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Karen Birgit Ekernas, MD MPH

  • Emergency Medicine Physician
  • Denver, CO
National Provider Identifier
1619137510
Registry record updated Jun 4, 2021
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Key facts

NPPES NPI Registry
Primary specialty
Emergency Medicine PhysicianTaxonomy code 207P00000X
License
51732 Issued in CO
Practice address
1375 E 19TH Ave
Denver, CO 80218-1114
Phone
(303) 338-4545
NPI assigned
Jun 13, 2008
Last updated
Jun 4, 2021By the provider in NPPES
Sex
Female
Sole proprietor
No

NPPES NPI Registry

Updated by the provider on Jun 4, 2021

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

Specialties & licenses 2

Specialty (taxonomy)CodeLicenseStatePrimary
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X 2909 CO
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X 51732 CO Primary

Addresses

Primary practice location

1375 E 19TH Ave
Denver, CO 80218-1114

Mailing address

10350 E Dakota Ave
Denver, CO 80247-1314
Phone (303) 338-4545

Other identifiers 2

IdentifierTypeStateIssuer
59435224MedicaidCO
023164OtherCOKAISER COMMERCIAL NUMBER

Other names 1

  • Dr. Karen Birgit Ast Former name

Electronic endpoints 1

TypeEndpointUseAffiliation
SOAP URL https://careepiceast.kp.org:14430/Interconnect-prodcom/wcf/epic.community.hie/xcpdrespondinggateways Health Information Exchange (HIE)

Medicare participation

Medicare enrollment files
Medicare fee-for-service enrollment
Enrolled in CO, TX2 enrollments
Eligible to order & refer
  • Part B services
  • Medical equipment
  • Home health
  • Power mobility devices
  • Hospice
Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 2

Enrollment IDStateProvider typePAC IDDetails
I20121212000139 CO Practitioner - Emergency Medicine 6709038128 Reassigns benefits to 2 organizations
I20250131000800 TX Practitioner - Emergency Medicine 6709038128 Reassigns benefits to 1 organization

Care Compare profile

Medicare Care Compare
Specialty
Emergency Medicine
Education
Other, 2018
Medicare assignment
Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full
Group practices
Colorado Permanente Medical Group PCGroup PAC ID 1254238454, 1,325 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

10350 E Dakota Ave
Denver, CO 80247-1314

10350 E Dakota Avenue B
Kaiser Permanente High
Denver, CO 80247-1314
Phone (303) 338-4545

10350 E Dakota Avenue C
Kaiser Permanente Highline Chemical
Denver, CO 80247-1314
Phone (303) 338-4545

Hospital & facility affiliations

National Provider Directory

National Provider Directory
Medicare enrollment (NPD)
Enrolled
Credentials
Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

LicenseStateTypeSpecialty
2909COMDClinical Psychologist

Practice roles

OrganizationSpecialtyStatusNew patients
Pine Ridge Indian Health Service Hospital Current Accepting new patients
Intermountain Medical Group Denver, LLC CurrentSince Jun 1, 2018 Accepting new patients
Intermountain Medical Group Denver, LLC Emergency Medicine Current Accepting new patients
Intermountain Medical Group Denver, LLC CurrentSince Jun 1, 2018 Accepting new patients
Pine Ridge Indian Health Service Hospital CurrentSince Dec 16, 2024 Accepting new patients
Colorado Permanente Medical Group, P.C. Emergency Medicine CurrentSince Jun 16, 2015 Accepting new patients
Pine Ridge Indian Health Service Hospital CurrentSince Dec 16, 2024 Accepting new patients

Locations

10350 E Dakota Ave
Denver, CO 80247
Phone (303) 636-3350

1375 E 19th Ave
Denver, CO 80218
Phone (303) 812-2000

Organizations & group practices 7

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.

Hospital & facility affiliations 5

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

NPI Registry JSON

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

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}

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