NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kara Darlene Carpenter, PA C

Medical Physician Assistant · Charleston, WV

Kara Darlene Carpenter, PA C is a medical physician assistant with a practice address in Charleston, West Virginia, and NPI 1245228501, issued on Oct 11, 2005. Check the license (West Virginia 01058, as entered in NPPES) with the West Virginia 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 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1245228501
Name
Kara Darlene Carpenter
Credential
PA C
Primary taxonomy
Medical Physician Assistant 363AM0700X
License number
01058 WV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
303 Ohio Ave, Charleston, WV 25302
Phone
(681) 205-8701
Enumerated
Oct 11, 2005
Record last updated
Oct 15, 2024
Fax
(681) 208-8702
Medicaid IDs
7100274210 KY
0107132 OH
1245228501 WV
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040723000774); 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 303 Ohio Ave

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

  1. Andrea Chiffens, PA-CPhysician Assistant1679149926
  2. Ashley Copen, MSW, LICSWClinical Social Worker1841806510
  3. Savannah LuskFamily Medicine Physician1134878499
  4. Kayla RoePsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1922811363
  5. Margaret Wheeler, FNP-C, PMH-NPPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1427401561

Verify Kara Darlene Carpenter in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich West Virginia board licenses this profession
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  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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78% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average medical physician assistant in 2024

255 Medicare Part D claims for 192 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,148 among the 23,801 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Kara Carpenter255
  2. Specialty average1,148

Most prescribed

  1. Doxycycline Hyclate51 claims
  2. Prednisone38 claims
  3. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass33 claims
  4. Cephalexin21 claims
  5. Methylprednisolone19 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Cabin Creek Health Center IncClendenin, WV

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

Kara Darlene Carpenter among 320 medical physician assistant records in West Virginia

Kara Darlene Carpenter, PA C is one of 320 medical physician assistant records with a practice address in West Virginia. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 93% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
  • Graduated2003 · median 2009 among the 180 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AM0700X and a West Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Medical Physician Assistant providers in West Virginia

There are 320 medical physician assistant records in West Virginia.

The 8 medical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Tara Robinson, PA-CCharleston, WV 253021508167867
  2. Jonathan Casto, PA-CSouth Charleston, WV 253031952738577
  3. Ashley Casto, PA-CSouth Charleston, WV 253031922435544
  4. Jessica Davis, PA-CCharleston, WV 253011437380474
  5. Connie Dorfner, PA-CSouth Charleston, WV 253031407006323
  6. Sierra ElsmanCharleston, WV 253011083314496
  7. Marcus Epps, PACharleston, WV 253011134292675
  8. Heather Hubbard, PACharleston, WV 253011821221763

Common questions

What is Kara Darlene Carpenter, PA C's NPI number?

Kara Darlene Carpenter, PA C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245228501, issued on Oct 11, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kara Darlene Carpenter, PA C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 303 Ohio Ave, Charleston, WV, 25302. Phone: (681) 205-8701. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kara Darlene Carpenter, PA C's license?

NPPES lists West Virginia license number 01058, as entered by the provider. Search the West Virginia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Kara Darlene Carpenter, PA C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Kara Darlene Carpenter, PA C had 255 Medicare Part D claims for 192 beneficiaries; the average among medical physician assistant prescribers was 1,148. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions 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.