NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kari Trotsky Cao, PA-C

Physician Assistant · Thornton, CO

Kari Trotsky Cao, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Thornton, Colorado, and NPI 1326339664, issued on Apr 20, 2011. Check the license (Colorado PA.0003174, as entered in NPPES) with the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1326339664
Name
Kari Trotsky Cao
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License number
PA.0003174 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
8990 Washington St, Thornton, CO 80229
Phone
(720) 929-1655
Enumerated
Apr 20, 2011
Record last updated
May 17, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(720) 565-4129
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 8990 Washington St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Matthew Allen, D.D.S.Dentist1144533696
  2. Diane Asher, NPNurse Practitioner1003286303
  3. Sandya Athigaman, DDSDentist1295347326
  4. Juan BalaguerPhysician Assistant1275388258
  5. Emily Battista, PA-CPhysician Assistant1639329568
  6. Sarah Brummel, RDHDental Hygienist1699441063

Verify Kari Trotsky Cao in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Colorado board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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Industry payments in 2024: $157.63

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Kari Cao$157.63
  2. Specialty average$841.65

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Kari Trotsky Cao among 3,767 physician assistant records in Colorado

Kari Trotsky Cao, PA-C is one of 3,767 physician assistant records with a practice address in Colorado. 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 2011, is newer than 34% of them.

  • NPI issued2011 · 34% of these records are older, 63% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 62% of these records are
  • Record last updated2021 · 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 Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

61 physician assistant records list a practice address in Thornton

They are 61 of the 2,234 NPPES records with a practice address in Thornton, and 3,767 physician assistant records in Colorado.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Emily Battista, PA-CThornton, CO 802291639329568
  2. Robert Botnick, PAThornton, CO 802291275620155
  3. Ana Burrows, PA-CThornton, CO 802291740335801
  4. Megan CrawfordThornton, CO 802291508958539
  5. Ryan Mansholt, PACThornton, CO 802291366514127
  6. Deterri RockwellThornton, CO 802291275518540
  7. Darren Roth, PA-CThornton, CO 802291164689519
  8. Catherine Salguero, PAThornton, CO 802291861535494

Common questions

What is Kari Trotsky Cao, PA-C's NPI number?

Kari Trotsky Cao, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1326339664, issued on Apr 20, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kari Trotsky Cao, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8990 Washington St, Thornton, CO, 80229. Phone: (720) 929-1655. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kari Trotsky Cao, PA-C's license?

NPPES lists Colorado license number PA.0003174, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.

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