Kari Jo Vanocker, PA-C

  • San Diego, CA
  • Physician assistant
NPI1912213349PAC ID7618163551
Medicare services, 2024
182
Medicare patients, 2024
92
Part D claims, 2024
502
MIPS score, 2024
100
Hospital affiliations
2
Practice address
4445 Eastgate Mall, San Diego, CA 92121
Practice phone
Call (858) 412-6080
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Primary practice

Synergy Orthopedic Specialists, Inc.

San Diego, California

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Kari Jo Vanocker is a physician assistant in San Diego, California

Kari Vanocker practices at Synergy Orthopedic Specialists, Inc. in San Diego, California.

Kari Vanocker's NPI, 1912213349, was assigned on August 23, 2010. Kari Vanocker holds California license PA21109.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
7618163551
NPI enumeration date
August 23, 2010
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(858) 412-6080
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Sex
Female
Estimated age
42
Medical school graduation
2010

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Kari Jo Vanocker practices at Synergy Orthopedic Specialists, Inc. in San Diego, California

Kari Vanocker's primary practice is Synergy Orthopedic Specialists, Inc., at 4445 Eastgate Mall, San Diego, CA 92121 in San Diego County. The practice phone is (858) 412-6080.

  • Synergy Orthopedic Specialists, Inc.
    4445 Eastgate Mall, San Diego, CA 92121 · San Diego CountyPhone(858) 412-6080

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data

Kari Jo Vanocker is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 1 medical group

Kari Vanocker's primary practice is Synergy Orthopedic Specialists, Inc. in San Diego, California. Kari Vanocker is also affiliated with Sharp Memorial Hospital. The medical group on file is Synergy Orthopedic Specialists Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Kari Vanocker to 1 more hospital and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Kari Jo Vanocker's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Kari Vanocker practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Synergy Orthopedic Specialists, Inc.Available with a free account
+3 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Kari Jo Vanocker is one of 11,482 physician assistants in California

Physician assistant is Kari Vanocker's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 363A00000X. Kari Vanocker is board certified in certified physician assistant by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA). Kari Vanocker is licensed in California.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Physician assistant, CaliforniaPrimaryLicense PA21109 · taxonomy 363A00000X

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists arthritis, bursitis, fibromyalgia and chronic pain, joint pain, knee injury, lower back pain and tendon and ligament injury among the conditions Kari Vanocker treats.

Physician assistants near Kari Vanocker

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Kari Jo Vanocker billed Medicare for 182 services in 2024

CMS data shows 182 Medicare services from Kari Vanocker across 8 procedure codes in 2024, for 92 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $15,517 for them.

Medicare services, 2024182
Medicare patients92
Paid by Medicare$15,517
Procedure codes8

Kari Vanocker's Medicare services by type, 2024

  1. Office and hospital visits113
  2. Imaging40
  3. Surgery29

Where Kari Vanocker's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office15384%
  • In a facility2916%

Kari Vanocker compared with the California median for physician assistants, 2024

  • Kari Vanocker
  • California median
Medicare services
182vs 20411% below
Medicare patients
92vs 10512% below
Part D claims
428vs 24376% above

Medians across 7,065 physician assistants in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Kari Vanocker's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Kari Jo Vanocker treated 92 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74

CMS counts 92 Medicare patients who saw Kari Vanocker in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 43 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 72% have high blood pressure. 17% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.09, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Kari Vanocker's median patient age at 68, with 59% women.

Medicare patients, 202492
Average age74
Average risk score1.09
Also on Medicaid17%

Kari Vanocker's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Kari Vanocker's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women5661%
  • Men3639%

Chronic conditions among Kari Vanocker's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. Arthritis75%
  2. High blood pressure72%
  3. High cholesterol67%
  4. Atrial fibrillation27%
  5. Diabetes27%
  6. Anxiety22%
  7. Mood disorders22%
  8. Depression20%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Kari Vanocker's patients across all payers

Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 68

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women59%
  • Men41%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Kari Jo Vanocker wrote 502 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Kari Vanocker wrote 502 Medicare Part D claims for 122 patients. 99% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 428 of them, across 5 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $7,409 in total drug cost.

