Kara Arnold, PA-C
NPI 1790394443ActiveIndividual· Physician Assistant· Birmingham, AL
Physician Assistant (PA-C) with Dermatology Clinic PC, practicing in Birmingham, Alabama. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $178,767 for 508 claims, against $53,307 paid for services in 2024. Abbvie Inc. was the largest of 10 companies reporting payments in 2025, $460.41 in all, mostly food and beverage.
Overview
| NPI | 1790394443 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | PA-C |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Jul 29, 2020 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Jul 29, 2020 |
| Certified by provider | Jul 29, 2020 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician Assistant Primary | 363A00000X | NA | AL |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Physician Assistant (AL); Practitioner - Physician Assistant (OR); Practitioner - Physician Assistant (WA) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 325 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 2,387 across 33 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $53,307 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 508 · 583 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 256 |
| Total drug cost | $178,767 |
| Generic share | 98% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2019 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Physician Assistant |
Medical group
- Dermatology Clinic PCSalem, OR · 14 clinicians
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$460.41 · 21 payments from 10 companies
- 2024$1,667 · 72 payments from 18 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Abbvie Inc. | $171.80 | 9 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | $90.67 | 2 |
| Ucb, Inc. | $38.16 | 2 |
| Arcutis Biotherapeutics, Inc. | $29.27 | 2 |
| Incyte Corporation | $27.98 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$460.41 · 21 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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