Carolyn Burns Swanson, PA-C
Physician Assistant · Kalamazoo, MI
Carolyn Burns Swanson, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and NPI 1821270729, issued on Dec 3, 2007. Check the license (Michigan 5601005169, as entered in NPPES) with the Michigan board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Carolyn Burns Swanson
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- 5601005169 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 601 John St # 74, Kalamazoo, MI 49007
- Phone
- (269) 341-8481
- Enumerated
- Dec 3, 2007
- Record last updated
- Apr 30, 2025
- Fax
- (269) 341-7781
- Medicaid ID
- 1821270729 MI
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080222000547); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Carolyn Burns Swanson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Michigan board licenses this profession
Search for license 5601005169Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
63% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
303 Medicare Part D claims for 147 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 23 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone28 claims
- Cefdinir27 claims
- Azithromycin13 claims
- Furosemide13 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate12 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 84.9 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $13.90
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Sun Pharmaceutical Industries 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
- Bronson Methodist HospitalKalamazoo, MI · Acute Care Hospitals4 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.
Carolyn Burns Swanson among 6,989 physician assistant records in Michigan
Carolyn Burns Swanson, PA-C is one of 6,989 physician assistant records with a practice address in Michigan. 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 2007, is newer than 17% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 17% of these records are older, 76% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 2017 among the 4,739 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 40% 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 Michigan practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
173 physician assistant records list a practice address in Kalamazoo
They are 173 of the 6,553 NPPES records with a practice address in Kalamazoo, and 6,989 physician assistant records in Michigan.
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Common questions
What is Carolyn Burns Swanson, PA-C's NPI number?
Carolyn Burns Swanson, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821270729, issued on Dec 3, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Carolyn Burns Swanson, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 601 John St # 74, Kalamazoo, MI, 49007. Phone: (269) 341-8481. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Carolyn Burns Swanson, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists Michigan license number 5601005169, as entered by the provider. Search the Michigan board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Carolyn Burns Swanson, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Carolyn Burns Swanson, PA-C had 303 Medicare Part D claims for 147 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Carolyn Burns Swanson, PA-C's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 84.9 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.