NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Pamela R. Kouns, PA

Physician Assistant · Lexington, KY

Pamela R. Kouns, PA is a physician assistant with a practice address in Lexington, Kentucky, and NPI 1790741163, issued on Apr 25, 2006. Check the license (Kentucky PA876, as entered in NPPES) with the Kentucky 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
1790741163
Name
Pamela R. Kouns
Credential
PA
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License number
PA876 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
740 South Limestone, Lexington, KY 40536
Phone
(859) 323-8082
Enumerated
Apr 25, 2006
Record last updated
Jun 3, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(859) 257-5901
Medicaid ID
95004974 KY
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050203000443); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 740 South Limestone

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

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  2. Katie Ballert, MDUrology Physician1679744817
  3. Andrew Bernard, MDSurgical Critical Care Physician1326097049
  4. Amul Bhalodi, M.D.Urology Physician1750644407
  5. Bernard Boulanger, M.D.Surgical Critical Care Physician1508815796
  6. Jason Bylund, M.D.Urology Physician1790975274

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Kentucky 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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95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024

44 Medicare Part D claims for 31 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Pamela Kouns44
  2. Specialty average830

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): 100 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.

  1. Qualitynot scored (reweighted)
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. PT Pros, IncElizabethtown, KY
  2. University OF KentuckyLexington, KY

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

Pamela R. Kouns among 1,958 physician assistant records in Kentucky

Pamela R. Kouns, PA is one of 1,958 physician assistant records with a practice address in Kentucky. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 4% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 82% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • Graduated2004 · median 2018 among the 1,216 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 39% 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 Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

585 physician assistant records list a practice address in Lexington

They are 585 of the 14,031 NPPES records with a practice address in Lexington, and 1,958 physician assistant records in Kentucky.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Julia Adkins, PA-CLexington, KY 405361760419832
  2. Patti Bowman, PA-CLexington, KY 405361073587051
  3. Mary Brown, PA-CLexington, KY 405361457389496
  4. Michael Cooper, PA-CLexington, KY 405361437134764
  5. Amy Harward, PALexington, KY 405361669479085
  6. Lauren Jackson-Belcher, PA-CLexington, KY 405361093769994
  7. William Manning, PALexington, KY 405361366468605
  8. Gregory McLoney, PA-CLexington, KY 405361780699207

Common questions

What is Pamela R. Kouns, PA's NPI number?

Pamela R. Kouns, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790741163, issued on Apr 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Pamela R. Kouns, PA located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 740 South Limestone, Lexington, KY, 40536. Phone: (859) 323-8082. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Pamela R. Kouns, PA's license?

NPPES lists Kentucky license number PA876, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Pamela R. Kouns, PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Pamela R. Kouns, PA had 44 Medicare Part D claims for 31 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Pamela R. Kouns, PA's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.