Karen Askren, KAREN ASKREN, PA-C
Physician Assistant · Dinuba, CA
Karen Askren, KAREN ASKREN, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Dinuba, California, and NPI 1922180835, issued on Oct 19, 2006. Check the license (California 12065, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karen Askren
- Credential
- KAREN ASKREN, PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License numbers
- 12065 CA
PA61367893 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 250 W EL Monte Way, Dinuba, CA 93618
- Phone
- (559) 595-9890
- Enumerated
- Oct 19, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 16, 2025
- Fax
- (559) 595-9398
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240429000000); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Karen Askren in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 12065Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
80% more Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
1,490 Medicare Part D claims for 331 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 33 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium93 claims
- Lisinopril76 claims
- Gabapentin67 claims
- Metformin Hcl65 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate37 claims
- Pioglitazone Hcl37 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
- Providence Health And Services- WashingtonEverett, WA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Karen Askren among 14,451 physician assistant records in California
Karen Askren, KAREN ASKREN, PA-C is one of 14,451 physician assistant records with a practice address in California. 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 2006, is newer than 1% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 1% of these records are older, 87% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
- Graduated1982 · median 2018 among the 7,214 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
12 physician assistant records list a practice address in Dinuba
They are 12 of the 244 NPPES records with a practice address in Dinuba, and 14,451 physician assistant records in California.
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- Mercedeh Deyhim, MS, PA-CDinuba, CA 936181629022181
- Leticia Garcia Reyes, PA-CDinuba, CA 936181184491094
- Kaylah Gonzales, PA-CDinuba, CA 936181134641319
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- Gabrielle Payne, PADinuba, CA 936181588444822
Common questions
What is Karen Askren, KAREN ASKREN, PA-C's NPI number?
Karen Askren, KAREN ASKREN, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1922180835, issued on Oct 19, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karen Askren, KAREN ASKREN, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 250 W EL Monte Way, Dinuba, CA, 93618. Phone: (559) 595-9890. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karen Askren, KAREN ASKREN, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists California license number 12065, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Karen Askren, KAREN ASKREN, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karen Askren, KAREN ASKREN, PA-C had 1,490 Medicare Part D claims for 331 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.