Kara Becker , PA-C
Physician Assistant • Minneapolis, MN
6500 Excelsior Blvd
Minneapolis, MN 554264702
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 February 5, 2019; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 3,610 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:
- A9585 — Injection, gadobutrol, 0.1 ml: 1,233 service units.
- Q9965 — Low osmolar contrast material, 100-199 mg/ml iodine concentration, per ml: 1,171 service units.
- J3301 — Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg: 604 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.
See all 13 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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More Medicare Part B services than 95% 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 95% 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 2,134 in 2020 to 3,610 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2020–2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
6500 Excelsior Blvd
Minneapolis, MN 554264702
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 2 distinct group names: Park Nicollet Clinic; Tria Orthopaedic Center Llc. 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
2018
What Public CMS Data Show
Physician Assistant: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
281 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 $33,503 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 $25,065 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.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2024
All general payments: $42.91 across 2 records.
By nature of payment
- Food and Beverage: $42.91 across 2 records.
Reporting-company totals
- Abbott Laboratories: $42.91 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 2024 (published June 30, 2026).
Years since graduation
8 years (graduated 2018)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2018 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
2019
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?”
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Kara Becker 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 Kara Becker 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 95% 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 95% 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
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 90% of 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.
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 85% of 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
A higher Medicare payment amount than 90% of 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.
A higher Medicare payment amount than 85% of 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.
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 69% from 2,134 in 2020 to 3,610 in 2024.
- 2020: 2,134
- 2021: 4,817
- 2022: 2,379
- 2023: 3,147
- 2024: 3,610
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount decreased 12% from $37,900 in 2020 to $33,503 in 2024.
- 2020: $37,900
- 2021: $58,551
- 2022: $41,043
- 2023: $33,192
- 2024: $33,503
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare decreased 14% from $29,079 in 2020 to $25,065 in 2024.
- 2020: $29,079
- 2021: $44,822
- 2022: $30,984
- 2023: $25,406
- 2024: $25,065
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
CMS data for industry payments (Open Payments) are available for 2024 only.
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Open Payments (2024), 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 2024 (payments made January 1 – December 31, 2024): fewer than 11 records totaling $42.91.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Abbott Laboratories |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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ENSITE | General | $22.35 |
| Abbott Laboratories |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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ENSITE | General | $20.56 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
CPT® is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association. CPT codes, descriptions and other data only are copyright 2018–2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Applicable FARS/HHSARS apply. Descriptions of CPT codes are the AMA's CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors as published by CMS in the Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service data, 2019–2024; they are plain-language summaries, not for clinical coding or documentation. HCPCS Level II codes and descriptions are from CMS. Fee schedules, relative value units, conversion factors and/or related components are not assigned by the AMA, are not part of CPT, and the AMA is not recommending their use. The AMA does not directly or indirectly practice medicine or dispense medical services. The AMA assumes no liability for data contained or not contained herein.
| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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A9585
Injection, gadobutrol, 0.1 ml
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1,233 | 12 | $1.00 | $0.31 |
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Q9965
Low osmolar contrast material, 100-199 mg/ml iodine concentration, per ml
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1,171 | 108 | $3.00 | $1.42 |
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J3301
Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg
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604 | 118 | $3.00 | $0.97 |
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77002
Fluoroscopic guidance for needle placement
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145 | 133 | $438.66 | $97.02 |
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Q9966
Low osmolar contrast material, 200-299 mg/ml iodine concentration, per ml
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130 | 12 | $1.00 | $0.35 |
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20610
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint
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90 | 79 | $280.44 | $54.10 |
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74230
Imaging for evaluation of swallowing function
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54 | 51 | $96.00 | $20.42 |
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32555
Aspiration of fluid from chest cavity using imaging guidance
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45 | 34 | $548.80 | $88.85 |
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49083
Drainage of fluid from abdominal cavity using imaging guidance
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43 | 20 | $490.00 | $77.55 |
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20600
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint
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41 | 29 | $246.79 | $40.42 |
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20610
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint
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19 | 16 | $210.00 | $32.76 |
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20605
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint
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18 | 17 | $244.61 | $44.92 |
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77002
Fluoroscopic guidance for needle placement
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17 | 17 | $101.00 | $21.52 |
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.
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
I20190319003039
MN
9436499902
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
Park Nicollet Clinic
15800 95th Ave N, Maple Grove, MN 553694400
Phone: 9529931440
Tria Orthopaedic Center Llc
8100 Northland Dr, Bloomington, MN 554314800
Phone: 9528318742
Park Nicollet Clinic
5320 Hyland Greens Dr, Bloomington, MN 554373934
Phone: 9529932400
Park Nicollet Clinic
6500 Excelsior Blvd, St Louis Park, MN 554264702
Phone: 9529933123
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Family Medicine
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.)
Physician Assistant - Surgical
Physician Assistant (Certified)
Internal Medicine
Internal Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Internal Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Radiology - Diagnostic Radiology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 6500 EXCELSIOR BLVD, ST LOUIS PARK, MN 554264702 (Tel: 9529931000)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 6500 EXCELSIOR BLVD, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 554264702 (Tel: 9529935000)
Registered at 1913 STONE CRK, HUDSON, WI 540169339
Recorded as KARA BECKER, PA-C
Physician Assistant (license number reported to NPPES: MN 12916)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Physician Assistants in Minneapolis
- Kailey Geib, PA-C
- Autumn Butler, PA-C
- Casey Stessman, PA-C
- Gabriella Rooker, PA-C
- Lynn Perszyk, PA-C
- Caitlin Kronenwetter, PA
Mailing Address
6500 Excelsior Blvd
St Louis Park, MN 554264702
Phone: 9529931000