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Kara Anne Woods, RPA-C

NPI 1831195395ActiveIndividual· Physician Assistant· Buffalo, NY

Physician Assistant (RPA-C) with Erie County Medical Center Corporation and 2 other groups, practicing in Buffalo, New York. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $2,984,092 for 2,224 claims, against $4,886 paid for services in 2024. Viiv Healthcare Company was the largest of 2 companies reporting payments in 2025, $318.80 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Erie County Medical Center and 1 other hospital as hospital affiliations.

Overview

NPI1831195395
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialRPA-C
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedJun 21, 2005
Last updated in NPPESApr 26, 2018

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Physician Assistant Primary363A00000X009025-1NY

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Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - Physician Assistant (NY)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients38
Services billed68 across 5 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$4,886

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)2,224 · 2,858 30-day fills
Patients137
Total drug cost$2,984,092
Generic share56% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Graduation year2002
Medicare specialtyPhysician Assistant

Medical groups

Hospital affiliations

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$318.80 · 9 payments from 2 companies
  • 2024$416.15 · 5 payments from 3 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

CompanyAmountPayments
Viiv Healthcare Company$180.693
Gilead Sciences, Inc.$138.116

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Food and Beverage$318.80 · 9 payments

Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records

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