Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of August 10, 2026.
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Merinda Karn-Sterner

Individual provider Medical Physician Assistant · NPI 1992102917

Merinda Karn-Sterner is a Physician Assistant in Portland, Oregon. Graduated from University of Utah School of Medicine in 2014, 12 years ago. Practices with Sellwood Medical Clinic PC, a 6-clinician group, works from 2 locations and accepts Medicare assignment. Licensed in Oregon.

Years since qualifying
12
Trained at
University of Utah School of Medicine
Licensed in
OR
In the registry since
2014
Specialties on file
2
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Practice location Address checks out

8332 SE 13th Ave
Portland, OR 97202-7102
Phone: (503) 595-9300
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Additional practice locations (1)

  • 325 Park St, Lebanon, OR 97355-4229 — (541) 451-7200

Specialties & licences

Physician Assistant (primary) Taxonomy 363A00000X · Licence PA170690 (OR)
Medical Physician Assistant Taxonomy 363AM0700X

Record details

NPI number1992102917
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderFemale
Sole proprietorYes
NPI enumeratedNovember 20, 2014
Last updated in NPPESApril 1, 2024
Certification dateApril 1, 2024

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyPHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
Medical schoolUNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Graduated 2014 (12 years in practice)
Group practice Sellwood Medical Clinic Pc — 6 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount

Medicare patients and services, 2024

From the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners file for calendar year 2024. It counts Original Medicare patients only, so a practice that mostly sees Medicare Advantage or privately insured patients looks smaller here than it is.

Medicare patients11
Services billed 13 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age68

Dollar amounts are not shown. What Medicare pays a practice is gross billings, before staff, premises and tax and including the cost of any drugs it administers, so it is not what a clinician earns.

Payments from drug and device companies, 2025

Drug and device makers are required by federal law (the Physician Payments Sunshine Act) to report what they pay or give to clinicians, and CMS publishes the reports as Open Payments. This is the 2025 program year. A report is a record of a payment, not an allegation of anything, and many are small items such as meals. Only general payments are listed here; research payments and ownership or investment interests are reported separately by CMS and are not shown.

Food and Beverage $30 1 payment · a meal or drink at a meeting or visit, not a fee

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Colleagues at Sellwood Medical Clinic PC

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 6 clinicians in the practice; 4 are shown here.

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