Katherine Mullen Prater, FNP-C
Nurse Practitioner, Family (FNP-C) with Rutherford County Primary Care, practicing in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $245,284 for 2,163 claims, against $168.61 paid for services in 2024. Novo Nordisk Inc was the largest of 11 companies reporting payments in 2025, $309.24 in all, mostly food and beverage. A record with the same name and state is on the OIG exclusion list; it carries no NPI, so check it before acting.
Overview
| NPI | 1851956973 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | FNP-C |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | May 3, 2019 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Dec 5, 2025 |
| Certified by provider | Dec 5, 2025 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse Practitioner, Family Primary | 363LF0000X | 0000025573 | TN |
Exclusion screening
Possible match: verify before acting. The OIG list has a record with the same name in Tennessee, but that record carries no NPI, so it may be a different person or business.
| Matched by | Name on OIG list | Exclusion type | Excluded since | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name + state | Katherine Prater · Nurse/Nurses Aide | 1128b4 | Oct 20, 2008 | Guys, TN |
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | Possible (name) | See above |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Nurse Practitioner (TN) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 13 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 17 across 8 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $168.61 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 2,163 · 4,739 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 168 |
| Total drug cost | $245,284 |
| Generic share | 83% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2018 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Nurse Practitioner |
Medical group
- Rutherford County Primary CareMurfreesboro, TN · 28 clinicians
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$309.24 · 15 payments from 11 companies
- 2024$344.53 · 17 payments from 12 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Novo Nordisk Inc | $48.84 | 2 |
| Abbvie Inc. | $46.95 | 2 |
| Pfizer Inc. | $39.11 | 2 |
| Exact Sciences Corporation | $32.04 | 2 |
| Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. | $26.67 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$309.24 · 15 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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