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Cara P Cook , FNP

Nurse Practitioner • Texarkana, TX

Active NPI 1679556336 Individual Practitioner Female Practitioner Accepts Medicare assignment Telehealth (some services)
Practice location in NPPES

2101 Galleria Oaks Dr
Texarkana, TX 755034625

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Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

2101 Galleria Oaks Dr

Texarkana, TX 755034625

Telephone 9037919120
Fax 9037919132
Organization at the Same NPPES Address or Phone
Family Medical Group Of Texarkana Facility NPI 1831233766

Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.

Other Listings in Public Data

CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: Family Medical Group Of Texarkana. 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

Graduation Year

2002

Medicare patients

365 people with Original Medicare in 2024

Different Original Medicare patients in 2024; counts below 11 are hidden; this does not show availability or quality.

Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider, 2024.

Medicare-allowed amount

About $119,368 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.

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 $94,854 in 2024

The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.

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

17,142 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

$664,983 in 2024

The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.

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: $1,148.76 across 71 records.

By nature of payment

  • Food and Beverage: $1,148.76 across 71 records.

Reporting-company totals (3 largest of 15)

  • ABBVIE INC.: $216.48 across 21 records.
  • Pfizer Inc.: $131.36 across 8 records.
  • Eli Lilly and Company: $128.13 across 13 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.

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Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2025 (published June 30, 2026).

Guide: How to read an Open Payments record

Years since graduation

24 years (graduated 2002)

CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2002 as the year this clinician finished professional 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

2005

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.

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?”

Guide: What Medicare assignment means

Telehealth (some services)

Recent Medicare claims show this clinician provided some services by telehealth, such as a video or phone visit.

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.

Guide: How Medicare covers telehealth

Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)

Cara Cook 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.

Guide: What Medicare enrollment (PECOS) means

Can order Medicare-covered services

CMS lists Cara Cook 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.

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.

Guide: What ordering and referring status means

Compared with the same specialty in Texarkana and Texas

Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.

Medicare Part B services

More Medicare Part B services than 95% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Texarkana, TX (2024, 16 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 238. Middle half: 128 to 1,453.

More Medicare Part B services than 95% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Texas (2024, 1,852 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 219. Middle half: 83 to 548.

Medicare-allowed amount

A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 90% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Texarkana, TX (2024, 16 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $18,755. Middle half: $9,502 to $75,441.

A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 90% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Texas (2024, 1,852 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $17,068. Middle half: $6,758 to $39,305.

Paid by Medicare

A higher Medicare payment amount than 90% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Texarkana, TX (2024, 16 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $13,481. Middle half: $6,437 to $59,215.

A higher Medicare payment amount than 90% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Texas (2024, 1,852 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $12,638. Middle half: $4,849 to $28,908.

Medicare Part D prescriptions

More Part D prescriptions than 95% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Texarkana, TX (2024, 16 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,001. Middle half: 112 to 1,843.

More Part D prescriptions than 95% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Texas (2024, 2,095 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 274. Middle half: 77 to 1,097.

Part D drug cost

A higher Part D drug cost than 80% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Texarkana, TX (2024, 16 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $84,608. Middle half: $3,272 to $294,493.

A higher Part D drug cost than 95% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Texas (2024, 2,095 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $12,936. Middle half: $998 to $118,416.

29 active clinicians are listed under Nurse Practitioner with a practice address in Texarkana, TX (4,835 in Texas).

Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.

Telehealth indicator in Texarkana

27.6% of these 29 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.

62.1% of these 29 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.

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

Open Payments · Program Year 2025
Disclosure Year:

Program year 2025 (payments made January 1 – December 31, 2025): 71 records totaling $1,148.76.

Manufacturer Payment Nature Product Type Amount ($)
Galderma Laboratories, L.P.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
— General $127.84
Corcept Therapeutics
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
Korlym General $42.81
Corcept Therapeutics
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
Korlym General $42.81
Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
INSPIRE General $28.76
ABBVIE INC.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
CREON General $23.56
ABBVIE INC.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
QULIPTA General $23.47
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
TRELEGY ELLIPTA General $21.67
Abbott Laboratories
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
FREESTYLE LIBRE 3 General $21.38
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
VOQUEZNA General $21.31
Abbott Laboratories
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
FREESTYLE LIBRE 3 General $20.45
Pfizer Inc.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
ELIQUIS General $20.21
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
VOQUEZNA General $19.90
Exact Sciences Corporation
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
Cologuard Collection Kit General $19.19
Novo Nordisk Inc
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
Wegovy General $18.66
Dexcom, Inc.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
Dexcom G6 Transmitter General $18.65
Novo Nordisk Inc
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
Rybelsus General $18.49
Abbott Laboratories
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
FREESTYLE LIBRE 3 General $18.36
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
VOQUEZNA General $17.78
ABBVIE INC.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
QULIPTA General $17.67
ABBVIE INC.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
QULIPTA General $17.60
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
TRELEGY ELLIPTA General $17.59
Pfizer Inc.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
NURTEC ODT General $17.52
Pfizer Inc.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
ELIQUIS General $17.17
Novo Nordisk Inc
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
Ozempic General $16.66
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
TRELEGY ELLIPTA General $16.57

(top 25 shown)

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.

Performed Procedures & Service Volume

Services billed to Original Medicare Part B in 2024.

