Kara Nicole Cantu , PA-C
Physician Assistant • Austin, TX
2217 Park Bend Dr Ste 300
Austin, TX 787585674
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NPI assigned on March 14, 2012; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 13 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:
- Gabapentin — 13 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 the full table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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Fewer Part D prescriptions than 90% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Austin, TX (2024, 281 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 126. Middle half: 44 to 481.
Fewer Part D prescriptions than 95% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Texas (2024, 4,882 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 261. Middle half: 73 to 938.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part D prescriptions went from 12 in 2020 to 13 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2020–2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
2217 Park Bend Dr Ste 300
Austin, TX 787585674
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
What Public CMS Data Show
Physician Assistant: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
30-day fills
13 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
$148 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 2025
All general payments: $1,317.30 across 66 records.
By nature of payment
- Food and Beverage: $1,317.30 across 66 records.
Reporting-company totals (3 largest of 20)
- Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.: $231.43 across 9 records.
- Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.: $173.04 across 9 records.
- ABBVIE INC.: $151.66 across 7 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 2025 (published June 30, 2026).
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.
Medicare assignment not listed
CMS data do not show whether this clinician accepts Medicare assignment. This does not mean they do not accept Medicare. Ask the office.
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.
Compared with the same specialty in Austin and Texas
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
Fewer Part D prescriptions than 90% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Austin, TX (2024, 281 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 126. Middle half: 44 to 481.
Fewer Part D prescriptions than 95% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Texas (2024, 4,882 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 261. Middle half: 73 to 938.
Part D drug cost
A lower Part D drug cost than 85% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Austin, TX (2024, 281 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $2,243. Middle half: $383 to $31,479.
A lower Part D drug cost than 90% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Texas (2024, 4,882 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $7,999. Middle half: $749 to $103,240.
607 active clinicians are listed under Physician Assistant with a practice address in Austin, TX (11,008 in Texas).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Austin
15.7% of these 607 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
47.6% of these 607 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 D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions went from 12 in 2020 to 13 in 2024.
- 2020: 12
- 2021: 12
- 2022: 14
- 2023: 12
- 2024: 13
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30-day fills
30-day fills went from 12 in 2020 to 13 in 2024.
- 2020: 12
- 2021: 12
- 2022: 14
- 2023: 14
- 2024: 13
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost went from $19 in 2020 to $148 in 2024.
- 2020: $19
- 2021: $13
- 2022: $6,610
- 2023: $118
- 2024: $148
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) decreased 69% from $4,308.69 in 2021 to $1,317.30 in 2025.
- 2021: $4,308.69
- 2022: $2,874.90
- 2023: $3,279.71
- 2024: $2,814.67
- 2025: $1,317.30
Sources: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2025), 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 2025 (payments made January 1 – December 31, 2025): 66 records totaling $1,317.30.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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AUSTEDO XR | General | $31.43 |
| Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Auvelity | General | $30.93 |
| Lundbeck LLC |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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REXULTI | General | $30.82 |
| Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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REXULTI | General | $30.29 |
| Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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REXULTI | General | $28.30 |
| Alkermes, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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ARISTADA | General | $27.83 |
| Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Auvelity | General | $27.79 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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VRAYLAR | General | $27.50 |
| Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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REXULTI | General | $26.87 |
| Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Auvelity | General | $26.72 |
| Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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REXULTI | General | $26.37 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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VRAYLAR | General | $26.26 |
| Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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REXULTI | General | $26.06 |
| Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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REXULTI | General | $25.81 |
| Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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REXULTI | General | $24.80 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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VRAYLAR | General | $24.55 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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VRAYLAR | General | $24.35 |
| Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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REXULTI | General | $24.26 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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VRAYLAR | General | $23.82 |
| Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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FANAPT | General | $23.55 |
| ITI, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.) |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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CAPLYTA | General | $23.19 |
| Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Auvelity | General | $22.67 |
| ITI, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.) |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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CAPLYTA | General | $22.54 |
| Alkermes, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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ARISTADA | General | $22.37 |
| Neos Therapeutics, LP |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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Adzenys XR-ODT | General | $21.91 |
(top 25 shown)
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
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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| Gabapentin | Gabapentin | 13 | 338 | $147.86 | — |
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
Self-certified to NPPES: 2022-01-25NUCC 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.
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
Physician Assistant
Physician Assistant - Medical
Physician Assistant
Physician Assistant
Physician Assistant (Certified)
Physician Assistant
Physician Assistant
MSPA, Physician Assistant (Certified)
Physician Assistant
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 2217 PARK BEND DR STE 300, AUSTIN, TX 787585674 (Tel: 5123821933)
Registered at 2217 PARK BEND DR STE 300, AUSTIN, TX 787585674
Physician Assistant
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 24 GREENWAY PLZ, 1204, HOUSTON, TX 770462401 (Tel: 7137955424)
Registered at PO BOX 540208, HOUSTON, TX 772540208
Recorded as KARA CANTU, PA-C
Physician Assistant (license number reported to NPPES: TX PA07482)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Physician Assistants in Austin
- Anna Sullivan, PA-C
- Alexandra Yost, PA-C
- Chelsea Eisen, PA
- Kimberly Guajardo, PA-C
- Morgan Edwards, PA-C
- Riane Nicole Cuevas, MMS, PA-C
Mailing Address
2217 Park Bend Dr Ste 300
Austin, TX 787585674