Part D claims, 2024502
Drugs named by CMS5
Total drug cost$7,409
Part D patients122

Kari Vanocker's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic495 claims99%
  • Brand-name and other7 claims1%

Kari Vanocker's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Drug classes CMS tracks in Kari Vanocker's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids38%192 of 502 claims
  • Antibiotics6%28 of 502 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Kari Jo Vanocker scored 100 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 100 out of 100 for Kari Vanocker for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Kari Vanocker accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Kari Vanocker's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 100of 100Final score
  • 99of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026

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Kari Jo Vanocker received $415 in industry payments from 2024 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 9 general payments to Kari Vanocker from 6 drug and device companies from 2024 to 2025. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 53% of the total. Medical Device Business Services, Inc. paid the most, $296.

General payments to Kari Vanocker by program year, 2024 to 2025

General payments to Kari Vanocker by kind, 2024 to 2025

$415in total
  • Travel and lodging$21953%
  • Food and beverage$19647%

Companies that paid Kari Vanocker the most, 2024 to 2025

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Kari Jo Vanocker has 1 award and honors on record

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Kari Vanocker, most recently NCQA PPC-PCMH in 2015.

Awards and honors for Kari Vanocker

  1. 2015
    • NCQA PPC-PCMH

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Kari Jo Vanocker is board certified in certified physician assistant

  1. Board certified in certified physician assistantNational Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Kari Jo Vanocker's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Awards and committee rolesDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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Frequently asked questions about Kari Jo Vanocker

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What is Kari Jo Vanocker's NPI number?

Kari Jo Vanocker's NPI number is 1912213349. It was assigned on August 23, 2010, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What does Kari Jo Vanocker specialize in?

Kari Jo Vanocker is a physician assistant in San Diego, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Physician Assistant (taxonomy code 363A00000X).

Where does Kari Jo Vanocker practice?

Kari Vanocker practices at 4445 Eastgate Mall, San Diego, CA 92121. Kari Vanocker's primary practice is Synergy Orthopedic Specialists, Inc. in San Diego, California. Dmand AI also links Kari Vanocker to 1 hospital and 1 group practice or clinic.

What is Kari Jo Vanocker's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Kari Vanocker is (858) 412-6080.

What is Kari Jo Vanocker's medical license number?

Kari Vanocker holds California license PA21109.

Which hospitals is Kari Jo Vanocker affiliated with?

Kari Vanocker is affiliated with Sharp Memorial Hospital. Dmand AI links Kari Vanocker to 1 more hospital.

What medical group is Kari Jo Vanocker part of?

Kari Vanocker is linked to Synergy Orthopedic Specialists Medical Group.

Does Kari Jo Vanocker accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Kari Vanocker billed Medicare for 182 services in 2024, and Kari Vanocker accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Kari Jo Vanocker's MIPS score?

Kari Vanocker's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 100 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

How many Medicare patients does Kari Jo Vanocker see?

CMS counts 92 Medicare patients who saw Kari Vanocker in 2024, with an average age of 74.

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Is Kari Jo Vanocker board certified?

Yes. Kari Vanocker is board certified in certified physician assistant by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA).

What services does Kari Jo Vanocker bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Kari Vanocker's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), office visit, established patient (99213) and diagnostic imaging (73502).

What drugs does Kari Jo Vanocker prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Kari Vanocker's most prescribed drugs by claims were Celecoxib, Oxycodone HCl and Tramadol HCl.

Has Kari Jo Vanocker received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $415 in general payments to Kari Vanocker from 6 companies from 2024 to 2025. The largest total came from Medical Device Business Services, Inc.

How long has Kari Jo Vanocker been practicing?

Kari Vanocker graduated from medical school in 2010, 16 years ago.

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