Krysten A. Carlson, PA-C
Medical Physician Assistant · Altoona, PA
Krysten A. Carlson, PA-C is a medical physician assistant with a practice address in Altoona, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1184909822, issued on Oct 13, 2011. Check the license (Pennsylvania MA054934, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Krysten A. Carlson
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Medical Physician Assistant 363AM0700X
- License number
- MA054934 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 620 Howard Ave, Altoona, PA 16601
- Phone
- (814) 889-2011
- Enumerated
- Oct 13, 2011
- Record last updated
- Jun 1, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120802000340); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Krysten A. Carlson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania board licenses this profession
Search for license MA054934Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
46% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average medical physician assistant in 2024
615 Medicare Part D claims for 99 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,148 among the 23,801 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 150 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Tramadol Hcl83 claims
- Lisinopril45 claims
- Alprazolam39 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate32 claims
- Phenobarbital32 claims
- Eliquis27 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Curana Health OF Pennsylvania PCHollidaysburg, PA
- Mount Nittany Medical Center Health Services IncBellefonte, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Krysten A. Carlson among 3,897 medical physician assistant records in Pennsylvania
Krysten A. Carlson, PA-C is one of 3,897 medical physician assistant records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 80% 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 38% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 38% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2015 among the 2,467 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AM0700X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
52 medical physician assistant records list a practice address in Altoona
They are 52 of the 1,985 NPPES records with a practice address in Altoona, and 3,897 medical physician assistant records in Pennsylvania.
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Common questions
What is Krysten A. Carlson, PA-C's NPI number?
Krysten A. Carlson, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1184909822, issued on Oct 13, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Krysten A. Carlson, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 620 Howard Ave, Altoona, PA, 16601. Phone: (814) 889-2011. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Krysten A. Carlson, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MA054934, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Krysten A. Carlson, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Krysten A. Carlson, PA-C had 615 Medicare Part D claims for 99 beneficiaries; the average among medical physician assistant prescribers was 1,148. 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.