Cara E Simone , PA-C
Physician Assistant • Minneapolis, MN
2220 Riverside Ave
Minneapolis, MN 554541321
This profile restates public CMS/NPPES data; T-MedInfo gives no medical advice — consult a licensed professional, and call 911 for emergencies.
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NPI assigned on April 8, 2006; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 295 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 99214 — Established patient outpatient office visit: 70 service units.
- 36415 — Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample: 57 service units.
- 85027 — Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test: 33 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
CPT® only copyright 2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Service names are shortened from CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors (CMS data, 2024). CPT notice
See all 10 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 707 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Atorvastatin Calcium — 70 prescription fills, including refills.
- Losartan Potassium — 41 prescription fills, including refills.
- Lisinopril — 39 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See all 35 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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More Medicare Part B services than 80% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Minneapolis, MN (2024, 257 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 133. Middle half: 61 to 249.
More Medicare Part B services than 65% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Minnesota (2024, 2,405 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 192. Middle half: 86 to 384.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 65 in 2019 to 295 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2019–2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
2220 Riverside Ave
Minneapolis, MN 554541321
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: Healtheast Medical Research Institute. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
2001
What Public CMS Data Show
Physician Assistant: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
66 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $10,848 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $8,243 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.
30-day fills
1,673 standardized 30-day fills in 2024
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$43,737 in 2024
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2023
All general payments: $145.66 across 2 records.
By nature of payment
- Food and Beverage: $144.66 across 1 record.
- Education: $1.00 across 1 record.
Reporting-company totals
- Edwards Lifesciences Corporation: $145.66 across 2 records.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper and is not a measure of care quality. Clinicians can review and dispute these records.
Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2023 (published June 30, 2026).
Years since graduation
25 years (graduated 2001)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2001 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
NPI first issued
2006
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, “Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”
Telehealth (some services)
Recent Medicare claims show this clinician provided some services by telehealth, such as a video or phone visit.
You may be able to have some visits without going to the office. Ask which visits can be done by telehealth.
What this does not show: Telehealth (some services)
It does not mean all services are offered by telehealth, or that telehealth is covered by your plan.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Cara Simone has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Cara Simone as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Minneapolis and Minnesota
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
More Medicare Part B services than 80% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Minneapolis, MN (2024, 257 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 133. Middle half: 61 to 249.
More Medicare Part B services than 65% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Minnesota (2024, 2,405 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 192. Middle half: 86 to 384.
Medicare-allowed amount
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Minneapolis, MN (2024, 257 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $9,702. Middle half: $4,523 to $18,855.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Minnesota (2024, 2,405 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $13,293. Middle half: $6,209 to $23,808.
Paid by Medicare
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Minneapolis, MN (2024, 257 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $7,651. Middle half: $3,399 to $14,564.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Minnesota (2024, 2,405 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $9,818. Middle half: $4,558 to $17,894.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
More Part D prescriptions than 75% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Minneapolis, MN (2024, 231 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 156. Middle half: 53 to 589.
More Part D prescriptions than 70% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Minnesota (2024, 2,421 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 226. Middle half: 71 to 825.
Part D drug cost
A higher Part D drug cost than 65% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Minneapolis, MN (2024, 231 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $3,323. Middle half: $483 to $111,748.
A higher Part D drug cost than 65% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Minnesota (2024, 2,421 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $3,260. Middle half: $590 to $83,279.
500 active clinicians are listed under Physician Assistant with a practice address in Minneapolis, MN (4,007 in Minnesota).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Minneapolis
21.8% of these 500 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
70.8% of these 500 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services increased 354% from 65 in 2019 to 295 in 2024.
- 2019: 65
- 2020: 92
- 2021: 102
- 2023: 198
- 2024: 295
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount went from $421 in 2019 to $10,848 in 2024.
- 2019: $421
- 2020: $1,011
- 2021: $745
- 2023: $10,525
- 2024: $10,848
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare went from $421 in 2019 to $8,243 in 2024.
- 2019: $421
- 2020: $1,011
- 2021: $745
- 2023: $7,744
- 2024: $8,243
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions varied from year to year: 777 in 2020 and 707 in 2024.
- 2020: 777
- 2021: 823
- 2022: 632
- 2023: 381
- 2024: 707
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30-day fills
30-day fills varied from year to year: 1,572 in 2020 and 1,673 in 2024.
- 2020: 1,572
- 2021: 1,656
- 2022: 1,273
- 2023: 951
- 2024: 1,673
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost increased 43% from $30,614 in 2020 to $43,737 in 2024.
- 2020: $30,614
- 2021: $56,070
- 2022: $49,313
- 2023: $32,987
- 2024: $43,737
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
CMS data for industry payments (Open Payments) are available for 2023 only.
