Karin Vernick Kester, NURSE PRACTITIONER
Family Nurse Practitioner · Fredericksburg, VA
Karin Vernick Kester, NURSE PRACTITIONER is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Fredericksburg, Virginia, and NPI 1609441237, issued on May 25, 2021. Check the license (Virginia 0024181424, as entered in NPPES) with the Virginia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karin Vernick Kester
- Credential
- NURSE PRACTITIONER
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- 0024181424 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 9530 Cosner Dr Ste 200, Fredericksburg, VA 22408
- Phone
- (540) 373-1331
- Enumerated
- May 25, 2021
- Record last updated
- Dec 19, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210723000423); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Karin Vernick Kester in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Virginia board licenses this profession
Search for license 0024181424Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
88% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
158 Medicare Part D claims for 54 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Succinate18 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium14 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium13 claims
- Carvedilol13 claims
- Losartan Potassium13 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: $15.33
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Glaukos Corporation. 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
- Snf Ltc Partners OF VirginiaRichmond, VA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Karin Vernick Kester among 6,474 family nurse practitioner records in Virginia
Karin Vernick Kester, NURSE PRACTITIONER is one of 6,474 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Virginia. 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 2021, is newer than 67% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 67% of these records are older, 26% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2021 · median 2019 among the 3,833 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 40% 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 Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
163 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Fredericksburg
They are 163 of the 3,696 NPPES records with a practice address in Fredericksburg, and 6,474 family nurse practitioner records in Virginia.
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Common questions
What is Karin Vernick Kester, NURSE PRACTITIONER's NPI number?
Karin Vernick Kester, NURSE PRACTITIONER's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609441237, issued on May 25, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karin Vernick Kester, NURSE PRACTITIONER located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9530 Cosner Dr Ste 200, Fredericksburg, VA, 22408. Phone: (540) 373-1331. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karin Vernick Kester, NURSE PRACTITIONER's license?
NPPES lists Virginia license number 0024181424, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Karin Vernick Kester, NURSE PRACTITIONER prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karin Vernick Kester, NURSE PRACTITIONER had 158 Medicare Part D claims for 54 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.