Linda Kauker, PAC
Physician Assistant · Sioux Falls, SD
Linda Kauker, PAC is a physician assistant with a practice address in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and NPI 1619022555, issued on Jan 23, 2007. Check the license (South Dakota 0441, as entered in NPPES) with the South Dakota board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Linda Kauker
- Credential
- PAC
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- 0441 SD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1621 S Minnesota Ave, Sioux Falls, SD 57105
- Phone
- (605) 328-4700
- Enumerated
- Jan 23, 2007
- Record last updated
- Apr 18, 2022
- Fax
- (605) 328-4702
- Medicaid ID
- 5200060 SD
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040426000170); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Linda Kauker in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich South Dakota board licenses this profession
Search for license 0441Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
30% more Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
1,078 Medicare Part D claims for 54 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Clonazepam124 claims
- Lorazepam83 claims
- Trazodone Hcl66 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl64 claims
- Bupropion Xl57 claims
- Buspirone Hcl55 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): 76.7 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $218.51
12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alkermes, 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
- Sanford Medical CenterSioux Falls, SD
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Linda Kauker among 674 physician assistant records in South Dakota
Linda Kauker, PAC is one of 674 physician assistant records with a practice address in South Dakota. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 33% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 33% of these records are older, 63% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated2000 · median 2014 among the 482 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 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 363A00000X and a South Dakota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
245 physician assistant records list a practice address in Sioux Falls
They are 245 of the 6,563 NPPES records with a practice address in Sioux Falls, and 674 physician assistant records in South Dakota.
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Common questions
What is Linda Kauker, PAC's NPI number?
Linda Kauker, PAC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1619022555, issued on Jan 23, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Linda Kauker, PAC located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1621 S Minnesota Ave, Sioux Falls, SD, 57105. Phone: (605) 328-4700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Linda Kauker, PAC's license?
NPPES lists South Dakota license number 0441, as entered by the provider. Search the South Dakota board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Linda Kauker, PAC prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Linda Kauker, PAC had 1,078 Medicare Part D claims for 54 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Linda Kauker, PAC's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 76.7 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.