Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of August 10, 2026.
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Kara Cole, NP

Individual provider Nurse Practitioner · NPI 1245394378

Kara Cole, NP is a Nurse Practitioner in Charleston, South Carolina. Graduated from University of South Carolina School of Medicine in 2006, 20 years ago. Practices with University Medical Associates of the Medical University of South Carol, a 1,640-clinician group, accepts Medicare assignment and offers telehealth. Licensed in South Carolina.

Years since qualifying
20
Trained at
University of South Carolina School of Medicine
Licensed in
SC
In the registry since
2006
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NP — Nurse Practitioner
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Practice location Address checks out

171 Ashley Ave
Charleston, SC 29425-0001
Phone: (843) 792-1414
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Specialties & licences

Nurse Practitioner (primary) Taxonomy 363L00000X · Licence 3083 (SC)

Record details

NPI number1245394378
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderFemale
Credentials NP
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedDecember 21, 2006
Last updated in NPPESOctober 8, 2020
Certification dateOctober 8, 2020

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyNURSE PRACTITIONER
Medical schoolUNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Graduated 2006 (20 years in practice)
Group practice University Medical Associates Of The Medical University Of South Carol — 1640 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount
TelehealthOffers telehealth services

Medicare patients and services, 2024

From the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners file for calendar year 2024. It counts Original Medicare patients only, so a practice that mostly sees Medicare Advantage or privately insured patients looks smaller here than it is.

Medicare patients190
Services billed 236 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age68

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Payments from drug and device companies, 2025

Drug and device makers are required by federal law (the Physician Payments Sunshine Act) to report what they pay or give to clinicians, and CMS publishes the reports as Open Payments. This is the 2025 program year. A report is a record of a payment, not an allegation of anything, and many are small items such as meals. Only general payments are listed here; research payments and ownership or investment interests are reported separately by CMS and are not shown.

Food and Beverage $111 2 payments · a meal or drink at a meeting or visit, not a fee

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Practises at

Facilities the CMS Facility Affiliation file lists for this clinician.

  • Musc Health Columbia Medical Center Downtown Hospital · Columbia, SC
  • Musc Health Florence Medical Center Hospital · Florence, SC
  • Musc Medical Center Hospital · Charleston, SC

Colleagues at University Medical Associates of the Medical University of South Carol

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 1640 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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