Kara Anne Buckingham, PA-C

Primary specialty

Physician AssistantTaxonomy code 363A00000X

License

002225 Issued in IA

Practice address

6001 Westown Pkwy
West Des Moines, IA 50266-7719

Phone

(515) 224-1414

Fax

(515) 224-5140

NPI assigned

Aug 3, 2011

Last updated

Oct 21, 2024By the provider in NPPES

Sex

Female

Sole proprietor

No

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 1

Addresses

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in IA

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: No

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

Physician Assistant

Education

Other, 2011

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Des Moines Orthopaedic Surgeons PCGroup PAC ID 0345141719, 104 clinicians

Story County HospitalGroup PAC ID 0547153884, shared by 5 NPIs, 16 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Story County Hospital Hospital, Nevada, IA, CCN 161333
• Knoxville Hospital & Clinics Hospital, Knoxville, IA, CCN 161355

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

72.25 of 100Reported as group

Quality

80.42

Promoting interoperability

39

Improvement activities

40

Cost

77.9

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

93.78 of 100Reported as apm

Quality

80.38

Promoting interoperability

100

Improvement activities

40

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

93.78 of 100Reported as apm

Quality

80.38

Promoting interoperability

100

Improvement activities

40

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Physician Assistant

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• FHIR API: https://fhir-myrecord.cerner.com/r4/f904b187-16a4-4582-8ea3-887d87de0011/
• Direct secure messaging: kbuckingham9531@direct.unitypoint.org

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships, National Provider Directory roles and organizations whose NPPES authorized official is this provider.

• Des Moines Orthopaedic Surgeons PC

  • Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
  • West Des Moines, IA
  • NPI 1255405221

  Physician Assistant

  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Adair County Memorial Hospital

  dba Adair County Memorial Hospital ER Group

  • Emergency Medicine Physician
  • Greenfield, IA
  • NPI 1366531345
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Clarinda Regional Health Center

  dba Clarinda Medical Associates

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Clarinda, IA
  • NPI 1629196241
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Davis County Hospital

  • Specialist
  • Bloomfield, IA
  • NPI 1487740486
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Davis County Hospital

  • Critical Access Hospital
  • Bloomfield, IA
  • NPI 1942255666
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Grinnell Regional Medical Center

  dba Unitypoint Health - Grinnell Professional Services

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Grinnell, IA
  • NPI 1437663242

  Physician Assistant

  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Hamilton County Public Hospital

  dba VanDiest Medical Center

  • Critical Access Hospital
  • Webster City, IA
  • NPI 1295702397
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Knoxville Community Hospital Inc

  dba Knoxville Hospital & Clinics

  • Emergency Medicine Physician
  • Knoxville, IA
  • NPI 1770591661
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Knoxville Community Hospital Inc

  dba Knoxville Hospital & Clinics

  • Critical Access Hospital
  • Knoxville, IA
  • NPI 1922087915
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Madison County Memorial Hospital

  • Critical Access Hospital
  • Winterset, IA
  • NPI 1831104611
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Story County Hospital

  dba Nevada Medical Clinic

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Nevada, IA
  • NPI 1023080504
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Story County Hospital

  dba Story County Medical Center

  • Critical Access Hospital
  • Nevada, IA
  • NPI 1215054713
  Medicare reassignment NPD

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

• Knoxville Community Hospital Inc

  dba Knoxville Hospital & Clinics

  • Critical Access Hospital
  • Knoxville, IA
  • NPI 1922087915
  Care Compare affiliation
• Knoxville Community Hospital Inc

  dba Knoxville Hospital & Clinics

  • Medicare Defined Swing Bed Hospital Unit
  • Knoxville, IA
  • NPI 1952319840
  Care Compare affiliation
• Story County Hospital

  dba Story County Medical Center

  • Critical Access Hospital
  • Nevada, IA
  • NPI 1215054713
  Care Compare affiliation

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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    "practiceLocations": [
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            "address_1": "350 NE 36th St",
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            "address_1": "4850 100th St",
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        "middle_name": "ANNE",
        "credential": "PA-C",
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        "sex": "F",
        "enumeration_date": "2011-08-03",
        "last_updated": "2024-10-21",
        "certification_date": "2024-10-21",
        "status": "A"
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}

• Molly Bruening, LISW
• Sandra Bruinekool, RPH
• Alexandra Shea Brunner, PA-C
• Julie Ann Bruns, LMHC
• Bridget L Buck, MD
• Tyler Budden
• Jacob R Budwig
• Bethany A.O. Buelow, P.T.
• Heather Smith Bueltel, DNP, ARNP
• Ann R Buenger, D.C.

• Physician Assistant in West Des Moines, IA
• Providers in West Des Moines, IA by specialty
• Physician Assistant in Iowa

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Oct 21, 2024; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

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