Karen Baetzhold, R.P.A.
Physician Assistant · Amherst, NY
Karen Baetzhold, R.P.A. is a physician assistant with a practice address in Amherst, New York, and NPI 1235198219, issued on Mar 20, 2006. Check the license (New York 003468, as entered in NPPES) with the New York board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karen Baetzhold
- Credential
- R.P.A.
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- 003468 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3925 Sheridan Drive, Amherst, NY 14226
- Phone
- (716) 250-9999
- Enumerated
- Mar 20, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 31, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (716) 250-4177
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050824000022); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Karen Baetzhold in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New York board licenses this profession
Search for license 003468Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
87% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
109 Medicare Part D claims for 68 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 37 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam27 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen17 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl16 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): 90 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Excelsior Orthopaedics LLPNiagara Falls, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Karen Baetzhold among 15,555 physician assistant records in New York
Karen Baetzhold, R.P.A. is one of 15,555 physician assistant records with a practice address in New York. 74% 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 · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 52% of these records are
- Graduated1988 · median 2018 among the 8,158 with a school on file
- Record last updated2009 · 48% 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 New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
120 physician assistant records list a practice address in Amherst
They are 120 of the 1,741 NPPES records with a practice address in Amherst, and 15,555 physician assistant records in New York.
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Common questions
What is Karen Baetzhold, R.P.A.'s NPI number?
Karen Baetzhold, R.P.A.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235198219, issued on Mar 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karen Baetzhold, R.P.A. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3925 Sheridan Drive, Amherst, NY, 14226. Phone: (716) 250-9999. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karen Baetzhold, R.P.A.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 003468, as entered by the provider. Search the New York board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Karen Baetzhold, R.P.A. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karen Baetzhold, R.P.A. had 109 Medicare Part D claims for 68 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Karen Baetzhold, R.P.A.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 90 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.