Kara Sue Hoffman
Nurse Practitioner • Topeka, KS
1516 Sw 6th Ave Ste 1
Topeka, KS 666061696
This profile restates public CMS/NPPES data; T-MedInfo gives no medical advice — consult a licensed professional, and call 911 for emergencies.
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NPI assigned on June 15, 2018; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 1,138 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 99214 — Established patient outpatient office visit: 428 service units.
- 81003 — Automated urinalysis test: 328 service units.
- 51702 — Simple insertion of temporary bladder tube: 142 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
CPT® only copyright 2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Service names are shortened from CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors (CMS data, 2024). CPT notice
See all 10 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 2,586 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Tamsulosin Hcl — 973 prescription fills, including refills.
- Finasteride — 778 prescription fills, including refills.
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim (Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim) — 86 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See all 26 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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More Medicare Part B services than 65% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Topeka, KS (2024, 177 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 693. Middle half: 234 to 1,313.
More Medicare Part B services than 75% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Kansas (2024, 694 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 356. Middle half: 107 to 944.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 2,036 in 2020 to 1,138 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2020–2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
1516 Sw 6th Ave Ste 1
Topeka, KS 666061696
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: Topeka Physician Group Llc. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
2017
What Public CMS Data Show
Nurse Practitioner: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
467 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $60,115 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $41,659 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.
30-day fills
5,905 standardized 30-day fills in 2024
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$101,574 in 2024
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2025
All general payments: $687.19 across 30 records.
By nature of payment
- Food and Beverage: $671.53 across 29 records.
- Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program: $15.66 across 1 record.
Reporting-company totals (3 largest of 13)
- UROGEN PHARMA, INC.: $138.63 across 3 records.
- ABBVIE INC.: $112.03 across 7 records.
- Myriad Genetic Laboratories, Inc.: $87.71 across 4 records.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper and is not a measure of care quality. Clinicians can review and dispute these records.
Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2025 (published June 30, 2026).
Years since graduation
9 years (graduated 2017)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2017 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
NPI first issued
2018
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, “Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Kara Hoffman has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Kara Hoffman as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Topeka and Kansas
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
More Medicare Part B services than 65% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Topeka, KS (2024, 177 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 693. Middle half: 234 to 1,313.
More Medicare Part B services than 75% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Kansas (2024, 694 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 356. Middle half: 107 to 944.
Medicare-allowed amount
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 65% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Topeka, KS (2024, 177 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $42,061. Middle half: $14,997 to $77,294.
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 75% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Kansas (2024, 694 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $25,046. Middle half: $7,285 to $57,793.
Paid by Medicare
A higher Medicare payment amount than 65% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Topeka, KS (2024, 177 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $31,054. Middle half: $10,847 to $57,649.
A higher Medicare payment amount than 70% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Kansas (2024, 694 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $18,143. Middle half: $5,461 to $42,257.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
More Part D prescriptions than 80% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Topeka, KS (2024, 163 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 516. Middle half: 130 to 1,984.
More Part D prescriptions than 85% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Kansas (2024, 749 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 366. Middle half: 79 to 1,563.
Part D drug cost
A higher Part D drug cost than 60% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Topeka, KS (2024, 163 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $40,372. Middle half: $1,563 to $159,705.
A higher Part D drug cost than 65% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Kansas (2024, 749 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $15,618. Middle half: $936 to $141,790.
294 active clinicians are listed under Nurse Practitioner with a practice address in Topeka, KS (1,374 in Kansas).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Topeka
26.2% of these 294 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
70.1% of these 294 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services decreased 44% from 2,036 in 2020 to 1,138 in 2024.
- 2020: 2,036
- 2021: 1,981
- 2022: 1,650
- 2023: 1,439
- 2024: 1,138
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount decreased 25% from $79,945 in 2020 to $60,115 in 2024.
- 2020: $79,945
- 2021: $81,107
- 2022: $60,834
- 2023: $68,501
- 2024: $60,115
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare decreased 25% from $55,567 in 2020 to $41,659 in 2024.
- 2020: $55,567
- 2021: $58,036
- 2022: $44,585
- 2023: $50,241
- 2024: $41,659
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions increased 97% from 1,310 in 2020 to 2,586 in 2024.
