Kara Pagels, P.A.
Physician Assistant · Minneapolis, MN
Kara Pagels, P.A. is a physician assistant with a practice address in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and NPI 1528479045, issued on May 19, 2014. Check the license (Minnesota 13008, as entered in NPPES) with the Minnesota board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kara Pagels
- Credential
- P.A.
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- 13008 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2925 Chicago Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55407
- Phone
- (612) 262-9000
- Enumerated
- May 19, 2014
- Record last updated
- Feb 25, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140815000154); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Albany Medical College Of Union University, 2014
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kara Pagels in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Minnesota board licenses this profession
Search for license 13008Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
56% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
367 Medicare Part D claims for 267 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone22 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass21 claims
- Mupirocin21 claims
- Polymyxin B Sul-Trimethoprim17 claims
- Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro15 claims
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim14 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
- Island Emergency Medical Services PCHalfmoon, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kara Pagels among 4,007 physician assistant records in Minnesota
Kara Pagels, P.A. 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 2014, is newer than 37% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 37% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 78% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2017 among the 3,131 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 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 Pagels, P.A.'s NPI number?
Kara Pagels, P.A.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1528479045, issued on May 19, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kara Pagels, P.A. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2925 Chicago Ave, Minneapolis, MN, 55407. Phone: (612) 262-9000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kara Pagels, P.A.'s license?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number 13008, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Kara Pagels, P.A. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kara Pagels, P.A. had 367 Medicare Part D claims for 267 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.