NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Carol Irene Kessel, PA-C

Physician Assistant · Waukegan, IL

Carol Irene Kessel, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Waukegan, Illinois, and NPI 1609490952, issued on Jun 2, 2020. Check the license (Illinois 085.008475, as entered in NPPES) with the Illinois 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
1609490952
Name
Carol Irene Kessel
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License number
085.008475 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2615 Washington St, Waukegan, IL 60085
Phone
(847) 360-2860
Enumerated
Jun 2, 2020
Record last updated
May 13, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20251015003772); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 2615 Washington St

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

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  3. Anterpreet Dhanoyia, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1497017230
  4. Eva Amber Frasca, APNAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1821463787
  5. Barry Mullen, M.D.Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1174523013
  6. Hwaja Rhee, M.D.Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1487654307

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Illinois board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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2.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average physician assistant in 2024

2,143 Medicare Part D claims for 275 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 14 claims were for opioids.

  1. Carol Kessel2,143
  2. Specialty average830

Most prescribed

  1. Duloxetine Hcl203 claims
  2. Gabapentin198 claims
  3. Sertraline Hcl111 claims
  4. Aripiprazole101 claims
  5. Donepezil Hcl86 claims
  6. Buspirone Hcl81 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: $515.31

32 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie 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.

  1. Carol Kessel$515.31
  2. Specialty average$841.65

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

  1. Ganesha Institute OF Neurology And Psychiatry SCChandler, AZ

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

Carol Irene Kessel among 4,926 physician assistant records in Illinois

Carol Irene Kessel, PA-C is one of 4,926 physician assistant records with a practice address in Illinois. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 58% of them.

  • NPI issued2020 · 58% of these records are older, 34% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • Graduated2021 · median 2019 among the 3,407 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 35% 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 Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Physician Assistant providers in Illinois

There are 4,926 physician assistant records in Illinois.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Markell AdamsWaukegan, IL 600851922602341
  2. Margaret Boilini, PA-CWaukegan, IL 600851659894897
  3. Robert Cashen, PA-CWaukegan, IL 600851427539279
  4. Julia Felix, PA-CPark City, IL 600851518267673
  5. Leigh Jones, PA-CWaukegan, IL 600851437667037
  6. Yusra KhanWaukegan, IL 600851740165133
  7. Sophie LafayettePark City, IL 600851730938366
  8. Daniel Mateling, PA-CWaukegan, IL 600851477330546

Common questions

What is Carol Irene Kessel, PA-C's NPI number?

Carol Irene Kessel, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609490952, issued on Jun 2, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Carol Irene Kessel, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2615 Washington St, Waukegan, IL, 60085. Phone: (847) 360-2860. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Carol Irene Kessel, PA-C's license?

NPPES lists Illinois license number 085.008475, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Carol Irene Kessel, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Carol Irene Kessel, PA-C had 2,143 Medicare Part D claims for 275 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.