Sara Carolyn Ekner, PA-C
Physician Assistant · Aurora, IL
Sara Carolyn Ekner, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Aurora, Illinois, and NPI 1740698562, issued on Jul 24, 2014. Check the license (Illinois 085005087, as entered in NPPES) with the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sara Carolyn Ekner
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- 085005087 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1325 N Highland Ave, Aurora, IL 60506
- Phone
- (630) 801-2633
- Enumerated
- Jul 24, 2014
- Record last updated
- Mar 16, 2025
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Sara Carolyn Ekner in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Illinois board licenses this profession
Search for license 085005087Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
79% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
175 Medicare Part D claims for 119 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 42 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen40 claims
- Cephalexin22 claims
- Ondansetron Odt11 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): 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $162.29
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Inari Medical, 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.
Sara Carolyn Ekner among 4,926 physician assistant records in Illinois
Sara Carolyn Ekner, PA-C is one of 4,926 physician assistant records with a practice address in Illinois. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 33% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 33% of these records are older, 64% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 69% of these records are
- Record last updated2025 · 35% 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 Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
67 physician assistant records list a practice address in Aurora
They are 67 of the 3,342 NPPES records with a practice address in Aurora, and 4,926 physician assistant records in Illinois.
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Common questions
What is Sara Carolyn Ekner, PA-C's NPI number?
Sara Carolyn Ekner, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740698562, issued on Jul 24, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sara Carolyn Ekner, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1325 N Highland Ave, Aurora, IL, 60506. Phone: (630) 801-2633. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sara Carolyn Ekner, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 085005087, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Sara Carolyn Ekner, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sara Carolyn Ekner, PA-C had 175 Medicare Part D claims for 119 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Sara Carolyn Ekner, PA-C'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.