Karen Taft, RPA
Surgical Physician Assistant · Albany, NY
Karen Taft, RPA is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Albany, New York, and NPI 1528070596, issued on Aug 11, 2006. Check the license (New York 011351, as entered in NPPES) with the New York board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karen Taft
- Credential
- RPA
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
- License number
- 011351 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 121 Everett RD, Albany, NY 12205
- Phone
- (518) 489-2663
- Enumerated
- Aug 11, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 2, 2026
- Medicaid ID
- 01558158 NY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070125000383); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- State University Of New York At Stony Brook, School Of Medicine, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 121 Everett RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- J. David Abraham, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1285601005
- James Alfandre, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1568430577
- Farrukh Ansari, MDInterventional Pain Medicine Physician1174814933
- Erin Baker, MPTPhysical Therapist1083085559
- Michelle Banaszewski, PTPhysical Therapist1154517860
- Ivan Bandovic, DOOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1912526773
Verify Karen Taft in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New York board licenses this profession
Search for license 011351Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
53% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgical physician assistant in 2024
465 Medicare Part D claims for 207 beneficiaries, against an average of 304 among the 10,174 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 117 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin57 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen53 claims
- Meloxicam50 claims
- Alendronate Sodium46 claims
- Tramadol Hcl40 claims
- Prednisone39 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): 70.4 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: $256.72
9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. 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.
87 surgical physician assistant records list a practice address in Albany
They are 87 of the 8,230 NPPES records with a practice address in Albany, and 2,152 surgical physician assistant records in New York.
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Common questions
What is Karen Taft, RPA's NPI number?
Karen Taft, RPA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1528070596, issued on Aug 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karen Taft, RPA located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 121 Everett RD, Albany, NY, 12205. Phone: (518) 489-2663. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karen Taft, RPA's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 011351, as entered by the provider. Search the New York board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Karen Taft, RPA prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karen Taft, RPA had 465 Medicare Part D claims for 207 beneficiaries; the average among surgical physician assistant prescribers was 304. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Karen Taft, RPA's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 70.4 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.