NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Karina Escobar, ARNP

Family Nurse Practitioner · Iowa City, IA

Karina Escobar, ARNP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Iowa City, Iowa, and NPI 1437903606, issued on Apr 15, 2024. Check the license (Iowa A178162, as entered in NPPES) with the Iowa 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
1437903606
Name
Karina Escobar
Credential
ARNP
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
License number
A178162 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
201 S Clinton St Ste 168, Iowa City, IA 52240
Phone
(319) 384-0520
Enumerated
Apr 15, 2024
Record last updated
Apr 15, 2024
Fax
(319) 384-0603
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240725002599); may accept Medicare assignment
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 201 S Clinton St Ste 168

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

  1. Brandon Abel, DNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1043160674
  2. Marissa Amidon, DNP, FNP-BCNurse Practitioner1043039738
  3. Mark Atcher, ARNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1205473808
  4. Sarah Barrick, PA-CPhysician Assistant1124672415
  5. Brianne Benjamin, DNP, ARNP, FNP-CNurse Practitioner1164049680
  6. Alexa Bliss, DNP, ARNP, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1548022247

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Iowa board licenses this profession
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  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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84% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024

204 Medicare Part D claims for 137 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims.

  1. Karina Escobar204
  2. Specialty average1,305

Most prescribed

  1. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass32 claims
  2. Cephalexin22 claims
  3. Doxycycline Hyclate15 claims
  4. Azithromycin12 claims
  5. Mupirocin12 claims
  6. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa11 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.

Karina Escobar among 1,971 family nurse practitioner records in Iowa

Karina Escobar, ARNP is one of 1,971 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Iowa. 84% 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 · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
  • Graduated2019 · median 2018 among the 1,398 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 43% 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 Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

138 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Iowa City

They are 138 of the 7,163 NPPES records with a practice address in Iowa City, and 1,971 family nurse practitioner records in Iowa.

The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Mark Atcher, ARNPIowa City, IA 522401205473808
  2. Serena Curler, ARNP, CNP, ACNP, BCIowa City, IA 522401194873729
  3. Heather Dommer, MSN, ARNP, FNP-CIowa City, IA 522401417475971
  4. Renee Gullickson, ARNPIowa City, IA 522401003291501
  5. Vicki Jensen, ARNPIowa City, IA 522401548601610
  6. Allison Judge, FNPIowa City, IA 522401326679937
  7. Sandra Koppes, ARNPIowa City, IA 522401891167367
  8. Eva Kuykendall, ARNPIowa City, IA 522401700947520

Common questions

What is Karina Escobar, ARNP's NPI number?

Karina Escobar, ARNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437903606, issued on Apr 15, 2024. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Karina Escobar, ARNP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 201 S Clinton St Ste 168, Iowa City, IA, 52240. Phone: (319) 384-0520. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Karina Escobar, ARNP's license?

NPPES lists Iowa license number A178162, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Karina Escobar, ARNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Karina Escobar, ARNP had 204 Medicare Part D claims for 137 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.