Kari Shanks, APRN, FNP-C
Family Nurse Practitioner · Houston, TX
Kari Shanks, APRN, FNP-C is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1285187575, issued on Aug 3, 2016. Check the license (Texas AP131402, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kari Shanks
- Credential
- APRN, FNP-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License numbers
- AP131402 TX
3-002349 AL
343518 AZ
C-APN.0104458-C-NP CO
APRN11028573 FL
and 10 more
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 20405 State Highway 249 Ste 325, Houston, TX 77070
- Phone
- (866) 849-0692
- Enumerated
- Aug 3, 2016
- Record last updated
- Aug 3, 2026
- Fax
- (888) 973-8821
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kari Shanks in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license AP131402Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
58 Medicare Part D claims for 40 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
Kari Shanks among 21,242 family nurse practitioner records in Texas
Kari Shanks, APRN, FNP-C is one of 21,242 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Texas. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 31% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 31% of these records are older, 64% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 53% of these records are
- Record last updated2026 · 38% 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 Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
2,588 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Houston
They are 2,588 of the 61,221 NPPES records with a practice address in Houston, and 21,242 family nurse practitioner records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Kari Shanks, APRN, FNP-C's NPI number?
Kari Shanks, APRN, FNP-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285187575, issued on Aug 3, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kari Shanks, APRN, FNP-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 20405 State Highway 249 Ste 325, Houston, TX, 77070. Phone: (866) 849-0692. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kari Shanks, APRN, FNP-C's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number AP131402, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Kari Shanks, APRN, FNP-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kari Shanks, APRN, FNP-C had 58 Medicare Part D claims for 40 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.