Ashley Marie Kast , PA-C
Physician Assistant โข St Cloud, MN
1200 Sixth Ave N, Centracare Clinic
St Cloud, MN 563032735
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NPI assigned on August 15, 2012; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 88 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 99212 โ Established patient outpatient office visit: 30 service units.
- 49083 โ Drainage of fluid from abdominal cavity using imaging guidance: 25 service units.
- 99213 โ Established patient outpatient office visit: 22 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
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See all 4 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 40 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2018.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2018. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2018:
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass (Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav) โ 17 prescription fills, including refills.
- Ventolin Hfa (Albuterol Sulfate) โ 12 prescription fills, including refills.
- Fluticasone Propionate โ 11 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2018. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See the full table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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Fewer Medicare Part B services than 95% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in St Cloud, MN (2024, 12 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 257. Middle half: 159 to 320.
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 70% 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 โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 34 in 2017 to 88 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2017โ2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
1200 Sixth Ave N
Centracare Clinic
St Cloud, MN 563032735
NPPES lists 1 additional practice-address record in Saint Paul, MN. See the list
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry, practice location records; release date unavailable.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 2 distinct group names: Park Nicollet Clinic; Regional Diagnostic Radiology. 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
2012
What Public CMS Data Show
Physician Assistant: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
117 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 โ by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $6,094 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 โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $4,743 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 โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
30-day fills
41 standardized 30-day fills in 2018
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
$1,296 in 2018
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2018, 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 โ by Provider and Drug, 2018.
Industry payments (Open Payments)
Fewer than 11 payment records totaling $19.34 in 2024
Drug and medical device companies must report certain payments to doctors and some other clinicians to CMS, such as meals, travel, speaking fees or research funding.
It shows reported financial ties between this clinician and companies. You can ask your clinician about them.
These records are submitted by drug and medical device companies, and a reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper.
General: payments not tied to research, such as meals, travel, consulting or speaking fees.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper. Research payments can go to a hospital or university for a study the clinician leads, not to the clinician personally. Clinicians can dispute records with the company that reported them.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024.
Years since graduation
14 years (graduated 2012)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2012 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
2012
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, โDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?โ
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)
Ashley Kast 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 Ashley Kast 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 St Cloud and Minnesota
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 95% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in St Cloud, MN (2024, 12 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 257. Middle half: 159 to 320.
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 70% 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 lower Medicare-allowed amount than 95% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in St Cloud, MN (2024, 12 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $23,559. Middle half: $12,598 to $27,822.
A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 75% 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 lower Medicare payment amount than 95% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in St Cloud, MN (2024, 12 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $18,065. Middle half: $9,586 to $20,256.
A lower Medicare payment amount than 70% 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.
Medicare Part D
Comparisons use 2024 data. The latest CMS data for Ashley Kast are from 2018.
22 active clinicians are listed under Physician Assistant with a practice address in St Cloud, MN (4,007 in Minnesota).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in St Cloud
31.8% of these 22 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
63.6% of these 22 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 159% from 34 in 2017 to 88 in 2024.
- 2017: 34
- 2018: 33
- 2019: 21
- 2023: 92
- 2024: 88
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount increased 206% from $1,991 in 2017 to $6,094 in 2024.
- 2017: $1,991
- 2018: $2,019
- 2019: $1,322
- 2023: $6,072
- 2024: $6,094
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare increased 295% from $1,201 in 2017 to $4,743 in 2024.
- 2017: $1,201
- 2018: $1,376
- 2019: $518
- 2023: $4,703
- 2024: $4,743
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions went from 16 in 2014 to 40 in 2018.
- 2014: 16
- 2015: 67
- 2016: 136
- 2017: 53
- 2018: 40
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30-day fills
30-day fills went from 16 in 2014 to 41 in 2018.
- 2014: 16
- 2015: 67
- 2016: 136
- 2017: 53
- 2018: 41
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost went from $80 in 2014 to $1,296 in 2018.
- 2014: $80
- 2015: $474
- 2016: $1,597
- 2017: $392
- 2018: $1,296
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $29.65 in 2021 to $19.34 in 2024.
- 2021: $29.65
- 2024: $19.34
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2018), 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 โ December 31, 2024): fewer than 11 records totaling $19.34.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Venclose Maven Catheter | General | $19.34 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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99212
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more
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30 | 27 | $97.47 | $46.68 |
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49083
Drainage of fluid from abdominal cavity using imaging guidance
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25 | 21 | $384.69 | $81.77 |
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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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22 | 22 | $176.00 | $74.87 |
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99203
New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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11 | 11 | $166.45 | $91.12 |
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 2018.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass | Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav | 17 | 170 | $164.26 | 17 |
| Ventolin Hfa | Albuterol Sulfate | 12 | 297 | $1,004.92 | โ |
| Fluticasone Propionate | Fluticasone Propionate | 11 | 330 | $127.19 | โ |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2018; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2026-02-10NUCC 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.
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
I20121129000633
MN
3375795164
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
Regional Diagnostic Radiology
1406 6th N Ave, Saint Cloud, MN 563031900
Phone: 3202555619
Park Nicollet Clinic
3850 Park Nicollet Blvd, St Louis Park, MN 554162527
Phone: 9529933123
Park Nicollet Clinic
5320 Hyland Greens Dr, Bloomington, MN 554373934
Phone: 9529932400
Park Nicollet Clinic
3800 Park Nicollet Blvd, St Louis Park, MN 554162527
Phone: 9529933123
Regional Diagnostic Radiology
1990 Connecticut Ave S, Sartell, MN 563772554
Phone: 3202577787
Regional Diagnostic Radiology
1990 Connecticut Ave S, Sartell, MN 563772554
Secondary Practice Locations
2500 Como Ave
Saint Paul, MN 551081460
Phone: 6516416200
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Dietitian, Registered
RDLD
Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Physician Assistant
Physician Assistant (Certified)
Physician Assistant
Physician Assistant (Certified)
Surgery
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 1083 LAWRENCE CIR, SARTELL, MN 563772081 (Tel: 3202922640)
Recorded as ASHLEY KAST, PA-C
Physician Assistant (license number reported to NPPES: MN 11208)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 1200 SIXTH AVE N, CENTRACARE CLINIC, ST CLOUD, MN 563032735 (Tel: 3202523342)
Registered at 1200 SIXTH AVE N, CENTRACARE CLINIC, ST CLOUD, MN 563032735 (Tel: 3202523342)
Recorded as ASHLEY SHERRY, PA-C
Physician Assistant (license number reported to NPPES: MN 1753)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Physician Assistants in St Cloud
- Becky Randall
- Christine Boese, PA-C
- Melissa Chapman, PA-C
- Gina Wippler, PA-C
- Alan Johnson, PA-C
- Nora Tholl, PA-C
Mailing Address
1083 Lawrence Cir
Sartell, MN 563772081
Phone: 3202922640