What is Karen Taft's specialty?

Karen Taft (NPI 1528070596) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Physician Assistant in Amsterdam, NY.

Where does Karen Taft practice?

Karen Taft practices in Amsterdam, NY, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1528070596.

How much does Medicare pay Karen Taft?

Karen Taft (NPI 1528070596) received approximately $24K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 188 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1528070596

Karen TaftRPA

Physician AssistantAmsterdam, NYI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

392

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,063

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$19K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 8,690 Physician Assistant providers in NY — top quintile (cohort median 149).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

386

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$3K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

18.4%

Top prescribed drugs

Gabapentin57 claims

Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen53 claims

Meloxicam50 claims

Alendronate Sodium46 claims

Tramadol Hcl40 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$257

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$257

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$257

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Karen Taft's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 11 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Jian Shen Orthopaedic Surgery · Latham, NY	112	311
Gerald Ortiz Orthopedic Surgery · Amsterdam, NY	42	112
NATHAN LITTAUER HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION	41	139
MILITAR, EPIFANIO	31	62
Kevin Lau Diagnostic Radiology · Amsterdam, NY	29	47
Ronald Karo Diagnostic Radiology · Troy, NY	26	49
Adam Snider Cardiology · Schenectady, NY	19	35
SARATOGA HOSPITAL	15	52
ELLIS HOSPITAL	14	45
Najmus Saqib Diagnostic Radiology · Utica, NY	12	22
GREATER AMSTERDAM VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE CORPS, INC	12	29

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

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