Debora A. Karstens, PA-C
Physician Assistant · Chattanooga, TN
Debora A. Karstens, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and NPI 1548289747, issued on Jul 19, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee 484, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Debora A. Karstens
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- 484 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1100 E Third Street, Chattanooga, TN 37403
- Phone
- (423) 778-8337
- Enumerated
- Jul 19, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 5, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (423) 778-9301
- Medicaid ID
- 1532550 TN
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Debora A. Karstens in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
Search for license 484Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 96.2 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Debora A. Karstens among 3,055 physician assistant records in Tennessee
Debora A. Karstens, PA-C is one of 3,055 physician assistant records with a practice address in Tennessee. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 2% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 87% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 66% of these records are
- Record last updated2016 · 30% 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 Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
150 physician assistant records list a practice address in Chattanooga
They are 150 of the 7,377 NPPES records with a practice address in Chattanooga, and 3,055 physician assistant records in Tennessee.
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Common questions
What is Debora A. Karstens, PA-C's NPI number?
Debora A. Karstens, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548289747, issued on Jul 19, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Debora A. Karstens, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1100 E Third Street, Chattanooga, TN, 37403. Phone: (423) 778-8337. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Debora A. Karstens, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 484, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
What is Debora A. Karstens, PA-C's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.2 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.