Karen Peterson, FNP

Primary specialty

Family Nurse PractitionerTaxonomy code 363LF0000X

License

5011085 Issued in NC

Practice address

56 Stardust Rd Unit 3
Burnsville, NC 28714-6385

Phone

(828) 203-8820

Fax

(855) 576-5013

NPI assigned

Oct 5, 2018

Last updated

Aug 28, 2026By the provider in NPPES

Sex

Female

Sole proprietor

No

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 1

Addresses

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in NC

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: No

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

Nurse Practitioner

Education

Other, 2018

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Pruitthealth at Home - Yancey Home health agency, Burnsville, NC, CCN 347100
• Hospice & Palliative Care of the Blue Ridge, Inc Hospice, Spruce Pine, NC, CCN 341565
• Blue Ridge Regional Hospital Hospital, Spruce Pine, NC, CCN 341329
• Memorial Mission Hospital and Asheville Surgery Ce Hospital, Asheville, NC, CCN 340002

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Nurse Practitioner

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: karen.peterson@428231515308036.direct.elationemr.com

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships, National Provider Directory roles and organizations whose NPPES authorized official is this provider.

• Peterson Health and Wellness

  • Family Nurse Practitioner
  • Burnsville, NC
  • NPI 1235987819
  Medicare reassignment NPD

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

• Hospice & Palliative Care of the Blue Ridge Inc

  • Exclusive Provider Organization
  • Spruce Pine, NC
  • NPI 1023084399

  Hospice

  Care Compare affiliation
• MH Blue Ridge Medical Center, LLLP

  • Rural Acute Care Hospital
  • Spruce Pine, NC
  • NPI 1578048294
  Care Compare affiliation
• MH Blue Ridge Medical Center, LLLP

  dba Mission Health - Mauzy Phillips Center

  • Rural Health Clinic/Center
  • Spruce Pine, NC
  • NPI 1720556269

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation
• MH Blue Ridge Medical Center, LLLP

  dba Blue Ridge Medical Center - Yancey Campus

  • Rural Health Clinic/Center
  • Burnsville, NC
  • NPI 1881161347

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation
• MH Mission Hospital, LLLP

  dba Mission Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Asheville, NC
  • NPI 1962987677
  Care Compare affiliation
• Pruitthealth Home Health, Inc.

  dba PruittHealth @ Home Yancey

  • Home Health Agency
  • Burnsville, NC
  • NPI 1629455175
  Care Compare affiliation

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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    "enumeration_type": "NPI-1",
    "last_updated_epoch": "1787875200000",
    "number": "1437624459",
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            "country_code": "US",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "MAILING",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "56 STARDUST RD UNIT 3",
            "city": "BURNSVILLE",
            "state": "NC",
            "postal_code": "287146385",
            "telephone_number": "828-203-8820",
            "fax_number": "855-576-5013"
        },
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        }
    ],
    "practiceLocations": [],
    "basic": {
        "last_name": "PETERSON",
        "first_name": "KAREN",
        "credential": "FNP",
        "sole_proprietor": "NO",
        "sex": "F",
        "enumeration_date": "2018-10-05",
        "last_updated": "2026-08-28",
        "certification_date": "2026-08-28",
        "status": "A"
    },
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            "code": "363LF0000X",
            "taxonomy_group": "",
            "desc": "Nurse Practitioner, Family",
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        }
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    "identifiers": [],
    "endpoints": [],
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}

• Hiralben Vishnubhai Patel
• Samuel Louis Patterson, PA
• Myla Breanna Payne, FNP-BC
• Melinda Rice Peters, CCC-SLP
• Peterson Health and Wellness
• Elizabeth Morris Peverall, M.D.
• Jeanne Louise Pierce, LAC
• Jeffrey Robert Polgar, M.D.
• Jonathan Richard Polgar, PA-C
• Ppadbvl LLC

• Family Nurse Practitioner in Burnsville, NC
• Providers in Burnsville, NC by specialty
• Family Nurse Practitioner in North Carolina

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Aug 28, 2026; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

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