- 2020: 1,310
- 2021: 1,824
- 2022: 2,086
- 2023: 2,269
- 2024: 2,586
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30-day fills
30-day fills increased 106% from 2,872 in 2020 to 5,905 in 2024.
- 2020: 2,872
- 2021: 4,204
- 2022: 4,898
- 2023: 5,250
- 2024: 5,905
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost increased 24% from $82,163 in 2020 to $101,574 in 2024.
- 2020: $82,163
- 2021: $128,210
- 2022: $117,210
- 2023: $114,027
- 2024: $101,574
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $284.46 in 2021 to $687.19 in 2025.
- 2021: $284.46
- 2022: $103.28
- 2023: $105.19
- 2024: $589.03
- 2025: $687.19
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2025), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2025 (payments made January 1 – December 31, 2025): 30 records totaling $687.19.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| UROGEN PHARMA, INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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JELMYTO | General | $84.84 |
| Teleflex LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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UROLIFT | General | $30.31 |
| IMMUNITYBIO, INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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ANKTIVA | General | $29.12 |
| UROGEN PHARMA, INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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JELMYTO | General | $29.05 |
| Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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GEMTESA | General | $27.07 |
| Myriad Genetic Laboratories, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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PROLARIS | General | $25.70 |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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BRIDION | General | $25.42 |
| UROGEN PHARMA, INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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JELMYTO | General | $24.74 |
| Procept Biorobotics Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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AQUABEAM ROBOTIC SYSTEM | General | $23.55 |
| Myriad Genetic Laboratories, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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PROLARIS | General | $23.43 |
| Procept Biorobotics Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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AQUABEAM ROBOTIC SYSTEM | General | $23.06 |
| Myriad Genetic Laboratories, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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PROLARIS | General | $23.06 |
| Endo USA, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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XIAFLEX | General | $21.78 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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AMS 700 | General | $21.30 |
| Teleflex LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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UROLIFT | General | $20.99 |
| Endo USA, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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XIAFLEX | General | $20.44 |
| Olympus America Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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iTIND System | General | $19.32 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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BOTOX | General | $19.06 |
| TOLMAR, INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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ELIGARD | General | $19.04 |
| Olympus America Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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iTIND System | General | $18.00 |
| Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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GEMTESA | General | $17.27 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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BOTOX | General | $16.85 |
| COLOPLAST CORP |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Luja Coude | General | $16.49 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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BOTOX | General | $16.14 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation |
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program
Cash or cash equivalent
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Axonics | General | $15.66 |
(top 25 shown)
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
CPT® is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association. CPT codes, descriptions and other data only are copyright 2017–2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Applicable FARS/HHSARS apply. Descriptions of CPT codes are the AMA's CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors as published by CMS in the Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service data, 2018–2024; they are plain-language summaries, not for clinical coding or documentation. HCPCS Level II codes and descriptions are from CMS. Fee schedules, relative value units, conversion factors and/or related components are not assigned by the AMA, are not part of CPT, and the AMA is not recommending their use. The AMA does not directly or indirectly practice medicine or dispense medical services. The AMA assumes no liability for data contained or not contained herein.
| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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99214
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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428 | 346 | $261.00 | $99.95 |
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81003
Automated urinalysis test
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328 | 239 | $41.00 | $2.20 |
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51702
Simple insertion of temporary bladder tube
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142 | 30 | $170.00 | $47.74 |
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51741
Electronic assessment of bladder emptying
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56 | 54 | $125.00 | $10.96 |
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51798
Ultrasound measurement of bladder capacity after voiding
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56 | 49 | $43.00 | $9.94 |
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36415
Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample
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47 | 45 | $16.00 | $8.65 |
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99204
New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more
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29 | 29 | $394.00 | $126.93 |
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99221
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 40 minutes
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22 | 19 | $238.00 | $64.05 |
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99215
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more
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17 | 17 | $350.00 | $141.52 |
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99232
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes
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13 | 12 | $177.00 | $58.65 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2024.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Tamsulosin Hcl | Tamsulosin Hcl | 973 | 75,440 | $13,364.31 | 283 |
| Finasteride | Finasteride | 778 | 61,167 | $11,432.77 | 224 |
| Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim | Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim | 86 | 684 | $294.00 | 69 |
| Silodosin | Silodosin | 73 | 5,070 | $8,034.36 | 19 |
| Oxybutynin Chloride Er | Oxybutynin Chloride | 62 | 2,565 | $1,394.63 | 33 |
| Methenamine Hippurate | Methenamine Hippurate | 60 | 2,938 | $3,546.78 | 11 |
| Myrbetriq | Mirabegron | 51 | 2,496 | $37,729.77 | 12 |
| Potassium Citrate Er | Potassium Citrate | 48 | 2,790 | $3,943.71 | 11 |
| Solifenacin Succinate | Solifenacin Succinate | 46 | 3,140 | $2,090.11 | 15 |
| Cephalexin | Cephalexin | 39 | 450 | $151.27 | 25 |
| Oxycodone-Acetaminophen | Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 38 | 182 | $261.18 | 36 |
| Dutasteride | Dutasteride | 35 | 2,767 | $1,994.91 | 13 |
| Levofloxacin | Levofloxacin | 33 | 260 | $190.24 | 31 |
| Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro | Nitrofurantoin Monohyd/M-Cryst | 31 | 211 | $480.88 | 29 |
| Ciprofloxacin Hcl | Ciprofloxacin Hcl | 27 | 172 | $145.84 | 23 |
| Terazosin Hcl | Terazosin Hcl | 26 | 1,720 | $308.81 | — |
| Estradiol | Estradiol | 24 | 1,370 | $1,710.69 | — |
| Alfuzosin Hcl Er | Alfuzosin Hcl | 23 | 1,830 | $377.78 | — |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 22 | 66 | $97.38 | 21 |
| Oxybutynin Chloride | Oxybutynin Chloride | 20 | 996 | $164.29 | — |
| Fesoterodine Fumarate Er | Fesoterodine Fumarate | 19 | 756 | $2,522.57 | — |
| Tadalafil | Tadalafil | 17 | 844 | $626.14 | — |
| Fluconazole | Fluconazole | 15 | 80 | $87.09 | 11 |
| Nitrofurantoin | Nitrofurantoin Macrocrystal | 14 | 666 | $760.08 | — |
| Allopurinol | Allopurinol | 13 | 456 | $144.63 | — |
(top 25 shown)
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2024; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 363L00000X
(1) A registered nurse provider with a graduate degree in nursing prepared for advanced practice involving independent and interdependent decision making and direct accountability for clinical judgment across the health care continuum or in a certified specialty. (2) A registered nurse who has completed additional training beyond basic nursing education and who provides primary health care services in accordance with state nurse practice laws or statutes. Tasks performed by nurse practitioners vary with practice requirements mandated by geographic, political, economic, and social factors. Nurse practitioner specialists include, but are not limited to, family nurse practitioners, gerontological nurse practitioners, pediatric nurse practitioners, obstetric-gynecologic nurse practitioners, and school nurse practitioners.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - NURSE PRACTITIONER
I20181011001429
KS
3375895899
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Topeka Physician Group Llc
600 Sw Jewell Ave, Topeka, KS 666061607
Phone: 7852955310
Topeka Physician Group Llc
1700 Sw 7th St, Topeka, KS 666062489
Phone: 7852957800
Topeka Physician Group Llc
631 Sw Horne St, Topeka, KS 666061663
Topeka Physician Group Llc
1700 Sw 7th St, Topeka, KS 666062489
Phone: 7852958108
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Nurse Practitioner
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Nurse Practitioner
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Urology
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.)
Urology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Urology
Career & Practice History
NPI enumerated June 15, 2018.
No changes to the name, practice address, taxonomy or NPI status in this record have been observed in the monthly NPPES data files from July 2018 to August 2026.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Nurse Practitioners in Topeka
- Charyne Carranza, APRN
- Jamie Fowles, APRN
- Katherine Seim-Snyder, ARNP
- Danielle Mitchell, APRN
- Bridgett Hout, APRN
- Cheryl Dultmeier, APRN
Mailing Address
1516 Sw 6th Ave Ste 1
Topeka, KS 666061696