NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Karen Ann Bengel

Physician Assistant · Erie, PA

Karen Ann Bengel is a physician assistant with a practice address in Erie, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1255686382, issued on Jul 15, 2012. Check the license (Pennsylvania MA055554, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1255686382
Name
Karen Ann Bengel
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License number
MA055554 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
5241 Buffalo RD, Erie, PA 16510
Phone
(814) 877-5100
Enumerated
Jul 15, 2012
Record last updated
Apr 12, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(814) 877-5121
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 5241 Buffalo RD

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  1. John Almquist, MDFamily Medicine Physician1568460467
  2. Donna Barretta, CRNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1780815514
  3. Angela Bootes, CRNPNurse Practitioner1326511163
  4. Cassie Harrington, MDFamily Medicine Physician1538164199
  5. Sam Kurien, MDFamily Medicine Physician1649275272
  6. Ivan Loker, MDFamily Medicine Physician1144682527

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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Industry payments in 2024: $15.61

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Karen Bengel$15.61
  2. Specialty average$841.65

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Karen Ann Bengel among 8,020 physician assistant records in Pennsylvania

Karen Ann Bengel is one of 8,020 physician assistant records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 31% of them.

  • NPI issued2012 · 31% of these records are older, 66% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 66% of these records are
  • Record last updated2013 · 42% 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 Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

230 physician assistant records list a practice address in Erie

They are 230 of the 5,083 NPPES records with a practice address in Erie, and 8,020 physician assistant records in Pennsylvania.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Julia Jenkins, PA-CErie, PA 165101538147798
  2. Meg PetersonErie, PA 165101730611633
  3. Allison Pollock, PA-CErie, PA 165101447913561
  4. Stephanie Chlebus-Nick, PA-CErie, PA 165091518927946
  5. Michael Eller, PA-CErie, PA 165091952636201
  6. Greta George, PA-CErie, PA 165091558238758
  7. Nisha Granat, PA-CErie, PA 165091992570261
  8. Chelsea Hurley, PA-CErie, PA 165091780085670

Common questions

What is Karen Ann Bengel's NPI number?

Karen Ann Bengel's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255686382, issued on Jul 15, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Karen Ann Bengel located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5241 Buffalo RD, Erie, PA, 16510. Phone: (814) 877-5100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Karen Ann Bengel's license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MA055554, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.