KAREN SAMUELS CRNA
NPI 1073560439
Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered in Pittsburgh, PA
About Karen Samuels Crna NPPES
Official registry information on file with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System.
KAREN SAMUELS CRNA (NPI 1073560439) is an individual nurse anesthetist, certified registered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, licensed in Pennsylvania (RN525665) and active in the NPI registry since May 2006. She is a graduate of Other (2003).
NPPES Registry Identity
Specialties & Licenses
Medicare Participation & PECOS CMS
Medicare enrollment, assignment, billing reassignment, and ordering and referring status from CMS.
Medicare Enrollment Status
Enrolled in Medicare and accepts Medicare assignment
Karen Samuels Crna is registered in PECOS and agrees to accept the Medicare-approved amount as full payment. Medicare patients are not billed beyond the standard deductible and coinsurance.
Medicare Billing Reassignments
4Medicare enrollment records show Karen Samuels reassigns Medicare billing to 4 organizations. Each organization bills Medicare for the services this provider delivers there; the nearest is listed first.
Pittsburgh, PA 15215
- Reassigned Medicare billing, Pennsylvania enrollment
- 7,114 clinicians in this Medicare group
Gibsonia, PA 15044
- Reassigned Medicare billing, Pennsylvania enrollment
- 40 clinicians in this Medicare group
Seneca, PA 16346
- Reassigned Medicare billing, Pennsylvania enrollment
- 13 clinicians in this Medicare group
Altoona, PA 16602
- Reassigned Medicare billing, Pennsylvania enrollment
- 121 clinicians in this Medicare group
Source: CMS Revalidation Reassignment List, October 2026 release. Reassignment records can lag staffing changes; confirm a current affiliation with the organization.
Areas of Expertise CMS Part B claims 5
Services this provider delivered to Medicare fee-for-service patients, from the CMS Medicare utilization data. Higher counts generally reflect more experience with a service; care delivered outside Medicare is not included.
Physician Visit Costs CMS claims · ZIP area
Typical Medicare office-visit costs in the 15238 ZIP code area, from fee-for-service claims. These are area statistics, not this provider’s prices; actual charges vary by service and coverage.
Medicare Quality Performance CMS QPP · MIPS
Performance in the CMS Quality Payment Program: the MIPS final score across four weighted categories, and the individual quality measures reported to Medicare.
Frequently Asked Questions NPPES & CMS
Common questions about this NPI record, answered from the official NPPES registry and CMS datasets shown on this page.
What is Karen Samuels's NPI number?
The NPI number for Karen Samuels is 1073560439. It was assigned to this individual provider in the NPPES registry on May 30, 2006.
Where is Karen Samuels located?
Karen Samuels practices at 107 Gamma Dr Ste 200, Pittsburgh, PA 15238. The listed phone number is (412) 963-7917.
What is Karen Samuels's specialty?
The primary specialty registered for this NPI is Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered with taxonomy code 367500000X.
Is Karen Samuels enrolled in Medicare?
Yes. Karen Samuels is registered in the Medicare PECOS system and accepts Medicare assignment, which means accepting the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full for covered services.
Which organizations bill Medicare for Karen Samuels's services?
According to the CMS Revalidation Reassignment List (October 2026 release), Karen Samuels reassigns Medicare benefits to 4 organizations: University Of Pittsburgh Physicians (Pittsburgh, PA), Avania Anesthesia PC (Gibsonia, PA), Keystone Anesthesia, LLC (Seneca, PA) and Fink Anesthesia Inc (Altoona, PA). Each reassignment is filed with Medicare on form CMS-855R, signed by both the clinician and the organization, and lets the organization bill Medicare and receive payment for Karen Samuels's services. Reassignment records can lag staffing changes; confirm current arrangements with the organization.
When was this NPI record last updated?
The NPPES record for Karen Samuels was last updated on October 29, 2019. NPI Profile syncs weekly with the NPPES registry data releases published by CMS. This NPI record was last updated 6 years ago. If this record has changed at CMS more recently, you can request an on-demand re-check against the live CMS registry, directly from this page.
# Karen Samuels, CRNA · NPI 1073560439
Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered physician in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Individual provider, active in the CMS NPPES registry since May 30, 2006.
## Identity
- **NPI:** 1073560439 (Entity type: Individual)
- **Enumerated:** May 30, 2006
- **Primary specialty:** Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered · taxonomy 367500000X
- **State license:** RN525665 (Pennsylvania)
- **Sole proprietor:** No
## Practice location
- **Address:** 107 GAMMA DR STE 200, Pittsburgh, PA 15238-2917
- **Phone:** (412) 963-7917
## Medicare
- **Medicare:** Enrolled (PECOS); accepts Medicare assignment
- **Bills Medicare through:** 4 organizations under Medicare reassignment (form CMS-855R): University Of Pittsburgh Physicians (NPI 1053848051, Pittsburgh, PA); Avania Anesthesia PC (NPI 1235773623, Gibsonia, PA); Keystone Anesthesia, LLC (NPI 1477536779, Seneca, PA); Fink Anesthesia Inc (NPI 1528018546, Altoona, PA) · CMS Revalidation Reassignment List, October 2026 release
- **Medical school:** Other, class of 2003
## Record status
- **NPPES last updated:** October 29, 2019
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Source: [NPI Profile](https://npiprofile.com/npi/1073560439) · Data from the CMS NPPES public registry.