Karen Baxter, PA
Medical Physician Assistant · McAllen, TX
Karen Baxter, PA is a medical physician assistant with a practice address in McAllen, Texas, and NPI 1588727317, issued on Dec 19, 2006. Check the license (Texas PA04549, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karen Baxter
- Credential
- PA
- Primary taxonomy
- Medical Physician Assistant 363AM0700X
- License number
- PA04549 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5148 N 10TH St, McAllen, TX 78504
- Phone
- (956) 683-8700
- Enumerated
- Dec 19, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 20, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (956) 683-9440
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070507000615); may accept Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 5148 N 10TH St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Karen Baxter in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license PA04549Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average medical physician assistant in 2024
4,659 Medicare Part D claims for 434 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,148 among the 23,801 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims. 60 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium164 claims
- Losartan Potassium141 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium132 claims
- Mounjaro112 claims
- Omeprazole102 claims
- Gabapentin96 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): 92.6 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: $431.24
30 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 16,165 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,055.00 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.
Karen Baxter among 2,146 medical physician assistant records in Texas
Karen Baxter, PA is one of 2,146 medical physician assistant records with a practice address in Texas. 68% 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 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 73% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 68% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 44% of these records are
- Graduated2005 · median 2012 among the 953 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AM0700X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
38 medical physician assistant records list a practice address in McAllen
They are 38 of the 3,518 NPPES records with a practice address in McAllen, and 2,146 medical physician assistant records in Texas.
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The 8 medical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Krista Bermejillo-Vasquez, MPAS, PA-CMcAllen, TX 785041467851246
- Edgar Garcia, PA-CMcAllen, TX 785041649677139
- Linda Gonzalez, P.A.McAllen, TX 785041063530681
- Gary Gulley, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTMcAllen, TX 785041619100450
- Anna Guzman, P.A.-CMcAllen, TX 785041538381512
- Jason Hensler, PA-CMcAllen, TX 785041356345763
- Lisa Hernandez, PA-CMcAllen, TX 785041144415613
- Jessica Leal-Porras, PA-CMcAllen, TX 785041588721666
Common questions
What is Karen Baxter, PA's NPI number?
Karen Baxter, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588727317, issued on Dec 19, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karen Baxter, PA located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5148 N 10TH St, McAllen, TX, 78504. Phone: (956) 683-8700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karen Baxter, PA's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number PA04549, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Karen Baxter, PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karen Baxter, PA had 4,659 Medicare Part D claims for 434 beneficiaries; the average among medical physician assistant prescribers was 1,148. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Karen Baxter, PA's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 92.6 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.