Kara Lea Cole , APN FNP
Nurse Practitioner • Minden, NV
897 Ironwood Dr
Minden, NV 894235198
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 November 8, 2006; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 1,110 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: 777 service units.
- J3301 — Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg: 154 service units.
- 99213 — Established patient outpatient office visit: 80 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 7 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 1,562 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:
- Methotrexate (Methotrexate Sodium) — 183 prescription fills, including refills.
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate — 162 prescription fills, including refills.
- Prednisone — 153 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 35 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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More Medicare Part B services than 75% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Nevada (2024, 433 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 217. Middle half: 76 to 803.
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 923 in 2020 to 1,110 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2020–2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
897 Ironwood Dr
Minden, NV 894235198
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: Carson Valley Medical Center Rural Health Clinic. 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
2002
What Public CMS Data Show
Nurse Practitioner: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
544 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 $94,407 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 $69,206 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
2,659 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
$1,350,725 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: $419.06 across 26 records.
By nature of payment
- Food and Beverage: $419.06 across 26 records.
Reporting-company totals (3 largest of 8)
- Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc: $181.55 across 14 records.
- GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.: $101.99 across 5 records.
- ConvaTec Inc.: $48.65 across 2 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
24 years (graduated 2002)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2002 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
2006
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?”
Telehealth (some services)
Recent Medicare claims show this clinician provided some services by telehealth, such as a video or phone visit.
You may be able to have some visits without going to the office. Ask which visits can be done by telehealth.
What this does not show: Telehealth (some services)
It does not mean all services are offered by telehealth, or that telehealth is covered by your plan.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Kara Cole 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 Cole 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 Minden and Nevada
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
More Medicare Part B services than 75% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Nevada (2024, 433 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 217. Middle half: 76 to 803.
Too few clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Minden have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Medicare-allowed amount
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 80% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Nevada (2024, 433 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $19,144. Middle half: $6,725 to $60,379.
Too few clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Minden have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Paid by Medicare
A higher Medicare payment amount than 80% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Nevada (2024, 433 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $14,485. Middle half: $4,941 to $43,005.
Too few clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Minden have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
More Part D prescriptions than 75% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Nevada (2024, 459 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 388. Middle half: 87 to 1,542.
Too few clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Minden have Medicare Part D data for 2024 to compare.
Part D drug cost
A higher Part D drug cost than 95% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Nevada (2024, 459 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $17,099. Middle half: $1,291 to $124,956.
Too few clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Minden have Medicare Part D data for 2024 to compare.
6 active clinicians are listed under Nurse Practitioner with a practice address in Minden, NV (907 in Nevada).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
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 increased 20% from 923 in 2020 to 1,110 in 2024.
- 2020: 923
- 2021: 1,028
- 2022: 1,087
- 2023: 1,107
- 2024: 1,110
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount increased 60% from $59,033 in 2020 to $94,407 in 2024.
- 2020: $59,033
- 2021: $82,036
- 2022: $88,636
- 2023: $94,141
- 2024: $94,407
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare increased 63% from $42,387 in 2020 to $69,206 in 2024.
- 2020: $42,387
- 2021: $59,123
- 2022: $65,345
- 2023: $66,661
- 2024: $69,206
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions increased 16% from 1,351 in 2020 to 1,562 in 2024.
- 2020: 1,351
- 2021: 1,536
- 2022: 1,716
- 2023: 1,587
- 2024: 1,562
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30-day fills
30-day fills increased 38% from 1,928 in 2020 to 2,659 in 2024.
- 2020: 1,928
- 2021: 2,539
- 2022: 2,892
- 2023: 2,665
- 2024: 2,659
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost increased 95% from $694,386 in 2020 to $1,350,725 in 2024.
- 2020: $694,386
- 2021: $1,034,057
- 2022: $1,319,435
- 2023: $1,516,022
- 2024: $1,350,725
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $80.81 in 2021 to $419.06 in 2025.
