Karen Kirkwood, PA-C
Medical Physician Assistant · Hershey, PA
Karen Kirkwood, PA-C is a medical physician assistant with a practice address in Hershey, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1407165244, issued on Sep 28, 2010. Check the license (Pennsylvania MA057586, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karen Kirkwood
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Medical Physician Assistant 363AM0700X
- License numbers
- MA057586 PA
50.003406 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 500 University Dr, Hershey, PA 17033
- Phone
- (717) 531-4950
- Enumerated
- Sep 28, 2010
- Record last updated
- Jun 24, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (717) 531-4870
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20111116000657); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Karen Kirkwood in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania board licenses this profession
Search for license MA057586Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
86% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average medical physician assistant in 2024
165 Medicare Part D claims for 29 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,148 among the 23,801 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Acyclovir19 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium19 claims
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim18 claims
- Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate13 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.
One hospital affiliation
- Cleveland ClinicCleveland, OH · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Karen Kirkwood among 3,897 medical physician assistant records in Pennsylvania
Karen Kirkwood, PA-C is one of 3,897 medical 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 2010, is newer than 34% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 34% of these records are older, 62% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2015 among the 2,467 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 53% 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 Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
54 medical physician assistant records list a practice address in Hershey
They are 54 of the 3,972 NPPES records with a practice address in Hershey, and 3,897 medical physician assistant records in Pennsylvania.
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Common questions
What is Karen Kirkwood, PA-C's NPI number?
Karen Kirkwood, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1407165244, issued on Sep 28, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karen Kirkwood, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 500 University Dr, Hershey, PA, 17033. Phone: (717) 531-4950. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karen Kirkwood, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MA057586, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Karen Kirkwood, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karen Kirkwood, PA-C had 165 Medicare Part D claims for 29 beneficiaries; the average among medical physician assistant prescribers was 1,148. 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.