NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kimberly Ann Choina-Karamat, ACNP-BC

Acute Care Nurse Practitioner · Gulfport, MS

Kimberly Ann Choina-Karamat, ACNP-BC is an acute care nurse practitioner with a practice address in Gulfport, Mississippi, and NPI 1962704957, issued on Nov 23, 2010. Check the license (Mississippi R860198, as entered in NPPES) with the Mississippi 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
1962704957
Name
Kimberly Ann Choina-Karamat
Credential
ACNP-BC
Primary taxonomy
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner 363LA2100X
License numbers
R860198 MS
AP06119 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1800 Beach Dr, Gulfport, MS 39507
Phone
(228) 897-4471
Enumerated
Nov 23, 2010
Record last updated
Nov 23, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20171018000449); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 1800 Beach Dr

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  4. Gail Farrar, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1649206210
  5. Elizabeth Fragello, LMTMassage Therapist1144587338
  6. David GrizzardOccupational Therapist1093269748

Verify Kimberly Ann Choina-Karamat in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Mississippi 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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14.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average acute care nurse practitioner in 2024

8,338 Medicare Part D claims for 474 beneficiaries, against an average of 594 among the 13,133 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 191 claims were for opioids.

  1. Kimberly Choina-Karamat8,338
  2. Specialty average594

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium334 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate314 claims
  3. Lisinopril280 claims
  4. Levothyroxine Sodium248 claims
  5. Rosuvastatin Calcium240 claims
  6. Pantoprazole Sodium230 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: $42.42

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 10,984 providers of this specialty with any payment received $647.94 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Kimberly Choina-Karamat$42.42
  2. Specialty average$647.94

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

  1. Ochsner Mississippi, LLCBay Saint Louis, MS

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Kimberly Ann Choina-Karamat among 272 acute care nurse practitioner records in Mississippi

Kimberly Ann Choina-Karamat, ACNP-BC is one of 272 acute care nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Mississippi. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 21% of them.

  • NPI issued2010 · 21% of these records are older, 76% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • Graduated2009 · median 2017 among the 197 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2010 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LA2100X and a Mississippi practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

22 acute care nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Gulfport

They are 22 of the 2,030 NPPES records with a practice address in Gulfport, and 272 acute care nurse practitioner records in Mississippi.

The 8 acute care nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Diane Jakins, ACNPGulfport, MS 395071457543183
  2. Jennifer Arocho, NPGulfport, MS 395031467952069
  3. David BuckheisterGulfport, MS 395031588212229
  4. Richard McMullan, NPGulfport, MS 395031033973359
  5. Amy Simpson-Waid, ACNPGulfport, MS 395031710209184
  6. John Smith, CRNPGulfport, MS 395031114021359
  7. Mary Speyrer, N.P.Gulfport, MS 395031659350700
  8. Michelle Taylor, ACNPGulfport, MS 395031023469244

Common questions

What is Kimberly Ann Choina-Karamat, ACNP-BC's NPI number?

Kimberly Ann Choina-Karamat, ACNP-BC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1962704957, issued on Nov 23, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kimberly Ann Choina-Karamat, ACNP-BC located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1800 Beach Dr, Gulfport, MS, 39507. Phone: (228) 897-4471. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kimberly Ann Choina-Karamat, ACNP-BC's license?

NPPES lists Mississippi license number R860198, as entered by the provider. Search the Mississippi board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Kimberly Ann Choina-Karamat, ACNP-BC prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Kimberly Ann Choina-Karamat, ACNP-BC had 8,338 Medicare Part D claims for 474 beneficiaries; the average among acute care nurse practitioner prescribers was 594. 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.