Karen W. Cason, PA-C
Surgical Physician Assistant · Highlands Ranch, CO
Karen W. Cason, PA-C is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Highlands Ranch, Colorado, and NPI 1619314085, issued on May 25, 2013. Check the license (Colorado PA.0007987, as entered in NPPES) with the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karen W. Cason
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
- License numbers
- PA.0007987 CO
15-01601 KS
2013007991 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1500 Park Central Dr, Highlands Ranch, CO 80129
- Phone
- (720) 848-0000
- Enumerated
- May 25, 2013
- Record last updated
- Jun 1, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20231205002411); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1500 Park Central Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Amanda Bonvicino, MDCytopathology Physician1861685067
Verify Karen W. Cason in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Colorado board licenses this profession
Search for license PA.0007987Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
30% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgical physician assistant in 2024
396 Medicare Part D claims for 139 beneficiaries, against an average of 304 among the 10,174 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 88 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin132 claims
- Etodolac61 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen47 claims
- Meloxicam23 claims
- Tramadol Hcl23 claims
- Methocarbamol22 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): 85.2 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: $93.80
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 7,578 providers of this specialty with any payment received $703.95 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Portercare Adventist Health SystemEnglewood, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Karen W. Cason among 699 surgical physician assistant records in Colorado
Karen W. Cason, PA-C is one of 699 surgical physician assistant records with a practice address in Colorado. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 44% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 44% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2015 among the 511 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 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 363AS0400X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgical Physician Assistant providers in Colorado
There are 699 surgical physician assistant records in Colorado.
All 699 in Colorado → Every provider in Highlands Ranch → Surgical Physician Assistant nationwide →
The 8 surgical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Lacey Aghazarian, PA-CHighlands Ranch, CO 801291972067627
- Keri Clark, PA-CHighlands Ranch, CO 801291043885890
- Nicole Davis, PAHighlands Ranch, CO 801291730632571
- Vanessa De Assis, PAHighlands Ranch, CO 801291497221147
- Erin Lennon, PA-CHighlands Ranch, CO 801291184948291
- Caleb Minetree, PAHighlands Ranch, CO 801291306347588
- Hayley Sheffield, PAHighlands Ranch, CO 801291407372410
- Mitchel Sicard, CSAHighlands Ranch, CO 801291063892503
Common questions
What is Karen W. Cason, PA-C's NPI number?
Karen W. Cason, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1619314085, issued on May 25, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karen W. Cason, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1500 Park Central Dr, Highlands Ranch, CO, 80129. Phone: (720) 848-0000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karen W. Cason, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number PA.0007987, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Karen W. Cason, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karen W. Cason, PA-C had 396 Medicare Part D claims for 139 beneficiaries; the average among surgical physician assistant prescribers was 304. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Karen W. Cason, PA-C's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 85.2 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.