Kara A. Widhalm, PA-C
Physician Assistant · Council Bluffs, IA
Kara A. Widhalm, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Council Bluffs, Iowa, and NPI 1740945757, issued on Nov 4, 2021. Check the license (Iowa 112274, as entered in NPPES) with the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kara A. Widhalm
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License numbers
- 112274 IA
2681 NE
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 800 Mercy Dr, Council Bluffs, IA 51503
- Phone
- (712) 328-5230
- Enumerated
- Nov 4, 2021
- Record last updated
- Dec 15, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220624001328); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kara A. Widhalm in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Iowa board licenses this profession
Search for license 112274Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
79% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
172 Medicare Part D claims for 119 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. 17 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ondansetron Odt24 claims
- Cephalexin21 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 98.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Alegent Creighton ClinicCouncil Bluffs, IA
- Vascular And Interventional Radiology OF SiouxlandPender, NE
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kara A. Widhalm among 1,525 physician assistant records in Iowa
Kara A. Widhalm, 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 2021, is newer than 71% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 71% of these records are older, 24% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2021 · median 2017 among the 1,053 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 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).
40 physician assistant records list a practice address in Council Bluffs
They are 40 of the 1,028 NPPES records with a practice address in Council Bluffs, and 1,525 physician assistant records in Iowa.
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Common questions
What is Kara A. Widhalm, PA-C's NPI number?
Kara A. Widhalm, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740945757, issued on Nov 4, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kara A. Widhalm, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 800 Mercy Dr, Council Bluffs, IA, 51503. Phone: (712) 328-5230. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kara A. Widhalm, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number 112274, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Kara A. Widhalm, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kara A. Widhalm, PA-C had 172 Medicare Part D claims for 119 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Kara A. Widhalm, PA-C's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 98.3 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.