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2026 NPPES data Family Nurse Practitioner NPI 1174534416 NP
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Katherine Caton, NP

Family Nurse Practitioner in Nags Head, North Carolina.

This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 216,959 in Family Nurse Practitioner, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.

Federal data, no proprietary rating. We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
644
Medicare Part D claims · 168 beneficiaries · Family Nurse Practitioner avg: 1K
Generic prescribing
81%
generic claims · 19% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
MIPS score
98.3/100
▲ 15 pts above national avg 83.5 · Exceptional
Industry payments
$98.89
6 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
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What the federal data shows

Katherine Caton, NP reported a CMS MIPS final score of 98.3/100 - above the 83.5 national average - and filed 644 Medicare Part D claims in 2024.

98.3/100
MIPS score · +15 vs avg
644
Part D claims, 2024
81%
generic prescribing
$98.89
industry payments (Sunshine Act)

Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.

Federal trust snapshot

What official records show about Katherine Caton, NP

Federal records show an active NPI with both Medicare prescribing volume and a measured CMS quality score — objective registry data, not patient reviews.

  • Verified

    NPI registry status

    Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1174534416), first enumerated 08/11/2006.

    Source: CMS NPPES

  • Reported

    Medicare Part D participation

    Filed 644 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.

    Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF

  • Reported

    CMS quality reporting (MIPS)

    Reported a CMS MIPS final score of 98.3/100 in the Quality Payment Program — a federal quality measure, not a patient review.

    Source: CMS Quality Payment Program

  • Reported

    Industry payment transparency

    $98.89 in reported industry payments (6 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.

    Source: CMS Open Payments

  • Not in federal data

    Individual sanction lookup

    PlainDoctor does not publish per-provider disciplinary determinations. Confirm current license and any individual actions through the state medical board or FSMB verification service.

    Source: State medical board / FSMB

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Compare Caton with other Family Nurse Practitioner providers

Same primary specialty, same federal CMS NPPES roster.

All 11 Family Nurse Practitioner providers in Nags Head, NC →

Also enrolled in North Carolina

Other specialties in Nags Head: Clinical Social Worker (15) · Emergency Medicine Physician (11) · Physician Assistant (10) · Professional Counselor (9)

CMS NPPES provider registry desk

NPI 1174534416 · Family Nurse Practitioner

NPI-10 · ENUM-LEGACY · TAX-MEGA · MIPS-ELITE · RX-LIGHT · BOOK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH

  • NPI-10 1174534416
  • ENUM-LEGACY 2006
  • TAX-MEGA 217K Family Nurse
  • MIPS-ELITE 98.3/100
  • RX-LIGHT 644
  • BOOK-MID 6,055 in North Carolina
  • PHOTO-FINISH Katie Maples, NP · ±0.0

MIPS final-score neighbourhood

Same-specialty nationwide peers by CMS final score, not geographic proximity

MIPS pts

What this shows Nearest measured MIPS peers for this NUCC specialty (2023 performance year).

Source CMS Quality Payment Program (MIPS) As of 2023

Katherine Caton, NP's MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician

CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.

98 ≥ 89th percentile 89% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands

0–10: 8,684 measured providers (2%). Below this entry. 10–20: 3,008 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 20–30: 3,069 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 30–40: 2,746 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 40–50: 2,928 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 50–60: 5,882 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 60–70: 13,906 measured providers (3%). Below this entry. 70–80: 94,570 measured providers (21%). Below this entry. 80–90: 129,887 measured providers (29%). Below this entry. 90+: 189,403 measured providers (42%). This entry sits in this band. This provider 0 100 every measured MIPS clinician, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more measured providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

The percentile is a conservative whole-score-point band: it counts only measured clinicians in lower score bands. A CMS MIPS metric is not a recommendation or a clinical-quality rating by PlainDoctor. See methodology § corpus placement.

Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023

Where Katherine Caton, NP sits

This provider among family nurse practitioner peers

Across the 26,556 family nurse practitioner providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Katherine Caton, NP writes more Part D claims than 60% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 90% - placing this provider in the high-volume, high-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.

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Part D claim volume vs MIPS quality, by specialty percentile

Each dot is one family nurse practitioner peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Katherine Caton, NP. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.

What does the federal data show about Katherine Caton, NP?

High performer (top quartile)

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 08/11/2006

NPI 1174534416

Primary specialty

Family Nurse Practitioner

High-volume

216,959 US NPIs in this specialty

Medicare Part D claims

644 51% vs specialty avg

2024 prescription claims

Specialty avg: 1,302

MIPS final score

98.3/100 14.8 pts vs avg

Exceptional band

vs 83.5 national avg

Specialty distribution in North Carolina

How Family Nurse Practitioner compares to other specialties among North Carolina providers

North Carolina providers
Clinical Social Worker7.1%Behavior Technician6.8%Pharmacist4.9%Student in an Organized Heal…4.7%Physical Therapist4.2%Mental Health Counselor4.2%Family Nurse Practitioner3%
Largest specialties in North Carolina (% of in-state providers)

Medicare quality performance, MIPS

Katherine Caton, NP's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Family Nurse Practitioner national average

High performer (top quartile)
MIPS Final Score
98.3/100
vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
0%100%National avg84%98.3%
MIPS final score (Family Nurse Practitioner) - 98.3/100 vs national avg 83.5
How MIPS and board certification work

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.

Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).

Practice Address

4810 S CROATAN HWY STE 210
Nags Head, NC 27959
(252) 449-7272

Provider Details

NPI 1174534416
Specialty Family Nurse Practitioner
Credentials NP
Gender Female
NPI Issued 08/11/2006

CMS Quality Score (MIPS)

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.

98.333
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
82.9398
Quality
100
Promoting Interoperability

Reporting: Alternative Payment Model

Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data

The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Katherine Caton, NP. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.

Total received

$99

Largest payer

GENZYME CORPORATION

Most common payment type

Food and Beverage

Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.

Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Typical

Katherine Caton, NP - brand share 19.0%
Family Nurse Practitioner average

19% brand-name claims vs 81% generic, on 644 2024 Medicare Part D claims.

The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.

Medicare Part D Prescribing Data

CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.

644
Total Claims
$139K
Total Drug Cost
168
Medicare Beneficiaries

Prescribing Breakdown

30-Day Fills
1,084.833
Total Day Supply
29,644
Brand vs Generic
19% brand / 81% generic
Brand Drug Cost
$129K
Generic Drug Cost
$10K
Opioid Claims
50 (7.8% rate)
Antibiotic Claims
15

Patient Demographics

Average Patient Age
73.1 years
Avg HCC Risk Score
1.75
Gender Split
64% female / 36% male

Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)

Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.

What Katherine Caton, NP prescribes most

Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024

claims
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File As of 2024
Drug Claims
Eliquis
Apixaban
97
Letrozole
 74
Anastrozole
 46
Gabapentin
 26
Potassium Chloride
 23
Levothyroxine Sodium
 21
Oxycodone Hcl
 18
Diphenoxylate-Atropine
Diphenoxylate Hcl/Atropine
15
Exemestane
 15
Hydroxyurea
 15

* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.

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Family Nurse Practitioner Overview

How Katherine Caton, NP fits within the Family Nurse Practitioner landscape nationally.

216,959
Family Nurse Practitioner Providers in US
56
States with Family Nurse Practitioner
1,302
Avg Claims per Provider

Katherine Caton, NP's 644 claims are below the specialty average of 1,302.

Nationwide Family Nurse Practitioner peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year

Two federal-record peer sets for Caton, both outside North Carolina so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.

Similar MIPS final score

Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (98.3 here).

Katie Maples 98.3 CO Letitia Meyer 98.3 AZ Jennifer Pool 98.3 NE Raymond Seiter 98.3 OH

Same NPPES enumeration year (2006)

Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.

Johanna Lund Petoskey, MI Colleen Wells Anchorage, AK Kathryn Jaquette Charlottesville, VA Lola Dixon Hines Va, IL

Nearby Family Nurse Practitioner Providers in North Carolina

Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in North Carolina, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Caton.

One of 6,055 Family Nurse Practitioner providers enrolled in North Carolina, 11 are shown on this page.

Dr. Cheryl Abersold
DNP, FNP
Elkin, NC
Koffi Aboagye
Greensboro, NC
Achamma Abraham
FNP
Butner, NC
Aruna Abraham
NURSE PRACTITIONER
Garner, NC
Keith Abraham
NP-C
Salisbury, NC

Compare Family Nurse Practitioner nationally: see state-by-state distribution →

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Katherine Caton, NP's specialty? ▼
Katherine Caton, NP specializes in Family Nurse Practitioner and practices in Nags Head, North Carolina. Credentials: NP.
How much does Katherine Caton, NP prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Katherine Caton, NP wrote 644 Medicare Part D claims totaling $139K in drug costs for 168 beneficiaries.
What is Katherine Caton, NP's Medicare quality score? ▼
Katherine Caton, NP has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 98.3/100 (Quality: 82.9). The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Katherine Caton, NP located? ▼
Katherine Caton, NP is located at 4810 S CROATAN HWY STE 210, Nags Head, NC, 27959. Phone: (252) 449-7272.
What is Katherine Caton, NP's NPI number? ▼
Katherine Caton, NP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174534416, issued on 08/11/2006.
Does Katherine Caton, NP prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs? ▼
Katherine Caton, NP's prescribing is 19% brand-name and 81% generic drugs by claim count, with $129K in brand drug costs.
Does Katherine Caton, NP prescribe opioids? ▼
Yes, Katherine Caton, NP had 50 opioid claims in 2024 with an opioid prescribing rate of 7.8%.
How many Family Nurse Practitioner providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 216,959 Family Nurse Practitioner providers across 56 states in the US. The average Family Nurse Practitioner provider writes 1,302 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Katherine Caton, NP prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Katherine Caton, NP's most frequently prescribed drugs include Eliquis, Letrozole, Anastrozole. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Katherine Caton, NP accept Medicare? ▼
Katherine Caton, NP appears in CMS Medicare data with 644 Part D claims and 168 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Katherine Caton, NP's credentials? ▼
Katherine Caton, NP's NPI is 1174534416 with credentials NP. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.

Data Sources

View source datasets and methodology notes
Provider Directory
CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
Specialty Classification
NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
Quality Performance
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
Limitations
Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.

See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.

Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

Disclaimer: Data from CMS NPPES and Medicare Part D. PlainDoctor does not rate or rank providers. Provider information is self-reported and may not be current. Always verify information directly with the provider. About · Methodology

Compiled from official public sources by the editorial process.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.