Kara Nina Schaffer, PA-C

Primary specialty

Physician AssistantTaxonomy code 363A00000X

License

59098 Issued in CA

Practice address

725 Welch Rd
Palo Alto, CA 94304-1601

Phone

(650) 497-8000

NPI assigned

Jun 16, 2020

Sex

Female

Sole proprietor

No

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

Specialties & licenses 2

Addresses

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in CA

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, 2020

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

UCSF Health Medical FoundationGroup PAC ID 9638403819, 40 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Physician Assistant

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: kschaffer330995@direct-ucsfmedicalcenter.org

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

• UCSF Health Medical Foundation

  • Pediatrics Physician
  • Emeryville, CA
  • NPI 1043628316
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• LPCH Medical Group Div of Lucile

  • Children's Hospital
  • Palo Alto, CA
  • NPI 1417907940
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Stanford Health Care

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Stanford, CA
  • NPI 1437292927
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Kaleidacare Health and Wellness Physician Assistant Inc.

  • Medical Physician Assistant
  • Sacramento, CA
  • NPI 1124988753
  NPD
• Stanford Health Care

  • Specialty Pharmacy
  • Mountain View, CA
  • NPI 1760366132
  NPD

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

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    "number": "1821613746",
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            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "MAILING",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "725 WELCH RD",
            "city": "PALO ALTO",
            "state": "CA",
            "postal_code": "943041601",
            "telephone_number": "650-497-8000"
        },
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            "state": "CA",
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            "telephone_number": "650-497-8000"
        }
    ],
    "practiceLocations": [
        {
            "address_1": "14880 Los Gatos Blvd",
            "address_purpose": "LOCATION",
            "city": "Los Gatos",
            "state": "CA",
            "postal_code": "950322011",
            "country_code": "US",
            "telephone_number": "408-371-7777",
            "fax_number": "408-371-7147",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_type": "DOM"
        },
        {
            "address_1": "2690 S White Rd Ste 50",
            "address_purpose": "LOCATION",
            "city": "San Jose",
            "state": "CA",
            "postal_code": "951482075",
            "country_code": "US",
            "telephone_number": "408-223-7000 x3",
            "fax_number": "408-223-7001",
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            "address_type": "DOM"
        }
    ],
    "basic": {
        "last_name": "SCHAFFER",
        "first_name": "KARA",
        "middle_name": "NINA",
        "credential": "PA-C",
        "sole_proprietor": "NO",
        "sex": "F",
        "enumeration_date": "2020-06-16",
        "last_updated": "2026-02-24",
        "certification_date": "2026-02-24",
        "status": "A"
    },
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        },
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            "code": "363A00000X",
            "taxonomy_group": "",
            "desc": "Physician Assistant",
            "state": "AZ",
            "license": "TP7912",
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        }
    ],
    "identifiers": [],
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}

• Michael Dominic Scahill, M.D., M.B.A.
• Joshua Scal, LCSW
• Martha Clark Scala, MFT
• Melissa Lewis Scala, MD
• Sandra Scaling
• Evann Schalch
• Brittney Ann Schatz, AGACNP
• Hemmie Schechter, RPH
• Kelekalani Scheel, DDS
• Louis Scheepers, MD

• Physician Assistant in Palo Alto, CA
• Providers in Palo Alto, CA by specialty
• Physician Assistant in California

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Feb 24, 2026; 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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