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2023), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2023 (payments made January 1 – December 31, 2023): fewer than 11 records totaling $145.66.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Edwards SAPIEN 3 Ultra Transcatheter Heart Valve | General | $144.66 |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation |
Education
In-kind items and services
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— | General | $1.00 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2023, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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99214
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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70 | 46 | $491.06 | $105.64 |
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36415
Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample
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57 | 39 | $18.77 | $8.65 |
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85027
Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test
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33 | 30 | $18.18 | $6.34 |
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83036
Hemoglobin a1c level
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28 | 21 | $27.25 | $9.52 |
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G2211
Visit complexity inherent to evaluation and management associated with medical care services that serve as the continuing focal point for all needed health care services and/or with medical care services that are part of ongoing care related to a patient's
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22 | 14 | $43.00 | $13.36 |
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80053
Blood test, comprehensive group of blood chemicals
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19 | 19 | $29.47 | $10.35 |
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99213
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more
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19 | 16 | $348.47 | $74.97 |
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80048
Blood test, basic group of blood chemicals (calcium, total)
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18 | 16 | $23.44 | $8.29 |
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80061
Blood test, lipids (cholesterol and triglycerides)
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17 | 17 | $39.00 | $13.12 |
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84443
Blood test, thyroid stimulating hormone (tsh)
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12 | 12 | $46.17 | $16.46 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2024.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Atorvastatin Calcium | Atorvastatin Calcium | 70 | 4,783 | $869.48 | 20 |
| Losartan Potassium | Losartan Potassium | 41 | 3,600 | $438.67 | 12 |
| Lisinopril | Lisinopril | 39 | 3,250 | $242.65 | 14 |
| Gabapentin | Gabapentin | 29 | 1,650 | $635.66 | — |
| Clopidogrel | Clopidogrel Bisulfate | 28 | 1,583 | $254.68 | — |
| Metoprolol Succinate | Metoprolol Succinate | 28 | 2,208 | $267.08 | 13 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | Amlodipine Besylate | 27 | 2,370 | $255.54 | 15 |
| Furosemide | Furosemide | 25 | 1,273 | $106.88 | — |
| Escitalopram Oxalate | Escitalopram Oxalate | 24 | 2,160 | $453.28 | — |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | Levothyroxine Sodium | 24 | 2,040 | $415.95 | — |
| Rosuvastatin Calcium | Rosuvastatin Calcium | 24 | 2,100 | $293.67 | — |
| Metformin Hcl | Metformin Hcl | 23 | 2,080 | $233.77 | — |
| Omeprazole | Omeprazole | 19 | 1,650 | $320.08 | — |
| Metformin Hcl Er | Metformin Hcl | 19 | 1,660 | $286.21 | — |
| Famotidine | Famotidine | 18 | 852 | $360.80 | — |
| Prednisone | Prednisone | 17 | 444 | $46.42 | — |
| Trazodone Hcl | Trazodone Hcl | 17 | 1,530 | $460.75 | — |
| Eliquis | Apixaban | 17 | 1,080 | $19,968.69 | — |
| Citalopram Hbr | Citalopram Hydrobromide | 15 | 1,350 | $97.09 | — |
| Hydrochlorothiazide | Hydrochlorothiazide | 15 | 1,320 | $91.16 | — |
| Oxybutynin Chloride Er | Oxybutynin Chloride | 15 | 572 | $171.25 | — |
| Metoprolol Tartrate | Metoprolol Tartrate | 14 | 1,110 | $114.19 | — |
| Simvastatin | Simvastatin | 14 | 1,080 | $198.48 | — |
| Allopurinol | Allopurinol | 14 | 1,260 | $402.07 | — |
| Januvia | Sitagliptin Phosphate | 14 | 810 | $14,833.01 | — |
(top 25 shown)
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2024; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 363A00000X
A physician assistant is a person who has successfully completed an accredited education program for physician assistant, is licensed by the state and is practicing within the scope of that license. Physician assistants are formally trained to perform many of the routine, time-consuming tasks a physician can do. In some states, they may prescribe medications. They take medical histories, perform physical exams, order lab tests and x-rays, and give inoculations. Most states require that they work under the supervision of a physician.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
I20060131000712
MN
4789647009
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Healtheast Medical Research Institute
9900 Tamarack Rd, Woodbury, MN 551253609
Phone: 6514715800
Healtheast Medical Research Institute
2945 Hazelwood St, Maplewood, MN 551091242
Phone: 6512327800
Healtheast Medical Research Institute
1925 Woodwinds Dr, Woodbury, MN 551254445
Phone: 6512320100
Healtheast Medical Research Institute
1875 Woodwinds Dr, Woodbury, MN 551252298
Phone: 6512326800
Healtheast Medical Research Institute
1575 Beam Ave, Maplewood, MN 551091126
Phone: 6512327000
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Psychologist - Clinical
PSYDLP
Pediatrics
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Family Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Internal Medicine - Hematology & Oncology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Internal Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Career & Practice History
NPI enumerated April 08, 2006.
No changes to the name, practice address, taxonomy or NPI status in this record have been observed in the monthly NPPES data files from January 2017 to August 2026.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Physician Assistants in Minneapolis
- Martha Busse, PA-C
- Eric Smith, PA
- Angela Sirian Pearson, PA-C
- Susan Decker, PA
- Bethany Johnson, PA-C
- Kelsey King
Mailing Address
8100 34th Ave S, 21110q
Bloomington, MN 554251672
Phone: 9528835463