Karl J. Kline, PA-C
Physician Assistant · Athens, GA
Karl J. Kline, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Athens, Georgia, and NPI 1841265899, issued on Feb 22, 2006. Check the license (Georgia 1970, as entered in NPPES) with the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karl J. Kline
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- 1970 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1765 Old West Broad St, Athens, GA 30606
- Phone
- (706) 549-1663
- Enumerated
- Feb 22, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 26, 2026
- Fax
- (706) 546-8792
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080418000349); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Emory University School Of Medicine, 1987
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Karl J. Kline in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Georgia board licenses this profession
Search for license 1970Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average physician assistant in 2024
1,822 Medicare Part D claims for 593 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 165 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin563 claims
- Diazepam406 claims
- Tramadol Hcl146 claims
- Methocarbamol130 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl117 claims
- Pregabalin101 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): 94.1 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
- Athens Orthopedic Clinic, PAAthens, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Karl J. Kline among 4,662 physician assistant records in Georgia
Karl J. Kline, PA-C is one of 4,662 physician assistant records with a practice address in Georgia. 75% 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, 85% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1987 · median 2018 among the 2,761 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 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 Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
97 physician assistant records list a practice address in Athens
They are 97 of the 3,160 NPPES records with a practice address in Athens, and 4,662 physician assistant records in Georgia.
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Common questions
What is Karl J. Kline, PA-C's NPI number?
Karl J. Kline, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1841265899, issued on Feb 22, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karl J. Kline, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1765 Old West Broad St, Athens, GA, 30606. Phone: (706) 549-1663. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karl J. Kline, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 1970, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Karl J. Kline, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karl J. Kline, PA-C had 1,822 Medicare Part D claims for 593 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Karl J. Kline, PA-C's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.1 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.