Karen Claire Palalay
Physician Assistant · Auburn, WA
Karen Claire Palalay is a physician assistant with a practice address in Auburn, Washington, and NPI 1376628198, issued on Oct 27, 2006. Check the license (Washington PA10003643, as entered in NPPES) with the Washington board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karen Claire Palalay
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- PA10003643 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 923 Auburn Way N, Auburn, WA 98002
- Phone
- (253) 333-9000
- Enumerated
- Oct 27, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 8356453 WA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040720000092); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 923 Auburn Way N
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Alisha Bhimani, ARNP DNPNurse Practitioner1205501970
- Sunghyun Brooks, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1164365821
Verify Karen Claire Palalay in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Washington board licenses this profession
Search for license PA10003643Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
801 Medicare Part D claims for 109 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 16 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium39 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate37 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium34 claims
- Lisinopril31 claims
- Simvastatin26 claims
- Losartan Potassium22 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 93.1 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- The Association OF University PhysiciansSeattle, WA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Karen Claire Palalay among 3,718 physician assistant records in Washington
Karen Claire Palalay is one of 3,718 physician assistant records with a practice address in Washington. 76% 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 3% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 80% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 2017 among the 2,460 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 48% 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 Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Physician Assistant providers in Washington
There are 3,718 physician assistant records in Washington.
All 3,718 in Washington → Every provider in Auburn → Physician Assistant nationwide →
The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Gilbert Aguilar, PAAuburn, WA 980021801828629
- Andora Azabache, PA-CAuburn, WA 980021396229241
- Diana BangAuburn, WA 980021427696137
- Christina Beran, PA-CAuburn, WA 980021407617178
- Yuriy Bilan, PA-CAuburn, WA 980021033136486
- Gregory Caudill, PA-CAuburn, WA 980021831199777
- Flordeliza Gainey, PA-CAuburn, WA 980021740263755
- Michael Jensen, P.A.Auburn, WA 980021457322703
Common questions
What is Karen Claire Palalay's NPI number?
Karen Claire Palalay's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1376628198, issued on Oct 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karen Claire Palalay located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 923 Auburn Way N, Auburn, WA, 98002. Phone: (253) 333-9000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karen Claire Palalay's license?
NPPES lists Washington license number PA10003643, as entered by the provider. Search the Washington board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Karen Claire Palalay prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karen Claire Palalay had 801 Medicare Part D claims for 109 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Karen Claire Palalay's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 93.1 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.