Kara Suzanne Long, PA-C
Physician Assistant · Urbandale, IA
Kara Suzanne Long, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Urbandale, Iowa, and NPI 1881252740, issued on Jun 4, 2019. Check the license with the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kara Suzanne Long
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- Practice location
- 8421 Plum Dr, Urbandale, IA 50322
- Phone
- (515) 270-7222
- Enumerated
- Jun 4, 2019
- Record last updated
- May 13, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190903001959); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kara Suzanne Long in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Iowa board licenses this professionCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4% more Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
860 Medicare Part D claims for 319 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 355 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen152 claims
- Tramadol Hcl142 claims
- Methotrexate70 claims
- Prednisone66 claims
- Alendronate Sodium42 claims
- Pregabalin41 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $184.86
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen 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.
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
- Iowa Arthritis And Osteoporosis Center PCUrbandale, IA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kara Suzanne Long among 1,525 physician assistant records in Iowa
Kara Suzanne Long, PA-C is one of 1,525 physician assistant records with a practice address in Iowa. 79% 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 61% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 61% of these records are older, 34% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2017 among the 1,053 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 41% 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 Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
21 physician assistant records list a practice address in Urbandale
They are 21 of the 648 NPPES records with a practice address in Urbandale, and 1,525 physician assistant records in Iowa.
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Common questions
What is Kara Suzanne Long, PA-C's NPI number?
Kara Suzanne Long, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881252740, issued on Jun 4, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kara Suzanne Long, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8421 Plum Dr, Urbandale, IA, 50322. Phone: (515) 270-7222. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kara Suzanne Long, PA-C's license?
Search the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Kara Suzanne Long, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kara Suzanne Long, PA-C had 860 Medicare Part D claims for 319 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.