CMS Part B · Data Year 2024
Reporting Year:

CPT® is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association. CPT codes, descriptions and other data only are copyright 2016–2023 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, 2017–2024; 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
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg
616 82 $10.00 $0.99
36415 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample
462 274 $10.00 $8.65
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more
439 222 $100.00 $73.53
80053 Blood test, comprehensive group of blood chemicals
275 213 $85.00 $10.35
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
235 172 $154.00 $104.31
85025 Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test and automated differential white blood cell count
227 182 $30.00 $7.61
84443 Blood test, thyroid stimulating hormone (tsh)
224 193 $63.00 $16.46
81001 Manual urinalysis test with examination using microscope, automated
222 163 $20.00 $3.11
99490 Chronic care management services, first 20 minutes of clinical staff time directed by health care professional, per calendar month
204 45 $75.00 $50.92
80061 Blood test, lipids (cholesterol and triglycerides)
196 164 $52.00 $13.12
96372 Injection of drug or substance under skin or into muscle
147 91 $40.00 $11.57
G0439 Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit
120 120 $236.00 $105.30
J0696 Injection, ceftriaxone sodium, per 250 mg
116 18 $20.00 $0.45
83036 Hemoglobin a1c level
95 64 $38.00 $9.52
90662 Influenza vaccine split virus, preservative free
66 66 $80.00 $78.01
G0008 Administration of influenza virus vaccine
66 66 $30.00 $29.40
71046 X-ray of chest, 2 views
54 40 $75.00 $26.89
82306 Vitamin d-3 level
40 38 $137.00 $29.01
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint
34 22 $156.00 $52.67
80048 Blood test, basic group of blood chemicals (calcium, total)
31 24 $65.00 $8.29
82607 Cyanocobalamin (vitamin b-12) level
27 25 $75.00 $14.78
93000 Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report
24 21 $100.00 $11.48
84439 Thyroxine (thyroid chemical), free
22 22 $45.00 $8.84
G0179 Physician or allowed practitioner re-certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians a
21 11 $105.00 $33.64
87428 Detection test by immunoassay technique for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus and influenza
20 20 $100.00 $68.88

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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.

CMS Part D · Data Year 2024
Prescription Year:
Brand Name Generic Name Prescriptions Day Supply Total Cost Patients
Levothyroxine Sodium Levothyroxine Sodium 404 26,713 $3,442.76 100
Losartan Potassium Losartan Potassium 337 24,764 $3,251.23 96
Pantoprazole Sodium Pantoprazole Sodium 320 18,180 $3,443.21 76
Atorvastatin Calcium Atorvastatin Calcium 278 20,797 $2,100.60 89
Gabapentin Gabapentin 276 13,163 $3,161.66 59
Amlodipine Besylate Amlodipine Besylate 274 18,441 $1,233.86 75
Furosemide Furosemide 240 10,456 $579.45 57
Meloxicam Meloxicam 236 11,415 $734.38 51
Potassium Chloride Potassium Chloride 224 11,868 $2,553.90 54
Omeprazole Omeprazole 199 13,773 $2,228.43 56
Metoprolol Succinate Metoprolol Succinate 190 11,530 $2,408.11 51
Sertraline Hcl Sertraline Hcl 185 12,030 $1,370.66 47
Escitalopram Oxalate Escitalopram Oxalate 185 9,616 $1,407.15 43
Lisinopril Lisinopril 171 12,151 $850.45 47
Hydrochlorothiazide Hydrochlorothiazide 161 11,670 $450.19 47
Ozempic Semaglutide 159 5,182 $155,264.14 22
Metformin Hcl Er Metformin Hcl 155 7,540 $582.02 36
Simvastatin Simvastatin 136 9,960 $907.25 34
Duloxetine Hcl Duloxetine Hcl 131 5,415 $1,606.53 23
Lorazepam Lorazepam 122 3,591 $961.82 28
Alprazolam Alprazolam 120 3,174 $396.41 29
Rosuvastatin Calcium Rosuvastatin Calcium 119 9,030 $934.90 41
Azithromycin Azithromycin 118 591 $583.95 89
Fluoxetine Hcl Fluoxetine Hcl 118 7,924 $1,188.70 26
Oxybutynin Chloride Er Oxybutynin Chloride 117 5,669 $1,703.36 24

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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

Nurse Practitioner Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 363L00000X

License # reported to NPPES TX 702670

(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.

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Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers

Medicaid ID
161109702 (TX)

Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility

Source: CMS PECOS
Medicare FFS Enrollment Status Medicare Enrollment on File
CMS Provider Specialty

PRACTITIONER - NURSE PRACTITIONER

Medicare Enrollment ID

I20041022000693

Enrollment State Jurisdiction

TX

PECOS Control ID

6305807397

Medicare Order & Referring Eligibility
Clinical Lab & Imaging (Part B) Eligible
Durable Medical Equipment (DME) Eligible
Home Health Agency (HHA) Eligible
Power Mobility Devices (PMD) Eligible

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

Family Medical Group Of Texarkana

5212 W 7th St, Wake Village, TX 755015930

Phone: 9038316848

Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone

Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.

4 listed
Larry Allen , FNP

Nurse Practitioner - Family

NPI 1669714663

Family Nurse Practitioner

Gabriel Mcguire

Nurse Practitioner - Family

NPI 1790506780
Dr. John Nix , MD

Family Medicine

NPI 1972598837

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Dr. James Sarrett , MD

Family Medicine

NPI 1669467056

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Career & Practice History

NPI enumerated November 26, 2005.

No changes to the name, practice address, taxonomy or NPI status in this record have been observed in the monthly NPPES data files from January 2017 to August 2026.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1679556336
Entity Type:
Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)
Enumeration Date: November 26, 2005
Last Update: November 20, 2009
Sole Proprietor: No

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Mailing Address

2101 Galleria Oaks Dr

Texarkana, TX 755034625

Phone: 9037919120

About This Data NPPES fields (address, phone, specialty, license) are self-reported and may be outdated; Medicare fields follow the CMS dataset named in each section. Correct directly at NPPES.