Caroline Nelson , PA-C
Physician Assistant โข Longview, WA
1718 E Kessler Blvd
Longview, WA 98632
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Caroline Nelson is listed in NPPES under Physician Assistant.
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NPI assigned on April 16, 2018; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 509 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:
- 99214 โ Established patient outpatient office visit: 207 service units.
- G2211 โ 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: 135 service units.
- G0439 โ Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit: 52 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 8 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 3,539 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ 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 โ 258 prescription fills, including refills.
- Lisinopril โ 183 prescription fills, including refills.
- Levothyroxine Sodium โ 175 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See all 88 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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More Medicare Part B services than 75% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Longview, WA (2024, 19 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 333. Middle half: 129 to 503.
More Medicare Part B services than 75% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Washington (2024, 1,707 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 218. Middle half: 77 to 474.
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 463 in 2020 to 509 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2020โ2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
1718 E Kessler Blvd
Longview, WA 98632
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
NPPES lists 1 additional practice-address record in Forest Grove, OR. See the list
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry, practice location records; release date unavailable.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: Peacehealth. 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
196 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 $33,559 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 $25,191 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
8,333 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
$309,472 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 โ by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Industry payments (Open Payments)
No Open Payments records are listed for this clinician for 2021โ2025.
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
2018
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)
Caroline Nelson 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 Caroline Nelson 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 Longview and Washington
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
More Medicare Part B services than 75% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Longview, WA (2024, 19 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 333. Middle half: 129 to 503.
More Medicare Part B services than 75% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Washington (2024, 1,707 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 218. Middle half: 77 to 474.
Medicare-allowed amount
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 70% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Longview, WA (2024, 19 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $12,104. Middle half: $8,165 to $34,317.
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 70% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Washington (2024, 1,707 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $16,952. Middle half: $6,879 to $34,613.
Paid by Medicare
A higher Medicare payment amount than 75% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Longview, WA (2024, 19 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $8,641. Middle half: $5,987 to $24,767.
A higher Medicare payment amount than 75% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Washington (2024, 1,707 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $12,488. Middle half: $4,857 to $25,122.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
More Part D prescriptions than 80% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Longview, WA (2024, 20 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 414. Middle half: 79 to 1,769.
More Part D prescriptions than 90% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Washington (2024, 2,001 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 244. Middle half: 75 to 797.
Part D drug cost
A higher Part D drug cost than 75% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Longview, WA (2024, 20 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $14,285. Middle half: $813 to $252,875.
A higher Part D drug cost than 90% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Washington (2024, 2,001 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $4,328. Middle half: $751 to $64,764.
34 active clinicians are listed under Physician Assistant with a practice address in Longview, WA (3,718 in Washington).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Longview
17.6% of these 34 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
52.9% of these 34 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 10% from 463 in 2020 to 509 in 2024.
- 2020: 463
- 2021: 490
- 2022: 239
- 2023: 316
- 2024: 509
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount varied from year to year: $31,430 in 2020 and $33,559 in 2024.
- 2020: $31,430
- 2021: $43,844
- 2022: $19,539
- 2023: $26,783
- 2024: $33,559
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare increased 15% from $21,922 in 2020 to $25,191 in 2024.
- 2020: $21,922
- 2021: $28,802
- 2022: $11,619
- 2023: $19,669
- 2024: $25,191
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions increased 61% from 2,192 in 2020 to 3,539 in 2024.
- 2020: 2,192
- 2021: 2,819
- 2022: 2,547
- 2023: 2,629
- 2024: 3,539
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30-day fills
30-day fills increased 75% from 4,770 in 2020 to 8,333 in 2024.
- 2020: 4,770
- 2021: 6,338
- 2022: 6,020
- 2023: 6,069
- 2024: 8,333
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost increased 74% from $178,057 in 2020 to $309,472 in 2024.
