CONTACT INFORMATION REVIEWS & MORE DATA

Kara Buckingham PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT Reviews and Ratings

  • Date Updated:  February 13, 2025
  • Specialization:  PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
  • Other Specialties:  NONE
  • National Provider Number (NPI):  1265710503
  • Final MIPS Score:   99.4
  • No. of Doctor Groups:   3
  • No. of Affiliations:   2
  • Med School:  OTHER
  • Year Graduated:  2011

  About Kara Buckingham

KARA BUCKINGHAM is a specialist in PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT. No other specialties were noted. Kara Buckingham attended OTHER, graduating in 2011. She maintains 7 office locations. She is a part of 3 medical groups. She is affiliated with 2 medical organizations (including hospitals, hospices, and skilled nursing facilities).

Quick Links to Kara Buckingham Data & Analysis

  Explanation of Specialties

KARA BUCKINGHAM is a specialist in PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT. No other specialties were noted.

PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT: A physician’s assistant (PA) is a licensed clinician who practices medicine in partnership with doctors. In the United States, the role was created to respond to a shortage of doctors during the mid-1960s. Today, PAs play an essential role in areas with limited medical access. They work semi-autonomously and must work in association with a physician. This may be a medical doctor (MD) or a doctor of osteopathic medicine (DO). The physician doesn’t necessarily need to be on-site when the PA pe... (more information)

  Kara Buckingham Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score 99.4
Final MIPS Score without CPB 94.9
PI Category Score 82.9
IA Category Score 40
Quality Category Score 100

MIPS is an acronym for Merit-Based Incentive Payment System. Authorized by the Medicare Access and CHIP Reaouthorization Act of 2015, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ("CMS") developed MIPS to reward clinicians for the value of care they provide rather than the volume of care, quality over quantity. The MIPS final score determines a provider's Medicare Part B payment adjustments. MIPS also created a means for consumers to rank providers.

MIPS scores are calculated using four performance categories, quality, cost, improvement activities, and promotion of interoperability. Higher scores are better.: The highest final MIPS score is 100.


There is no measure or activity data for Kara Buckingham.

  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Kara Buckingham

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 7 office locations for Kara Buckingham.

350 NE 36TH ST
ANKENY, IA 50021
515-224-1414

6001 WESTOWN PKWY
WEST DES MOINES, IA 50266
515-224-1414

6001 WESTOWN PKWY
WEST DES MOINES, IA 50266
No phone number available

4850 100TH ST
URBANDALE, IA 50322
515-224-1414

202 4TH AVE
GRINNELL, IA 50112
641-236-2925

210 4TH AVE
GRINNELL, IA 50112
641-236-7511

640 S 19TH ST
NEVADA, IA 50201
515-382-2111

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Kara Buckingham

Doctors Groups:

DES MOINES ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEONS PC

GRINNELL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER

STORY COUNTY HOSPITAL

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: KNOXVILLE HOSPITAL & CLINICS

Hospital: STORY COUNTY HOSPITAL

  Other Doctors in the Area Specializing in PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT that are similar to Kara Buckingham

Sometimes the doctor you see isn't a good fit or you want to get a second opinions. This is a list of nearby doctors with the same specialization as Kara Buckingham.

Purchase a Marketing or Other Report from our Database

We can provide custom data reports based on our database of skilled nursing facilities. Anything from emails to spreadsheets to an API. Bring the data directly into Salesforce or any other CRM.

  • Facility Name
  • Owner Name
  • Mailing Address
  • Contact Information
  • Phone Numbers
  • Website Addresses
  • File Formats: .xls, .csv, .txt
  • APIs

Reports updated monthly.

Request Report Pricing