Karen Karpick Anderson, PA
Surgical Physician Assistant · Charleston, SC
Karen Karpick Anderson, PA is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Charleston, South Carolina, and NPI 1811321581, issued on Aug 29, 2013. Check the license (South Carolina 2959, as entered in NPPES) with the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karen Karpick Anderson
- Credential
- PA
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
- License number
- 2959 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 171 Ashley Ave, Charleston, SC 29425
- Phone
- (843) 792-1414
- Enumerated
- Aug 29, 2013
- Record last updated
- Nov 10, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20131106001082); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Karen Karpick Anderson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich South Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 2959Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
11% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgical physician assistant in 2024
271 Medicare Part D claims for 111 beneficiaries, against an average of 304 among the 10,174 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 19 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Metronidazole31 claims
- Neomycin Sulfate28 claims
- Diphenoxylate-Atropine21 claims
- Loperamide21 claims
- Ondansetron Hcl16 claims
- Linzess11 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 73.8 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $292.36
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Solventum Corporation. The 7,578 providers of this specialty with any payment received $703.95 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
- University Medical Associates OF The Medical University OF South CarolCharleston, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Karen Karpick Anderson among 295 surgical physician assistant records in South Carolina
Karen Karpick Anderson, PA is one of 295 surgical physician assistant records with a practice address in South Carolina. 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 2013, is newer than 41% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 41% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 81% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2016 among the 240 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 39% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AS0400X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgical Physician Assistant providers in South Carolina
There are 295 surgical physician assistant records in South Carolina.
All 295 in South Carolina → Every provider in Charleston → Surgical Physician Assistant nationwide →
The 8 surgical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Mary Barrow, MSPAS, PA-CCharleston, SC 294251740790047
- Kaitlin Carroll, PA-CCharleston, SC 294251558710368
- Brandon Griffin, PA-CCharleston, SC 294251396258869
- Macy Haid, PA-CCharleston, SC 294251588427835
- Kymberley Kittle, PACharleston, SC 294251609184316
- Michael Mostoller, PACCharleston, SC 294251154655223
- Nicole Schneider, PA-CCharleston, SC 294251952629339
- Kathleen Terry, PACharleston, SC 294251427312586
Common questions
What is Karen Karpick Anderson, PA's NPI number?
Karen Karpick Anderson, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1811321581, issued on Aug 29, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karen Karpick Anderson, PA located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 171 Ashley Ave, Charleston, SC, 29425. Phone: (843) 792-1414. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karen Karpick Anderson, PA's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 2959, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Karen Karpick Anderson, PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karen Karpick Anderson, PA had 271 Medicare Part D claims for 111 beneficiaries; the average among surgical physician assistant prescribers was 304. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Karen Karpick Anderson, PA's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 73.8 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.