- 2020: $178,057
- 2021: $198,971
- 2022: $238,112
- 2023: $268,089
- 2024: $309,472
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), 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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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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207 | 143 | $207.25 | $79.80 |
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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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135 | 99 | $50.00 | $13.71 |
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G0439
Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit
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52 | 52 | $397.12 | $109.91 |
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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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47 | 39 | $133.81 | $54.05 |
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99215
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more
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25 | 22 | $314.28 | $119.96 |
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G0438
Annual wellness visit; includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), initial visit
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19 | 19 | $503.05 | $139.59 |
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G0180
Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and
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13 | 11 | $161.23 | $45.50 |
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99497
Advance care planning, first 30 minutes
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11 | 11 | $152.64 | $62.84 |
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 | 258 | 22,038 | $2,788.20 | 82 |
| Lisinopril | Lisinopril | 183 | 15,787 | $1,650.93 | 56 |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | Levothyroxine Sodium | 175 | 14,301 | $1,792.52 | 51 |
| Omeprazole | Omeprazole | 155 | 11,266 | $2,962.93 | 49 |
| Albuterol Sulfate Hfa | Albuterol Sulfate | 101 | 3,515 | $3,177.63 | 42 |
| Losartan Potassium | Losartan Potassium | 94 | 7,724 | $903.91 | 32 |
| Gabapentin | Gabapentin | 91 | 6,170 | $2,856.89 | 32 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | Amlodipine Besylate | 83 | 6,658 | $836.10 | 29 |
| Metformin Hcl Er | Metformin Hcl | 80 | 7,370 | $1,040.92 | 28 |
| Simvastatin | Simvastatin | 71 | 6,570 | $587.63 | 22 |
| Metformin Hcl | Metformin Hcl | 69 | 6,350 | $478.55 | 21 |
| Potassium Chloride | Potassium Chloride | 69 | 4,225 | $2,682.03 | 26 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 68 | 1,741 | $1,541.48 | 34 |
| Sertraline Hcl | Sertraline Hcl | 68 | 4,772 | $1,119.96 | 21 |
| Montelukast Sodium | Montelukast Sodium | 66 | 4,212 | $650.86 | 14 |
| Pravastatin Sodium | Pravastatin Sodium | 64 | 4,880 | $961.89 | 16 |
| Jardiance | Empagliflozin | 57 | 3,620 | $72,888.30 | 15 |
| Metoprolol Tartrate | Metoprolol Tartrate | 54 | 4,865 | $520.97 | 17 |
| Trazodone Hcl | Trazodone Hcl | 54 | 3,715 | $527.85 | 20 |
| Allopurinol | Allopurinol | 51 | 3,861 | $707.64 | 15 |
| Escitalopram Oxalate | Escitalopram Oxalate | 51 | 3,358 | $682.99 | 17 |
| Furosemide | Furosemide | 51 | 3,074 | $330.60 | 18 |
| Buspirone Hcl | Buspirone Hcl | 48 | 2,831 | $821.91 | 11 |
| Ozempic | Semaglutide | 48 | 2,058 | $69,565.56 | โ |
| Oxycodone-Acetaminophen | Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 47 | 1,207 | $1,312.43 | 16 |
(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.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 146N00000X
A Basic EMT is an individual trained and certified to perform basic life support treatment in medical emergencies based on individual state boards.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 363AM0700X
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 390200000X
An individual who is enrolled in an organized health care education/training program leading to a degree, certification, registration, and/or licensure to provide health care.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
I20181220001944
WA
8022353986
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
Peacehealth
1615 Delaware St, Longview, WA 986322367
Phone: 3606364814
Peacehealth
1660 Delware St, Longview, WA 986322310
Phone: 3604142800
Secondary Practice Locations
2043 College Way
Forest Grove, OR 971161756
Phone: 5033527224
1718 E Kessler Blvd
Longview, WA 98632
Phone: 3607475800
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Pharmacist - Geriatric
Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.)
Physician Assistant
Physician Assistant
Physician Assistant
Family Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Physician Assistant
Physician Assistant (Certified)
Family Medicine
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 1718 E KESSLER BLVD, LONGVIEW, WA 986321842 (Tel: 3607475800)
Recorded as CAROLINE NELSON, PA-C
Registered at 1718 E KESSLER BLVD, LONGVIEW, WA 98632 (Tel: 3607475800)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 2043 COLLEGE WAY, FOREST GROVE, OR 971161756 (Tel: 5033527224)
Registered at 15050 FERNS CORNER RD, DALLAS, OR 973389259 (Tel: 6602342534)
Recorded as CAROLINE NELSON, PA-S
Emergency Medical Technician, Basic (license number reported to NPPES: None E1751525)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Physician Assistants in Longview
- Theodore Thomas, PA-C
- Daniel Castenson, PA
- Adam Cherry, PA-C
- Joyce Liu, PA-C
- Amy Josephson, PA-C
- Nicholas Austin, PA
Mailing Address
1718 E Kessler Blvd
Longview, WA 986321842
Phone: 3607475800