Cara Ascarrunz, PA-C
Physician Assistant · Durango, CO
Cara Ascarrunz, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Durango, Colorado, and NPI 1528641693, issued on May 5, 2021. Check the license (Colorado PA.0007419, as entered in NPPES) with the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Cara Ascarrunz
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- PA.0007419 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 523 S Camino Del Rio, Ste B, Durango, CO 81303
- Phone
- (970) 247-1970
- Enumerated
- May 5, 2021
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 523 S Camino Del Rio, Ste B
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Cara Ascarrunz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Colorado board licenses this profession
Search for license PA.0007419Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
14% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
714 Medicare Part D claims for 358 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Ketoconazole116 claims
- Triamcinolone Acetonide116 claims
- Fluorouracil111 claims
- Clobetasol Propionate78 claims
- Hydrocortisone38 claims
- Metronidazole23 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Industry payments in 2024: $531.60
21 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Durango Dermatology And Dermatologic Surgery LLCDurango, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
42 physician assistant records list a practice address in Durango
They are 42 of the 1,407 NPPES records with a practice address in Durango, and 3,767 physician assistant records in Colorado.
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Common questions
What is Cara Ascarrunz, PA-C's NPI number?
Cara Ascarrunz, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1528641693, issued on May 5, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Cara Ascarrunz, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 523 S Camino Del Rio, Ste B, Durango, CO, 81303. Phone: (970) 247-1970. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Cara Ascarrunz, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number PA.0007419, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Cara Ascarrunz, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Cara Ascarrunz, PA-C had 714 Medicare Part D claims for 358 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments, the HHS-OIG exclusion list) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.