Gara Knudtson, DNAP, CRNA
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist · Pullman, WA
Gara Knudtson, DNAP, CRNA is a certified registered nurse anesthetist with a practice address in Pullman, Washington, and NPI 1033777263, issued on Jun 3, 2019. Check the license (Washington AP61005911, as entered in NPPES) with the Washington board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Gara Knudtson
- Credential
- DNAP, CRNA
- Primary taxonomy
- Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist 367500000X
- License numbers
- AP61005911 WA
MS6049527 WA
D163252 IA
99093221A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 835 SE Bishop Blvd, Pullman, WA 99163
- Phone
- (509) 332-2541
- Enumerated
- Jun 3, 2019
- Record last updated
- Aug 5, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240220004764); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 835 SE Bishop Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Hannah Bancroft, CRNA, DNPCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1033824784
- Daleisha BardalesMedical-Surgical Registered Nurse1972378339
- Hailey BasarabaContinuing Education/Staff Development Registered Nurse1982585873
- Stephen Bergmann, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1386604486
Verify Gara Knudtson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Washington board licenses this profession
Search for license AP61005911Check 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 77.8 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: $49.79
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated. The 24,076 providers of this specialty with any payment received $135.08 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Public Hospital District 1-A OF Whitman CountyPullman, WA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Gara Knudtson among 1,181 certified registered nurse anesthetist records in Washington
Gara Knudtson, DNAP, CRNA is one of 1,181 certified registered nurse anesthetist records with a practice address in Washington. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 74% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 74% of these records are older, 21% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2014 among the 816 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 367500000X and a Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
12 certified registered nurse anesthetist records list a practice address in Pullman
They are 12 of the 597 NPPES records with a practice address in Pullman, and 1,181 certified registered nurse anesthetist records in Washington.
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The 8 certified registered nurse anesthetist records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Corey Johnson, CRNAPullman, WA 991631447235353
- Craig Knudtson, CRNAPullman, WA 991631023521457
- Christopher Locklear, CRNAPullman, WA 991631902285109
- Dana Martin, CRNAPullman, WA 991631841464237
- John Schirmer, CRNA, NSPM-CPullman, WA 991631023286424
Common questions
What is Gara Knudtson, DNAP, CRNA's NPI number?
Gara Knudtson, DNAP, CRNA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1033777263, issued on Jun 3, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gara Knudtson, DNAP, CRNA located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 835 SE Bishop Blvd, Pullman, WA, 99163. Phone: (509) 332-2541. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gara Knudtson, DNAP, CRNA's license?
NPPES lists Washington license number AP61005911, as entered by the provider. Search the Washington board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
What is Gara Knudtson, DNAP, CRNA's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 77.8 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.