-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245577154, issued on Jan 11, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karen D. Wantuch, NP-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 281 E Main St, Forest City, NC, 28043. Phone: (828) 245-6400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karen D. Wantuch, NP-C's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 169316, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Karen D. Wantuch, NP-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karen D. Wantuch, NP-C had 7,080 Medicare Part D claims for 511 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Karen D. Wantuch, NP-C's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.1 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.