Kara Elizabeth Simmons, PA
Physician Assistant · Corning, AR
Kara Elizabeth Simmons, PA is a physician assistant with a practice address in Corning, Arkansas, and NPI 1699283838, issued on Jan 22, 2018. Check the license (Arkansas PA-862, as entered in NPPES) with the Arkansas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kara Elizabeth Simmons
- Credential
- PA
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- PA-862 AR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1300 Creason RD, Corning, AR 72422
- Phone
- (870) 857-3399
- Enumerated
- Jan 22, 2018
- Record last updated
- Aug 16, 2024
- Fax
- (870) 857-3301
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20191112000889); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1300 Creason RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Kara Elizabeth Simmons in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Arkansas board licenses this profession
Search for license PA-862Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2% more Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
849 Medicare Part D claims for 82 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium43 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium36 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium33 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa32 claims
- Lisinopril32 claims
- Fluoxetine Hcl28 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: $26.72
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Sanofi Pasteur 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
- 1St Choice Healthcare IncCorning, AR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kara Elizabeth Simmons among 599 physician assistant records in Arkansas
Kara Elizabeth Simmons, PA is one of 599 physician assistant records with a practice address in Arkansas. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 43% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 43% of these records are older, 50% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2018 among the 377 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 34% 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 Arkansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
2 physician assistant records list a practice address in Corning
They are 2 of the 148 NPPES records with a practice address in Corning, and 599 physician assistant records in Arkansas.
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The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Anthony Rowe, PA-CCorning, AR 724221528749983
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- Kirsten Baker, PA-CBlack Rock, AR 724151932831880
- Brittany Fair, PABay, AR 724111891409470
- Hadley Hilburn, PAJonesboro, AR 724051841923943
- Lidwina Powers, PA-CJonesboro, AR 724041124355623
- Zuleihatu AnyekaseJonesboro, AR 724011952971749
- Faith Bevill, PA-CJonesboro, AR 724011114785771
Common questions
What is Kara Elizabeth Simmons, PA's NPI number?
Kara Elizabeth Simmons, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1699283838, issued on Jan 22, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kara Elizabeth Simmons, PA located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1300 Creason RD, Corning, AR, 72422. Phone: (870) 857-3399. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kara Elizabeth Simmons, PA's license?
NPPES lists Arkansas license number PA-862, as entered by the provider. Search the Arkansas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Kara Elizabeth Simmons, PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kara Elizabeth Simmons, PA had 849 Medicare Part D claims for 82 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.