NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Cara Lynn Ludwick

Physician Assistant · Portland, ME

Cara Lynn Ludwick is a physician assistant with a practice address in Portland, Maine, and NPI 1962058065, issued on Aug 14, 2019. Check the license (Maine PA2024, as entered in NPPES) with the Maine board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1962058065
Name
Cara Lynn Ludwick
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License number
PA2024 ME
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
22 Bramhall St, Portland, ME 04102
Phone
(207) 774-5222
Enumerated
Aug 14, 2019
Record last updated
Oct 17, 2022
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20221011002201); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 22 Bramhall St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Jessica Abbatiello, NP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1871811737
  2. Ruslan Abdukalikov, DOAnesthesiology Physician1831694793
  3. Tod Abrahams, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1538231642
  4. Joshua Abrams, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1932832128
  5. Christopher Abruzzese, D.OAnesthesiology Physician1558789305
  6. Haley Acker, PA-CPhysician Assistant1972167377

Verify Cara Lynn Ludwick in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Maine board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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48% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024

428 Medicare Part D claims for 123 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Cara Ludwick428
  2. Specialty average830

Most prescribed

  1. Amlodipine Besylate54 claims
  2. Losartan Potassium47 claims
  3. Calcitriol45 claims
  4. Lisinopril40 claims
  5. Sevelamer Carbonate25 claims
  6. Chlorthalidone23 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.

The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 98.1 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score86.1
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. MainehealthPortland, ME

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Cara Lynn Ludwick among 979 physician assistant records in Maine

Cara Lynn Ludwick is one of 979 physician assistant records with a practice address in Maine. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 64% of them.

  • NPI issued2019 · 64% of these records are older, 30% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated2019 · median 2017 among the 648 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Maine practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

243 physician assistant records list a practice address in Portland

They are 243 of the 6,022 NPPES records with a practice address in Portland, and 979 physician assistant records in Maine.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Amy Barraclough, PA-CPortland, ME 041021770533713
  2. Anne Barter, PA-CPortland, ME 041021245280981
  3. Meredith Beauregard, PAPortland, ME 041021013967918
  4. Steven Blessington, PA, MHPPortland, ME 041021841259900
  5. Blue Butterfield, PAPortland, ME 041021487601878
  6. Robert Klotz, PAPortland, ME 041021467447847
  7. Tina Merrill, PA-CPortland, ME 041021639127699
  8. Pierre Morneault, PA-CPortland, ME 041021326098468

Common questions

What is Cara Lynn Ludwick's NPI number?

Cara Lynn Ludwick's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1962058065, issued on Aug 14, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Cara Lynn Ludwick located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 22 Bramhall St, Portland, ME, 04102. Phone: (207) 774-5222. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Cara Lynn Ludwick's license?

NPPES lists Maine license number PA2024, as entered by the provider. Search the Maine board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Cara Lynn Ludwick prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Cara Lynn Ludwick had 428 Medicare Part D claims for 123 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Cara Lynn Ludwick's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 98.1 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.