Kara J Shaffer, PA-C

Primary specialty

Nurse PractitionerTaxonomy code 363L00000X

License

APRN11021518 Issued in FL

Practice address

836 Prudential Dr Ste 1400
Jacksonville, FL 32207-8340

Phone

(904) 388-6518

Fax

(904) 384-1005

NPI assigned

Oct 16, 2018

Sex

Female

Sole proprietor

No

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

Specialties & licenses 3

Addresses

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in FL

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

Telehealth

Offers telehealth services

Group practices

Lyerly Baptist IncGroup PAC ID 9830112226, 72 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Baptist Health Medical Center - Jacksonville Hospital, Jacksonville, FL, CCN 100088
• Baptist Medical Center Beaches Hospital, Jacksonville Beach, FL, CCN 100117
• Baptist Medical Center - Nassau Hospital, Fernandina Beach, FL, CCN 100140
• Southeast Georgia Health System- Brunswick Campus Hospital, Brunswick, GA, CCN 110025
• Brooks Rehabilitation Hospital University Campus Inpatient rehabilitation facility, Jacksonville, FL, CCN 103039

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

80.78 of 100Reported as group

Quality

65.03

Promoting interoperability

100

Improvement activities

40

Cost

70.91

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Certified Registered Nurse, Nurse Practitioner

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: kshaffer160801@baptisthealthsystemjacksonville.direct-ci.com

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

• Lyerly Baptist Inc

  • Neurological Surgery Physician
  • Jacksonville, FL
  • NPI 1851347801

  Nurse Practitioner

  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Lyerly Baptist Inc

  • Neurological Surgery Physician
  • Jacksonville, FL
  • NPI 1740515006
  NPD (past)

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

• Baptist Medical Center of Nassau Inc

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Fernandina Beach, FL
  • NPI 1518024462
  Care Compare affiliation
• Baptist Medical Center of the Beaches, Inc

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Jacksonville Beach, FL
  • NPI 1821155912
  Care Compare affiliation
• Genesis Rehabilitation Hospital, Inc.

  • Rehabilitation Hospital
  • Jacksonville, FL
  • NPI 1376114413

  Inpatient rehabilitation facility

  Care Compare affiliation
• Genesis Rehabilitation Hospital, Inc.

  • Rehabilitation Hospital
  • Jacksonville, FL
  • NPI 1912947748

  Inpatient rehabilitation facility

  Care Compare affiliation
• Southern Baptist Hospital of Florida Inc

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Jacksonville, FL
  • NPI 1578620449
  Care Compare affiliation
• Southeast Georgia Health System, Inc.

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Brunswick, GA
  • NPI 1598784720
  Care Compare affiliation

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

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            "city": "ATLANTA",
            "state": "GA",
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        }
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        "enumeration_date": "2018-10-16",
        "last_updated": "2025-08-07",
        "certification_date": "2025-08-07",
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• Winston Shaeffer, D.M.D.
• Shafer Chiropractic Clinic Inc
• Erich Ernest Shafer, D.C.0
• Amanda Lea Shaffer, PMHNP-BC, MSN, RN
• Gayle Denise Shaffer, D.M.D.
• Anjali Shah Patel, OD
• Andrea Ellen Clark Shah, M.D.
• Antra Jignesh Shah
• Atif A Shah, MD
• Atul Mukutbhai Shah, MD

• Nurse Practitioner in Jacksonville, FL
• Providers in Jacksonville, FL by specialty
• Nurse Practitioner in Florida

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Aug 7, 2025; 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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