Cara E. Compton, APRN
Nurse Practitioners (Family Nurse Practitioner)
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Years since graduation
- 10
- In the NPI registry since
- 2017
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 176
The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 2017Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date)
Medicare’s Care Compare data doesn’t list this clinician’s medical school. Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).
Specialties and state licenses
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Family Nurse Practitioner primary
KS license 77476 · MO license 2017006435 -
Registered Nurse
KS license 14-101045-052 · MO license 2007005339
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- University of Kansas Hospital Kansas City, KS
Medical groups
- Kansas University Physicians Inc (1,849 clinicians)
Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.
Medicare patients and services
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 176
- Services billed
- 208
- Patients’ average age
- 69
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | 217 | 193 |
| Drainage of fluid from abdominal cavity using imaging guidance | 19 | 12 |
| Removal of tunneled central venous tube | 14 | 14 |
| Replacement of stomach stoma tube | 12 | 12 |
Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.
Payments from drug and device companies
In 2025, 2 companies reported 8 payments worth $1,307 in total to this clinician.
| Stryker Corporation | $1,244 |
|---|---|
| Trisalus Life Sciences, Inc. | $62.68 |
| Travel and Lodging | $765 |
|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $542 |
What the payments were for
| Company | What it was for | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Stryker Corporation Feb 19, 2025 | Travel and Lodging FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER, S; CT THROMBECTOMY SYSTEM KIT · VTE · travel to IRVINE, CA · in-kind | $765 |
Each payment as the company reported it, with the products it named. Meals are counted in the totals above but not listed one by one.
From CMS Open Payments. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing; many are for consulting, teaching or meals. Clinicians can review and dispute their records with CMS.