Karen Ann Gruwell, PA-C
Physician Assistant · Long Beach, CA
Karen Ann Gruwell, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Long Beach, California, and NPI 1447526025, issued on Mar 28, 2012. Check the license (California PA 11006, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karen Ann Gruwell
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- PA 11006 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2880 Atlantic Ave, Long Beach, CA 90806
- Phone
- (626) 337-0424
- Enumerated
- Mar 28, 2012
- Record last updated
- Feb 20, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (626) 813-9095
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Karen Ann Gruwell in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license PA 11006Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
82% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
153 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 29% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Estradiol26 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass21 claims
- Estradiol (Twice Weekly)12 claims
- Premarin11 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.
Karen Ann Gruwell among 14,451 physician assistant records in California
Karen Ann Gruwell, PA-C is one of 14,451 physician assistant records with a practice address in California. 75% 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 33% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 33% of these records are older, 65% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 50% of these records are
- Record last updated2016 · 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 363A00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
145 physician assistant records list a practice address in Long Beach
They are 145 of the 13,650 NPPES records with a practice address in Long Beach, and 14,451 physician assistant records in California.
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Common questions
What is Karen Ann Gruwell, PA-C's NPI number?
Karen Ann Gruwell, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1447526025, issued on Mar 28, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karen Ann Gruwell, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2880 Atlantic Ave, Long Beach, CA, 90806. Phone: (626) 337-0424. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karen Ann Gruwell, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists California license number PA 11006, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Karen Ann Gruwell, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karen Ann Gruwell, PA-C had 153 Medicare Part D claims for 68 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions 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.