Karen S. Nehlich, PA-C
Physician Assistant · Aberdeen, SD
Karen S. Nehlich, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Aberdeen, South Dakota, and NPI 1699731158, issued on Apr 25, 2006. Check the license (South Dakota 0562, as entered in NPPES) with the South Dakota board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karen S. Nehlich
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- 0562 SD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3015 3RD Ave SE, Aberdeen, SD 57401
- Phone
- (605) 725-1700
- Enumerated
- Apr 25, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 27, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (605) 725-1761
- Medicaid ID
- 6825542 SD
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040503001107); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Karen S. Nehlich in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich South Dakota board licenses this profession
Search for license 0562Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
8.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average physician assistant in 2024
7,385 Medicare Part D claims for 674 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 35 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium396 claims
- Losartan Potassium391 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium362 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate301 claims
- Omeprazole291 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate243 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): 82.3 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Sanford Health NetworkAberdeen, SD
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Karen S. Nehlich among 674 physician assistant records in South Dakota
Karen S. Nehlich, PA-C is one of 674 physician assistant records with a practice address in South Dakota. 81% 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 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 67% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 2014 among the 482 with a school on file
- Record last updated2009 · 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 363A00000X and a South Dakota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
28 physician assistant records list a practice address in Aberdeen
They are 28 of the 758 NPPES records with a practice address in Aberdeen, and 674 physician assistant records in South Dakota.
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Common questions
What is Karen S. Nehlich, PA-C's NPI number?
Karen S. Nehlich, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1699731158, issued on Apr 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karen S. Nehlich, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3015 3RD Ave SE, Aberdeen, SD, 57401. Phone: (605) 725-1700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karen S. Nehlich, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists South Dakota license number 0562, as entered by the provider. Search the South Dakota board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Karen S. Nehlich, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karen S. Nehlich, PA-C had 7,385 Medicare Part D claims for 674 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Karen S. Nehlich, PA-C's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 82.3 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.