Kari Ann Walen, PA-C
Physician Assistant · Puyallup, WA
Kari Ann Walen, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Puyallup, Washington, and NPI 1053969451, issued on Aug 28, 2019. Check the license (Washington PA60999858, as entered in NPPES) with the Washington board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kari Ann Walen
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- PA60999858 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1703 S Meridian Ste 101, Puyallup, WA 98371
- Phone
- (253) 848-3000
- Enumerated
- Aug 28, 2019
- Record last updated
- Jul 19, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20201105001827); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kari Ann Walen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Washington board licenses this profession
Search for license PA60999858Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
18% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
678 Medicare Part D claims for 303 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Triamcinolone Acetonide118 claims
- Clobetasol Propionate86 claims
- Ketoconazole77 claims
- Ciclopirox36 claims
- Betamethasone Dipropionate30 claims
- Metronidazole27 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $1,121.81
57 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. 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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Cascade Eye And Skin Centers PCPuyallup, WA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kari Ann Walen among 3,718 physician assistant records in Washington
Kari Ann Walen, PA-C 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 2019, is newer than 68% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 68% of these records are older, 27% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2017 among the 2,460 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 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).
88 physician assistant records list a practice address in Puyallup
They are 88 of the 3,461 NPPES records with a practice address in Puyallup, and 3,718 physician assistant records in Washington.
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Common questions
What is Kari Ann Walen, PA-C's NPI number?
Kari Ann Walen, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053969451, issued on Aug 28, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kari Ann Walen, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1703 S Meridian Ste 101, Puyallup, WA, 98371. Phone: (253) 848-3000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kari Ann Walen, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists Washington license number PA60999858, as entered by the provider. Search the Washington board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Kari Ann Walen, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kari Ann Walen, PA-C had 678 Medicare Part D claims for 303 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.