NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Karla N. Frick, MMS,PA-C

Surgical Physician Assistant · Phoenix, AZ

Karla N. Frick, MMS,PA-C is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Phoenix, Arizona, and NPI 1154308567, issued on Dec 28, 2005. Check the license (Arizona 2722, as entered in NPPES) with the Arizona 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
1154308567
Name
Karla N. Frick
Credential
MMS,PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
License number
2722 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1635 E Myrtle Ave Ste 400, Phoenix, AZ 85020
Phone
(602) 944-2900
Enumerated
Dec 28, 2005
Record last updated
May 4, 2022
Fax
(602) 944-0064
Medicaid ID
067553 AZ
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040930000924); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1635 E Myrtle Ave Ste 400

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

  1. Joshua Abrams, DOOrthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician1649482084
  2. Nicholas Davis, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1558817957
  3. Savannah Grassel, PA-CPhysician Assistant1508716119
  4. Tyler Knudsen, MMS,PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1902389273
  5. Mark Wang, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician1881806834

Verify Karla N. Frick in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Arizona 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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66% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgical physician assistant in 2024

506 Medicare Part D claims for 254 beneficiaries, against an average of 304 among the 10,174 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 283 claims were for opioids.

  1. Karla Frick506
  2. Specialty average304

Most prescribed

  1. Oxycodone Hcl138 claims
  2. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen83 claims
  3. Cyclobenzaprine Hcl60 claims
  4. Methylprednisolone30 claims
  5. Cephalexin28 claims
  6. Tramadol Hcl26 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: $10,500.06

43 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was SI-Bone, 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.

  1. Karla Frick$10,500
  2. Specialty average$704

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

  1. Ortho Elite Performance And Recovery PLLCScottsdale, AZ

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Karla N. Frick among 420 surgical physician assistant records in Arizona

Karla N. Frick, MMS,PA-C is one of 420 surgical physician assistant records with a practice address in Arizona. 70% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 93% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • Graduated2002 · median 2015 among the 270 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AS0400X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgical Physician Assistant providers in Arizona

There are 420 surgical physician assistant records in Arizona.

The 8 surgical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Lucas Andersen, MMS,PA-CPhoenix, AZ 850201538839907
  2. Nicholas Davis, PA-CPhoenix, AZ 850201558817957
  3. Jennifer Keathley, MMS,PA-CPhoenix, AZ 850201073848248
  4. Tyler Knudsen, MMS,PA-CPhoenix, AZ 850201902389273
  5. Andrew Kuhlman, PA-CPhoenix, AZ 850201003172560
  6. Patrick O'Brien, PAPhoenix, AZ 850201124076757
  7. Tyler Spivey, PA-CPhoenix, AZ 850201528618543
  8. Michael White, P.A.Phoenix, AZ 850201376520205

Common questions

What is Karla N. Frick, MMS,PA-C's NPI number?

Karla N. Frick, MMS,PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1154308567, issued on Dec 28, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Karla N. Frick, MMS,PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1635 E Myrtle Ave Ste 400, Phoenix, AZ, 85020. Phone: (602) 944-2900. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Karla N. Frick, MMS,PA-C's license?

NPPES lists Arizona license number 2722, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Karla N. Frick, MMS,PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Karla N. Frick, MMS,PA-C had 506 Medicare Part D claims for 254 beneficiaries; the average among surgical physician assistant prescribers was 304. 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.