NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Karen J. Brasel, MD

Trauma Surgery Physician · Portland, OR

Karen J. Brasel, MD is a trauma surgery physician with a practice address in Portland, Oregon, and NPI 1073564423, issued on May 12, 2006. Check the license (Oregon MD169838, as entered in NPPES) on the Oregon Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1073564423
Name
Karen J. Brasel
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Trauma Surgery Physician 2086S0127X
License numbers
MD169838 OR
41039 WI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3181 SW Sam Jackson Park RD # L223, Portland, OR 97239
Phone
(503) 494-7344
Enumerated
May 12, 2006
Record last updated
Dec 4, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(503) 494-5615
Medicaid IDs
32550200 WI
1073564423 WI
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20140902001739); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Iowa, Rj & L Carver College Of Medicine, 1991
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park RD # L223

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Michelle Lu, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1023811213

Verify Karen J. Brasel in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersOregon Medical Board
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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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The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 97.8 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score81.0
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $110.36

1 payment: travel and lodging; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 762 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,324.59 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Karen Brasel$110.36
  2. Specialty average$2,324.59

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

  1. University Professional ServicesPortland, OR

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Karen J. Brasel among 21 trauma surgery physician records in Oregon

Karen J. Brasel, MD is one of 21 trauma surgery physician records with a practice address in Oregon. 86% 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 5% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 76% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • Graduated1991 · median 2013 among the 16 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2019 · 33% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2086S0127X and a Oregon practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Trauma Surgery Physician providers in Oregon

There are 21 trauma surgery physician records in Oregon.

The 8 trauma surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Albert Chi, MDPortland, OR 972391285802009
  2. John Fletcher, MDPortland, OR 972391134566037
  3. Anthony Hayes, MDPortland, OR 972391275978645
  4. Reynold Henry, MD, MPHPortland, OR 972391982131058
  5. Michael Lallemand, M.D.Portland, OR 972391417393489
  6. Richard Mullins, MDPortland, OR 972391609882299
  7. Andrea Nagengast, M.D.Portland, OR 972391962745935
  8. Susan Rowell, M.D.Portland, OR 972391285615781

Common questions

What is Karen J. Brasel, MD's NPI number?

Karen J. Brasel, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1073564423, issued on May 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Karen J. Brasel, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park RD # L223, Portland, OR, 97239. Phone: (503) 494-7344. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Karen J. Brasel, MD's license?

NPPES lists Oregon license number MD169838, as entered by the provider. Search the Oregon Medical Board at https://www.oregon.gov/OMB/Pages/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

What is Karen J. Brasel, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.8 of 100. 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.