Kimberly Gail Ernest, PA-C
Physician Assistant · Portland, OR
Kimberly Gail Ernest, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Portland, Oregon, and NPI 1447592266, issued on Mar 19, 2013. Check the license (Oregon PA201320, as entered in NPPES) with the Oregon board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kimberly Gail Ernest
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License numbers
- PA201320 OR
PA22834 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1321 NE 99TH Ave Ste 100, Portland, OR 97220
- Phone
- (503) 215-9900
- Enumerated
- Mar 19, 2013
- Record last updated
- Jul 22, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20201203001880); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1321 NE 99TH Ave Ste 100
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Kimberly Gail Ernest in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Oregon board licenses this profession
Search for license PA201320Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
76% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
199 Medicare Part D claims for 177 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Cephalexin49 claims
- Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro33 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate19 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass14 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 87.8 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Providence Health And Services OregonHillsboro, OR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kimberly Gail Ernest among 2,094 physician assistant records in Oregon
Kimberly Gail Ernest, PA-C is one of 2,094 physician assistant records with a practice address in Oregon. 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 2013, is newer than 37% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 37% of these records are older, 60% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2017 among the 1,552 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 37% 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 Oregon practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Physician Assistant providers in Oregon
There are 2,094 physician assistant records in Oregon.
All 2,094 in Oregon → Every provider in Portland → Physician Assistant nationwide →
The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Lyndsay Alameda, PA-CPortland, OR 972201548670029
- Michael Barth, PA-CPortland, OR 972201023416906
- Lisa Beattie, PAPortland, OR 972201417060690
- Adam Churey, PA-CPortland, OR 972201740697432
- Kendra Galiano, PA-CPortland, OR 972201477586733
- Ineke Glavor, PA-CPortland, OR 972201467722629
- Penny Gneiting, P.A.Portland, OR 972201306085956
- Ian Hartman, PAPortland, OR 972201598772311
Common questions
What is Kimberly Gail Ernest, PA-C's NPI number?
Kimberly Gail Ernest, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1447592266, issued on Mar 19, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kimberly Gail Ernest, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1321 NE 99TH Ave Ste 100, Portland, OR, 97220. Phone: (503) 215-9900. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kimberly Gail Ernest, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists Oregon license number PA201320, as entered by the provider. Search the Oregon board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Kimberly Gail Ernest, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kimberly Gail Ernest, PA-C had 199 Medicare Part D claims for 177 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Kimberly Gail Ernest, PA-C's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 87.8 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.