Kara N. Rao, PA
Physician Assistant · Boulder, CO
Kara N. Rao, PA is a physician assistant with a practice address in Boulder, Colorado, and NPI 1548452642, issued on Aug 13, 2007. Check the license (Colorado PA.0002728, as entered in NPPES) with the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kara N. Rao
- Credential
- PA
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- PA.0002728 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4743 Arapahoe Ave, Boulder, CO 80303
- Phone
- (303) 442-2395
- Enumerated
- Aug 13, 2007
- Record last updated
- Nov 10, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (303) 442-1073
- Medicaid ID
- 55302556 CO
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090223000217); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Florida College Of Medicine, 2007
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kara N. Rao in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Colorado board licenses this profession
Search for license PA.0002728Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
99% more Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
1,654 Medicare Part D claims for 315 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Rosuvastatin Calcium298 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium162 claims
- Ezetimibe134 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate95 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate89 claims
- Eliquis85 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: $354.85
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. 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.
One hospital affiliation
- Boulder Community HealthBoulder, CO · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Kara N. Rao among 3,767 physician assistant records in Colorado
Kara N. Rao, PA is one of 3,767 physician assistant records with a practice address in Colorado. 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 2007, is newer than 17% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 17% of these records are older, 76% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 2017 among the 2,351 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 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 Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Kara N. Rao, PA's NPI number?
Kara N. Rao, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548452642, issued on Aug 13, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kara N. Rao, PA located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4743 Arapahoe Ave, Boulder, CO, 80303. Phone: (303) 442-2395. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kara N. Rao, PA's license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number PA.0002728, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Kara N. Rao, PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kara N. Rao, PA had 1,654 Medicare Part D claims for 315 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.