Michelle Longa Karpin, CNM
Midwife · San Luis Obispo, CA
Michelle Longa Karpin, CNM is a midwife with a practice address in San Luis Obispo, California, and NPI 1164663902, issued on Mar 6, 2009. Check the license (California 1698, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michelle Longa Karpin
- Credential
- CNM
- Primary taxonomy
- Midwife 176B00000X
- License number
- 1698 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 35 Casa St Ste 220, San Luis Obispo, CA 93405
- Phone
- (805) 595-1808
- Enumerated
- Mar 6, 2009
- Record last updated
- Jun 24, 2024
- Fax
- (805) 595-1815
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240605001537); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 35 Casa St Ste 220
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Scarlett Carder, CNM, WHNP-BCWomen's Health Nurse Practitioner1477200954
- Ginger Cochran, M.S., R.D.Registered Dietitian1427490689
- Lorraine Farkas, NP, RN,CNMWomen's Health Nurse Practitioner1164401154
- Giseli Nazmi, CNMAdvanced Practice Midwife1578440640
- Angela Pullen, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1417339961
- Cristy SchierAdvanced Practice Midwife1346478146
Verify Michelle Longa Karpin in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 1698Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
6.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average midwife in 2024
380 Medicare Part D claims for 130 beneficiaries, against an average of 60 among the 409 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Estradiol174 claims
- Valacyclovir39 claims
- Yuvafem31 claims
- Progesterone19 claims
- Estring12 claims
- Clobetasol Propionate11 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 83.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Adventist Health Physicians NetworkArroyo Grande, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Midwife providers in California
There are 762 midwife records in California.
Other midwife records in California
- Brianna Adams, LMEncinitas, CA1851152185
- Marlee Adams, LM, CPM, MSMArcata, CA1528775129
- Nicole Adelman, CNMDavis, CA1386991677
- Mireille Adelson, C.N.M.Roseville, CA1508293788
- Misty Adriaanse, C.P.M., L.M.Long Beach, CA1811259740
- Halima Afi, LM CPMSan Rafael, CA1730723958
- Cassandra Albiso, MSN, CNM, WHNP, RNOrange, CA1861258782
- Tiffany AlblingerPoway, CA1144632019
- Debbie Allen, CPM, LM, CBEClaremont, CA1750645008
- Jeanne Anderson, LM, CPMNewbury Park, CA1558687491
Common questions
What is Michelle Longa Karpin, CNM's NPI number?
Michelle Longa Karpin, CNM's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164663902, issued on Mar 6, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michelle Longa Karpin, CNM located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 35 Casa St Ste 220, San Luis Obispo, CA, 93405. Phone: (805) 595-1808. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michelle Longa Karpin, CNM's license?
NPPES lists California license number 1698, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Michelle Longa Karpin, CNM prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michelle Longa Karpin, CNM had 380 Medicare Part D claims for 130 beneficiaries; the average among midwife prescribers was 60. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Michelle Longa Karpin, CNM's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 83.6 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.