Karen Wattengel, P.A.
Physician Assistant · Bloomington, MN
Karen Wattengel, P.A. is a physician assistant with a practice address in Bloomington, Minnesota, and NPI 1740564640, issued on Oct 11, 2011. Check the license with the Minnesota board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karen Wattengel
- Credential
- P.A.
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- Practice location
- 5705 W Old Shakopee RD, Bloomington, MN 55437
- Phone
- (612) 871-1145
- Enumerated
- Oct 11, 2011
- Record last updated
- Oct 24, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (612) 870-5491
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20171012000545); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine, 2008
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 5705 W Old Shakopee RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Karen Wattengel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Minnesota board licenses this professionCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
56% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
367 Medicare Part D claims for 112 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 26% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium42 claims
- Omeprazole35 claims
- Linzess33 claims
- Ursodiol29 claims
- Azathioprine24 claims
- Furosemide23 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Mngi Digestive Health PAMaple Grove, MN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Karen Wattengel among 4,007 physician assistant records in Minnesota
Karen Wattengel, P.A. is one of 4,007 physician assistant records with a practice address in Minnesota. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 30% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 30% of these records are older, 68% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 78% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 2017 among the 3,131 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 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 Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
128 physician assistant records list a practice address in Bloomington
They are 128 of the 3,339 NPPES records with a practice address in Bloomington, and 4,007 physician assistant records in Minnesota.
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Common questions
What is Karen Wattengel, P.A.'s NPI number?
Karen Wattengel, P.A.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740564640, issued on Oct 11, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karen Wattengel, P.A. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5705 W Old Shakopee RD, Bloomington, MN, 55437. Phone: (612) 871-1145. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karen Wattengel, P.A.'s license?
Search the Minnesota board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Karen Wattengel, P.A. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karen Wattengel, P.A. had 367 Medicare Part D claims for 112 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.