Cara Firch, PA-C
Physician Assistant · Sterling, IL
Cara Firch, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Sterling, Illinois, and NPI 1730585514, issued on Nov 6, 2014. Check the license (Illinois 085005242, as entered in NPPES) with the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Cara Firch
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- 085005242 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 101 E Miller RD, Sterling, IL 61081
- Phone
- (815) 625-4790
- Enumerated
- Nov 6, 2014
- Record last updated
- Jan 10, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150313001175); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 101 E Miller RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Mir Alikhan, M.D.Hematology & Oncology Physician1225127863
- David Almasy, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1285833707
- Alhareth Alsayed, M.DMedical Oncology Physician1447601059
- Janice Andersen, N.P.Nurse Practitioner1235211251
- Melissa Armstrong, NPNurse Practitioner1194150862
- Tracey Aude, CNPNurse Practitioner1487734448
Verify Cara Firch in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Illinois board licenses this profession
Search for license 085005242Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average physician assistant in 2024
2,693 Medicare Part D claims for 641 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium913 claims
- Famotidine326 claims
- Omeprazole276 claims
- Dicyclomine Hcl163 claims
- Linzess119 claims
- Sucralfate94 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: $1,603.58
103 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Biotech, 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.
One hospital affiliation
- Cgh Medical CenterSterling, IL · Acute Care Hospitals1 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
8 physician assistant records list a practice address in Sterling
They are 8 of the 366 NPPES records with a practice address in Sterling, and 4,926 physician assistant records in Illinois.
All 8 in Sterling → All 4,926 in Illinois → Every provider in Sterling →
Other physician assistant records in Illinois
- Brooke Aarhus, PA-CPark Ridge, IL1760985469
- Sana Abbasi, PACarol Stream, IL1831803295
- Susan Abbinanti, PA-CElk Grove Village, IL1679647358
- Katheryn Abbott, PASchaumburg, IL1356842082
- Noor Abdelrahman, PA-CChicago, IL1851012413
- Amer Abdulghafoor, MSW, MS, PA-CChicago, IL1619401718
- Kazuko Abe, P.A.Chicago, IL1881840783
- Greta Abel, PA-CWheaton, IL1174844096
- Derrik AbellAnna, IL1821618471
- Jeanine Aberbook, PA-CChicago, IL1518664176
Common questions
What is Cara Firch, PA-C's NPI number?
Cara Firch, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1730585514, issued on Nov 6, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Cara Firch, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 101 E Miller RD, Sterling, IL, 61081. Phone: (815) 625-4790. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Cara Firch, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 085005242, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Cara Firch, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Cara Firch, PA-C had 2,693 Medicare Part D claims for 641 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 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 only as counts) 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 9, 2026.