NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Catherine Ann Carlson

Physician Assistant · Gainesville, GA

Catherine Ann Carlson is a physician assistant with a practice address in Gainesville, Georgia, and NPI 1346656980, issued on Jul 3, 2014. Check the license with the Georgia 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1346656980
Name
Catherine Ann Carlson
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
Practice location
1315 Jesse Jewell Pkwy NE, Gainesville, GA 30501
Phone
(770) 219-6520
Enumerated
Jul 3, 2014
Record last updated
Nov 22, 2023
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20140808000857); 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 1315 Jesse Jewell Pkwy NE

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

  1. Mary Brown, NP-CNurse Practitioner1770806820
  2. Jay Hortenstine, M.D.Urology Physician1700802444
  3. Gregory Jackson, MDPain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician1316177751
  4. Jonathan Kerrick, MDNeurology Physician1871565002
  5. Jarrett Kiesel, PASurgical Physician Assistant1831173418
  6. Daniel Rhoads, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1023084258

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Georgia 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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24% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024

634 Medicare Part D claims for 232 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims.

  1. Catherine Carlson634
  2. Specialty average830

Most prescribed

  1. Triamcinolone Acetonide177 claims
  2. Ketoconazole74 claims
  3. Betamethasone Dipropionate51 claims
  4. Clobetasol Propionate46 claims
  5. Fluocinonide45 claims
  6. Clindamycin Phosphate35 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): 89 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score78.0
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

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

Industry payments in 2024: $281.38

10 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.

  1. Catherine Carlson$281.38
  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 2 group practices

  1. Central Iowa Dermatology LLCAltoona, IA
  2. Gwinnett Dermatology, PC D/B/A Georgia Dermatology PartnersBraselton, GA

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

Catherine Ann Carlson among 4,662 physician assistant records in Georgia

Catherine Ann Carlson is one of 4,662 physician assistant records with a practice address in Georgia. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 37% of them.

  • NPI issued2014 · 37% of these records are older, 60% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
  • Graduated2014 · median 2018 among the 2,761 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 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 Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

109 physician assistant records list a practice address in Gainesville

They are 109 of the 2,998 NPPES records with a practice address in Gainesville, and 4,662 physician assistant records in Georgia.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Nickola Booker, PA-CGainesville, GA 305011225088438
  2. Davina Braselton, PA-CGainesville, GA 305011659329514
  3. Keith Causey, PAGainesville, GA 305011245338177
  4. Matthew Dovie, PAGainesville, GA 305011740217017
  5. Sarah Everett, PAGainesville, GA 305011801836499
  6. Robert Findley, P.A.Gainesville, GA 305011881601102
  7. Robert Langford, PAGainesville, GA 305011386799054
  8. V. Karen Laxson, P.A.Gainesville, GA 305011295731925

Common questions

What is Catherine Ann Carlson's NPI number?

Catherine Ann Carlson's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1346656980, issued on Jul 3, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Catherine Ann Carlson located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1315 Jesse Jewell Pkwy NE, Gainesville, GA, 30501. Phone: (770) 219-6520. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Catherine Ann Carlson's license?

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

How much does Catherine Ann Carlson prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Catherine Ann Carlson had 634 Medicare Part D claims for 232 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Catherine Ann Carlson's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 89 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.

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