Wambui Karanu Thuku
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner · Asheboro, NC
Wambui Karanu Thuku is a psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner with a practice address in Asheboro, North Carolina, and NPI 1457949869, issued on Jan 2, 2021. Check the license (North Carolina 5013904, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Wambui Karanu Thuku
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner 363LP0808X
- License number
- 5013904 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 110 W Walker Ave # 110, Asheboro, NC 27203
- Phone
- (336) 633-7700
- Enumerated
- Jan 2, 2021
- Record last updated
- Jan 2, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210316000372); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Wambui Karanu Thuku in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 5013904Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
98% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner in 2024
16 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 906 among the 30,717 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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): 95 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
- Daymark Recovery Services IncAsheboro, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Wambui Karanu Thuku among 1,491 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in North Carolina
Wambui Karanu Thuku is one of 1,491 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with a practice address in North Carolina. 68% 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 48% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 48% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 68% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated2020 · median 2021 among the 834 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 18% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LP0808X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner providers in North Carolina
There are 1,491 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in North Carolina.
All 1,491 in North Carolina → Every provider in Asheboro → Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
The 8 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Andrew Cawthon, APRNAsheboro, NC 272031508653296
- Olubukola Ajetunmobi, NPBurlington, NC 272151326996893
- Sinterria Brooks, PMHNP-BCBurlington, NC 272151952270530
- Rashaun Dixon, PMHNPBurlington, NC 272151609269596
- Gwendolyn Jeffery, PMHNP-BCBurlington, NC 272151477378156
- Agnes Nwoko, NPBurlington, NC 272151679673511
- Sherri Osborne, PMHNP-BCBurlington, NC 272151841514486
- Annie SmithBurlington, NC 272151184478778
Common questions
What is Wambui Karanu Thuku's NPI number?
Wambui Karanu Thuku's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457949869, issued on Jan 2, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Wambui Karanu Thuku located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 110 W Walker Ave # 110, Asheboro, NC, 27203. Phone: (336) 633-7700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Wambui Karanu Thuku's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 5013904, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Wambui Karanu Thuku prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Wambui Karanu Thuku had 16 Medicare Part D claims; the average among psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner prescribers was 906. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Wambui Karanu Thuku's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 95 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.