Kara Becker, PA-C
Physician Assistant · Minneapolis, MN
Kara Becker, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and NPI 1285199075, issued on Feb 5, 2019. Check the license (Minnesota 12916, as entered in NPPES) with the Minnesota board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kara Becker
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- 12916 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6500 Excelsior Blvd, Minneapolis, MN 55426
- Phone
- (952) 993-1000
- Enumerated
- Feb 5, 2019
- Record last updated
- Feb 22, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190319003039); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kara Becker in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Minnesota board licenses this profession
Search for license 12916Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $42.91
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Park Nicollet ClinicMaple Grove, MN
- Tria Orthopaedic Center LLCBloomington, MN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kara Becker among 4,007 physician assistant records in Minnesota
Kara Becker, PA-C is one of 4,007 physician assistant records with a practice address in Minnesota. 85% 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 59% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 59% of these records are older, 35% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 78% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2017 among the 3,131 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 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 Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
500 physician assistant records list a practice address in Minneapolis
They are 500 of the 22,918 NPPES records with a practice address in Minneapolis, and 4,007 physician assistant records in Minnesota.
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Common questions
What is Kara Becker, PA-C's NPI number?
Kara Becker, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285199075, issued on Feb 5, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kara Becker, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6500 Excelsior Blvd, Minneapolis, MN, 55426. Phone: (952) 993-1000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kara Becker, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number 12916, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.