- 2021: $80.81
- 2022: $116.31
- 2023: $628.93
- 2024: $1,959.90
- 2025: $419.06
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): 26 records totaling $419.06.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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TREMFYA | General | $60.00 |
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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ERLEADA | General | $34.32 |
| GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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BENLYSTA | General | $25.65 |
| ConvaTec Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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— | General | $24.36 |
| ConvaTec Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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— | General | $24.29 |
| PROGENICS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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PYLARIFY | General | $22.30 |
| GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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BENLYSTA | General | $20.25 |
| GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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BENLYSTA | General | $19.58 |
| GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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BENLYSTA | General | $19.07 |
| GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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BENLYSTA | General | $17.44 |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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COSENTYX | General | $17.25 |
| C. R. Bard, Inc. & Subsidiaries |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Aptra | General | $16.85 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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RINVOQ | General | $15.32 |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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STRENSIQ | General | $15.15 |
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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ERLEADA | General | $12.36 |
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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TREMFYA | General | $10.76 |
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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TREMFYA | General | $10.69 |
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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ERLEADA | General | $9.55 |
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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TREMFYA | General | $9.34 |
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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TREMFYA | General | $8.91 |
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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TREMFYA | General | $8.29 |
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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TREMFYA | General | $8.19 |
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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TREMFYA | General | $6.30 |
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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TREMFYA | General | $1.50 |
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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ERLEADA | General | $0.84 |
(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 2018–2023 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, 2019–2024; 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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777 | 502 | $313.08 | $106.03 |
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J3301
Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg
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154 | 23 | $47.00 | $0.99 |
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99213
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more
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80 | 77 | $221.93 | $75.41 |
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96372
Injection of drug or substance under skin or into muscle
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28 | 24 | $37.00 | $11.90 |
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90673
Influenza vaccine, trivalent derived from recombinant dna
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26 | 26 | $163.43 | $81.82 |
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G0008
Administration of influenza virus vaccine
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26 | 26 | $43.00 | $31.72 |
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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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19 | 19 | $407.34 | $134.27 |
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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| Methotrexate | Methotrexate Sodium | 183 | 12,855 | $6,651.02 | 90 |
| Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate | Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate | 162 | 11,640 | $7,763.32 | 63 |
| Prednisone | Prednisone | 153 | 6,179 | $1,003.07 | 95 |
| Gabapentin | Gabapentin | 95 | 5,010 | $1,364.59 | 44 |
| Leflunomide | Leflunomide | 93 | 5,200 | $4,743.65 | 39 |
| Duloxetine Hcl | Duloxetine Hcl | 93 | 4,630 | $1,809.79 | 33 |
| Meloxicam | Meloxicam | 78 | 3,840 | $307.85 | 34 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 64 | 1,759 | $1,167.33 | 23 |
| Tramadol Hcl | Tramadol Hcl | 50 | 1,411 | $243.94 | 16 |
| Alendronate Sodium | Alendronate Sodium | 46 | 2,918 | $795.39 | 18 |
| Humira(Cf) Pen | Adalimumab | 44 | 1,232 | $438,392.37 | — |
| Oxycodone-Acetaminophen | Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 36 | 1,043 | $994.83 | — |
| Folic Acid | Folic Acid | 35 | 2,970 | $345.46 | 16 |
| Triamcinolone Acetonide | Triamcinolone Acetonide | 30 | 608 | $126.72 | 15 |
| Otezla | Apremilast | 29 | 870 | $127,573.13 | — |
| Allopurinol | Allopurinol | 27 | 1,590 | $203.84 | — |
| Mycophenolate Mofetil | Mycophenolate Mofetil | 26 | 1,440 | $2,643.24 | — |
| Orencia Clickject | Abatacept | 25 | 700 | $141,628.83 | — |
| Methylprednisolone | Methylprednisolone | 24 | 454 | $217.47 | 16 |
| Xeljanz Xr | Tofacitinib Citrate | 24 | 720 | $144,525.42 | — |
| Tizanidine Hcl | Tizanidine Hcl | 23 | 830 | $152.78 | — |
| Celecoxib | Celecoxib | 23 | 930 | $1,109.66 | — |
| Pregabalin | Pregabalin | 23 | 945 | $1,025.80 | — |
| Cosentyx Unoready Pen | Secukinumab | 21 | 588 | $196,959.78 | — |
| Clobetasol Propionate | Clobetasol Propionate | 18 | 510 | $1,294.88 | — |
(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
Self-certified to NPPES: 2025-01-08NUCC 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.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 163W00000X
(1) A registered nurse is a person qualified by graduation from an accredited nursing school (depending upon schooling, a registered nurse may receive either a diploma from a hospital program, an associate degree in nursing (A.D.N.) or a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing (B.S.N.), who is licensed or certified by the state, and is practicing within the scope of that license or certification. R.N.'s assist patient in recovering and maintaining their physical or mental health. They assist physicians during treatments and examinations and administer medications. (2) A provider who is trained and educated in a formal nursing education program at an accredited school of nursing, passes a national certification examination, and is licensed by the state to practice nursing. The individual provides nursing services to patients or clients in areas such as health promotion, disease prevention, acute and chronic care and restoration and maintenance of health across the life span.
Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - NURSE PRACTITIONER
I20040609000732
NV
6709869985
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
Carson Valley Medical Center Rural Health Clinic
897 Ironwood Dr, Minden, NV 894235198
Phone: 7757821610
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Physician Assistant
Physician Assistant (Certified)
Internal Medicine - Rheumatology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Nurse Practitioner - Family
Family Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Nurse Practitioner
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 897 IRONWOOD DR, MINDEN, NV 894235198 (Tel: 7757821610)
Registered at 897 IRONWOOD DR, MINDEN, NV 894235198 (Tel: 7757821610)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 1520 VIRGINIA RANCH RD, GARDNERVILLE, NV 894105731 (Tel: 7757821500)
Registered at 1520 VIRGINIA RANCH RD, GARDNERVILLE, NV 894105731 (Tel: 7757821500)
Recorded as KARA COLE, APN FNP
Registered Nurse (license number reported to NPPES: NV RN25750)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Nurse Practitioners in Minden
Mailing Address
897 Ironwood Dr
Minden, NV 894235198
Phone: 7757821610