NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kara Kaestel, PA

Physician Assistant · Albany, NY

Kara Kaestel, PA is a physician assistant with a practice address in Albany, New York, and NPI 1679208292, issued on Jul 18, 2022. Check the license (New York 028402, as entered in NPPES) with the New York 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
1679208292
Name
Kara Kaestel
Credential
PA
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License number
028402 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1375 Washington Ave Ste 101, Albany, NY 12206
Phone
(518) 438-4483
Enumerated
Jul 18, 2022
Record last updated
Nov 6, 2025
Fax
(518) 482-4201
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20220920000675); 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 1375 Washington Ave Ste 101

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

  1. Cassidy Alexandre, M.D.Gastroenterology Physician1922494715
  2. Jonathan BarsaGastroenterology Physician1134428907
  3. Mandeep Bhamra, M.D.Gastroenterology Physician1942465653
  4. Jenny Brown, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1144700758
  5. Rhonda Darmstadt, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1558800540
  6. Rohit Dhingra, M.D.Gastroenterology Physician1366892077

Verify Kara Kaestel in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New York 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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Industry payments in 2024: $24.20

1 payment: 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. Kara Kaestel$24.20
  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 one group practice

  1. Gastrointestinal Care OF Long Island PLLCAlbany, NY

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

Kara Kaestel among 15,555 physician assistant records in New York

Kara Kaestel, PA is one of 15,555 physician assistant records with a practice address in New York. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2022, is newer than 71% of them.

  • NPI issued2022 · 71% of these records are older, 23% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 52% of these records are
  • Graduated2022 · median 2018 among the 8,158 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 48% 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 New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

360 physician assistant records list a practice address in Albany

They are 360 of the 8,230 NPPES records with a practice address in Albany, and 15,555 physician assistant records in New York.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Patricia Brady, P.A.Albany, NY 122061366438392
  2. Thomas Brophy, PA-CAlbany, NY 122061689604829
  3. Hope Derosa, PA-CAlbany, NY 122061679566806
  4. Dawn Dluge-Aungst, PA, CDEAlbany, NY 122061144372897
  5. Sarah Henery, MS, PA-C, ATCAlbany, NY 122061033251905
  6. Martha Leroy, RPACAlbany, NY 122061760498547
  7. Elaine Marks, P.A.Albany, NY 122061487765475
  8. Patricia Marsh, RPA-CAlbany, NY 122061053308809

Common questions

What is Kara Kaestel, PA's NPI number?

Kara Kaestel, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679208292, issued on Jul 18, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kara Kaestel, PA located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1375 Washington Ave Ste 101, Albany, NY, 12206. Phone: (518) 438-4483. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kara Kaestel, PA's license?

NPPES lists New York license number 028402, as entered by the provider. Search the New York 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.

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