NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Michael Karel, PA

Medical Physician Assistant · Friend, NE

Michael Karel, PA is a medical physician assistant with a practice address in Friend, Nebraska, and NPI 1841201258, issued on Aug 10, 2006. Check the license (Nebraska 1045, as entered in NPPES) with the Nebraska board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1841201258
Name
Michael Karel
Credential
PA
Primary taxonomy
Medical Physician Assistant 363AM0700X
License number
1045 NE
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
905 2ND St, Friend, NE 68359
Phone
(402) 947-2541
Enumerated
Aug 10, 2006
Record last updated
Nov 12, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(402) 947-2951
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 905 2ND St

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  1. Cortney Boeck, PA-CPhysician Assistant1801137880
  2. Chantel Collier, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1285158428
  3. Eric Daharsh, D.O.Family Medicine Physician1417203365

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Nebraska board licenses this profession
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  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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14% more Medicare Part D claims than the average medical physician assistant in 2024

1,310 Medicare Part D claims for 88 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,148 among the 23,801 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 84 claims were for opioids.

  1. Michael Karel1,310
  2. Specialty average1,148

Most prescribed

  1. Levothyroxine Sodium61 claims
  2. Losartan Potassium58 claims
  3. Simvastatin58 claims
  4. Tramadol Hcl57 claims
  5. Hydrochlorothiazide53 claims
  6. Amlodipine Besylate43 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.

2 medical physician assistant records list a practice address in Friend

They are 2 of the 19 NPPES records with a practice address in Friend, and 294 medical physician assistant records in Nebraska.

Other medical physician assistant records in Nebraska

  1. Theresa Abbott, PA-COmaha, NE1659353464
  2. Kaelyse Adler, PA-CKearney, NE1619479698
  3. Amy Agena, PA-CLincoln, NE1114195526
  4. Alanna Allen, PAPapillion, NE1417222951
  5. Connie Anderson, PA-COmaha, NE1386651172
  6. Margaret Antley, P.A. - COmaha, NE1194731869
  7. Daniel Aranda-Fregoso, PA-COmaha, NE1073386207
  8. Vicki Arnold, PA-CFairbury, NE1487625414
  9. David Arthur, P.ANorth Platte, NE1790703064
  10. Jay Arthur, PA-CLincoln, NE1083970040

Common questions

What is Michael Karel, PA's NPI number?

Michael Karel, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1841201258, issued on Aug 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Michael Karel, PA located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 905 2ND St, Friend, NE, 68359. Phone: (402) 947-2541. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Michael Karel, PA's license?

NPPES lists Nebraska license number 1045, as entered by the provider. Search the Nebraska board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Michael Karel, PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Michael Karel, PA had 1,310 Medicare Part D claims for 88 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.