Kristofer A Abel , PA-C
Physician Assistant โข Plattsburgh, NY
23 Hammond Ln
Plattsburgh, NY 129012000
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Kristofer Abel is listed in NPPES under Physician Assistant.
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NPI assigned on June 9, 2015; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 52 Original Medicare Part B services in 2019.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2019. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2019:
- 99283 โ Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making: 22 service units.
- 99285 โ Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making: 16 service units.
- 99284 โ Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making: 14 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2019. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
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See the full table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Medicare Part B services went from 12 in 2017 to 52 in 2019.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2017โ2019.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
23 Hammond Ln
Plattsburgh, NY 129012000
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
NPPES lists 3 distinct additional practice-address records in Anchorage, AK; Plattsburgh, NY. See the list
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry, practice location records; release date unavailable.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: Hudson Headwaters Health Network. 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
2014
What Public CMS Data Show
Physician Assistant: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $5,027 in 2019
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2019. 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, 2019.
Paid by Medicare
About $3,859 in 2019
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2019, 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, 2019.
Industry payments (Open Payments)
No Open Payments records are listed for this clinician for 2021โ2025.
Years since graduation
12 years (graduated 2014)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2014 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
2015
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
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)
Kristofer Abel 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 Kristofer Abel 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 Plattsburgh and New York
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B
Comparisons use 2024 data. The latest CMS data for Kristofer Abel are from 2019.
44 active clinicians are listed under Physician Assistant with a practice address in Plattsburgh, NY (15,558 in New York).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Plattsburgh
20.5% of these 44 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
63.6% of these 44 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 went from 12 in 2017 to 52 in 2019.
- 2017: 12
- 2019: 52
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount went from $874 in 2017 to $5,027 in 2019.
- 2017: $874
- 2019: $5,027
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare went from $520 in 2017 to $3,859 in 2019.
- 2017: $520
- 2019: $3,859
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2019), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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99283
Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making
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22 | 21 | $531.36 | $59.68 |
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99285
Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making
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16 | 16 | $609.00 | $143.92 |
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99284
Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making
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14 | 14 | $545.64 | $100.81 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2019; 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
Self-certified to NPPES: 2026-03-16NUCC 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.
Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
I20190814002483
NY
6305150194
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
Hudson Headwaters Health Network
24 Fairfield Ave, Schroon Lake, NY 128700292
Phone: 5185327120
Hudson Headwaters Health Network
87 Plaza Blvd, Plattsburgh, NY 129016438
Phone: 5185367060
Secondary Practice Locations
75 Beekman St
Plattsburgh, NY 129011438
Phone: 5185627900
87 Plaza Blvd
Plattsburgh, NY 129016438
Phone: 5185367060
4315 Diplomacy Dr
Anchorage, AK 995085926
Phone: 9077291729
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Physician Assistant
Internal Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Internal Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Physician Assistant
PHYSICIANASSISTANT
Physician Assistant
Physician Assistant
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Physician Assistant (license number reported to NPPES: NY 023741)
Registered at 23 HAMMOND LN, PLATTSBURGH, NY 129012000 (Tel: 5185627305)
Registered at 23 HAMMOND LN, PLATTSBURGH, NY 129012000 (Tel: 5185627305)
Physician Assistant (license number reported to NPPES: AK 1239)
Physician Assistant (license number reported to NPPES: NY 023741)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 4315 DIPLOMACY DR, ANCHORAGE, AK 995085926 (Tel: 9077291729)
Registered at 4501 DIPLOMACY DR, ANCHORAGE, AK 995085919 (Tel: 9077294955)
Recorded as KRISTOFER ABEL, PA-C
Physician Assistant (license number reported to NPPES: AK 1239)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Physician Assistants in Plattsburgh
- Crystal Palmer, RPA-C
- Mary Prybylowski, PA
- Tricia Miller, PA
- David Frostick, PA
- Brittany Marshall, PA
- Scott Liberty, PA
Mailing Address
23 Hammond Ln
Plattsburgh, NY 129012000
Phone: 5185627305