NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Carol Irene Branka, PAC

Medical Physician Assistant · Evanston, IL

Carol Irene Branka, PAC is a medical physician assistant with a practice address in Evanston, Illinois, and NPI 1750565677, issued on Dec 27, 2007. Check the license with the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1750565677
Name
Carol Irene Branka
Credential
PAC
Primary taxonomy
Medical Physician Assistant 363AM0700X
Practice location
355 Ridge Ave, Evanston, IL 60202
Phone
(847) 316-6370
Enumerated
Dec 27, 2007
Record last updated
Dec 27, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 355 Ridge Ave

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

  1. Monzer Abdalla, MDInternal Medicine Physician1235805169
  2. Tarek AboursheidStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1689309494
  3. Aarya Adhikari, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1902587736
  4. Mubashir Ahmed, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1972439222
  5. Youmna Ahmed, M.DInternal Medicine Physician1083808794
  6. Unknown Aishwarya Ramesh, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1104506849

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Illinois board licenses this professionCheck the board
  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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75% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average medical physician assistant in 2024

284 Medicare Part D claims for 119 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,148 among the 23,801 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 105 claims were for opioids.

  1. Carol Branka284
  2. Specialty average1,148

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen73 claims
  2. Celecoxib46 claims
  3. Tramadol Hcl31 claims
  4. Omeprazole24 claims
  5. Gabapentin23 claims
  6. Cephalexin20 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: $21.63

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Nalu Medical, Inc. The 16,165 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,055.00 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Carol Branka$21.63
  2. Specialty average$1,055.00

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Carol Irene Branka among 671 medical physician assistant records in Illinois

Carol Irene Branka, PAC is one of 671 medical physician assistant records with a practice address in Illinois. 70% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 29% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 29% of these records are older, 59% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 51% of these records are
  • Record last updated2007 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AM0700X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Medical Physician Assistant providers in Illinois

There are 671 medical physician assistant records in Illinois.

The 8 medical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Scott Chaney, PACEvanston, IL 602021174707004
  2. Robert Pyster, PACEvanston, IL 602021306020300
  3. Etel Zeveleva, PA-CEvanston, IL 602021003837998
  4. Rachel HofmaierEvanston, IL 602011346864956
  5. Ashley Menich, PA-CEvanston, IL 602011336614882
  6. Andrea HaydenHoffman Estates, IL 601941235257031
  7. Callie Dahleen, PA-CHoffman Estates, IL 601921750719944
  8. Peter Schorr, PA-CHoffman Estates, IL 601921891720868

Common questions

What is Carol Irene Branka, PAC's NPI number?

Carol Irene Branka, PAC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1750565677, issued on Dec 27, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Carol Irene Branka, PAC located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 355 Ridge Ave, Evanston, IL, 60202. Phone: (847) 316-6370. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Carol Irene Branka, PAC's license?

Search the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Carol Irene Branka, PAC prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Carol Irene Branka, PAC had 284 Medicare Part D claims for 119 beneficiaries; the average among medical physician assistant prescribers was 1,148. 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.