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Kara Joan Hawker, FNP-C

NPI 1043991219ActiveIndividual· Nurse Practitioner, Family· Mount Vernon, WA

Nurse Practitioner, Family (FNP-C) with Public Hospital Dist No 1 Skagit, practicing in Mount Vernon, Washington. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $134,425 for 608 claims, against $11,252 paid for services in 2024. Biosense Webster, Inc. was the largest of 2 companies reporting payments in 2025, $1,486 in all, mostly travel and lodging. Lists Island Hospital and 1 other hospital as hospital affiliations.

Overview

NPI1043991219
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialFNP-C
Sole proprietorYes
NPI issuedJul 31, 2023
Last updated in NPPESSep 18, 2023
Certified by providerSep 18, 2023

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Nurse Practitioner, Family Primary363LF0000XAP61469785WA

About license numbers in NPPES

Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - Nurse Practitioner (WA)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients186
Services billed267 across 10 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$11,252

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)608 · 1,476 30-day fills
Patients206
Total drug cost$134,425
Generic share83% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Graduation year2023
Medicare specialtyNurse Practitioner

Medical group

Hospital affiliations

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$1,486 · 10 payments from 2 companies
  • 2024$82.94 · 2 payments from 2 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

CompanyAmountPayments
Biosense Webster, Inc.$1,4649
Boston Scientific Corporation$21.911

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Travel and Lodging$1,331 · 4 payments
  • Food and Beverage$154.14 · 6 payments

Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records

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