Kari Jill Eckhardt , RNC WHNP CNM
Advanced Practice Midwife • Tomball, TX
455 School St, Suite 29
Tomball, TX 773754595
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Kari Eckhardt is listed in NPPES under Advanced Practice Midwife.
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NPI assigned on October 13, 2008; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 24 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:
- Estradiol — 12 prescription fills, including refills.
- Yuvafem (Estradiol) — 12 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 the full table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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Close to the middle for Part D prescriptions among clinicians listed under Advanced Practice Midwife in Texas (2024, 40 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 20. Middle half: 13 to 30.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part D prescriptions went from 14 in 2021 to 24 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2021–2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
455 School St
Suite 29
Tomball, TX 773754595
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: Specialty Associates Of West Houston Pllc. 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
2005
What Public CMS Data Show
Advanced Practice Midwife: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
30-day fills
48 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
$1,770 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: $431.78 across 15 records.
By nature of payment
- Food and Beverage: $431.78 across 15 records.
Reporting-company totals (3 largest of 9)
- MAYNE PHARMA COMMERCIAL LLC: $163.04 across 4 records.
- Biogen, Inc.: $109.40 across 4 records.
- HOLOGIC INC: $33.98 across 1 record.
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
21 years (graduated 2005)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2005 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
2008
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)
Kari Eckhardt 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 Kari Eckhardt as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services and durable medical equipment (DME) 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 Tomball and Texas
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Advanced Practice Midwife in Texas (2024, 40 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 20. Middle half: 13 to 30.
Too few clinicians listed under Advanced Practice Midwife in Tomball have Medicare Part D data for 2024 to compare.
Part D drug cost
A higher Part D drug cost than 80% of clinicians listed under Advanced Practice Midwife in Texas (2024, 40 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $650. Middle half: $245 to $1,462.
Too few clinicians listed under Advanced Practice Midwife in Tomball have Medicare Part D data for 2024 to compare.
1 active clinicians are listed under Advanced Practice Midwife with a practice address in Tomball, TX (632 in Texas).
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 D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions went from 14 in 2021 to 24 in 2024.
- 2021: 14
- 2022: 11
- 2023: 25
- 2024: 24
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30-day fills
30-day fills increased 124% from 21 in 2021 to 48 in 2024.
- 2021: 21
- 2022: 14
- 2023: 30
- 2024: 48
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost stayed about the same: $1,895 in 2021 and $1,770 in 2024.
- 2021: $1,895
- 2022: $1,714
- 2023: $1,615
- 2024: $1,770
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $183.25 in 2021 to $431.78 in 2025.
- 2021: $183.25
- 2022: $293.01
- 2023: $218.00
- 2024: $318.41
- 2025: $431.78
Sources: 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): 15 records totaling $431.78.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| MAYNE PHARMA COMMERCIAL LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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ANNOVERA | General | $120.91 |
| HOLOGIC INC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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APTIMA | General | $33.98 |
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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PICO 7 | General | $31.50 |
| Biogen, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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ZURZUVAE | General | $29.63 |
| Biogen, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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ZURZUVAE | General | $28.47 |
| Biogen, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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ZURZUVAE | General | $28.03 |
| MAYNE PHARMA COMMERCIAL LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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— | General | $26.19 |
| Biogen, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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ZURZUVAE | General | $23.27 |
| Exact Sciences Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Cologuard Collection Kit | General | $20.72 |
| Innovation Technologies Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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IRRISEPT | General | $20.60 |
| Ethicon Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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VISTASEAL | General | $19.45 |
| Organon LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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JADA SYSTEM | General | $16.85 |
| MILLICENT US INC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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FEMLYV | General | $16.24 |
| MAYNE PHARMA COMMERCIAL LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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— | General | $13.04 |
| MAYNE PHARMA COMMERCIAL LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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— | General | $2.90 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
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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| Estradiol | Estradiol | 12 | 967 | $539.50 | — |
| Yuvafem | Estradiol | 12 | 462 | $1,230.05 | — |
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: 367A00000X
Advanced practice midwifery encompasses the independent provision of care during pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period; sexual and reproductive health; gynecologic health; and family planning services, including preconception care. Midwives also provide primary care for individuals from adolescence throughout the lifespan as well as care for the healthy newborn during the first 28 days of life. Midwives provide initial and ongoing comprehensive assessment, diagnosis, and treatment. Midwifery care includes health promotion, disease prevention, risk assessment and management, and individualized wellness education and counseling.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 363LX0001X
Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - CERTIFIED NURSE MIDWIFE (CNM)
I20171127002855
TX
0941367643
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
Specialty Associates Of West Houston Pllc
13635 Michel Rd, Tomball, TX 773756410
Phone: 8328435086
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Recorded as KARI ECKHARDT, RNC WHNP CNM
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 455 SCHOOL ST, SUITE 29, TOMBALL, TX 773754595 (Tel: 2813741860)
Registered at 455 SCHOOL ST, SUITE 29, TOMBALL, TX 773754595 (Tel: 2813741860)
Recorded as KARI ECKHARDT, RNC, WHNP, CNM
Nurse Practitioner (license number reported to NPPES: TX 680133)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Mailing Address
455 School St, Suite 29
Tomball, TX 773754595
Phone: 2813741860