NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Amynah Kara, M.D.

Emergency Medicine Physician · New Orleans, LA

Amynah Kara, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in New Orleans, Louisiana, and NPI 1659357838, issued on Dec 19, 2005. Check the license (Louisiana 341499, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1659357838
Name
Amynah Kara
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License numbers
341499 LA
81492 MN
33487 MS
ME178901 PA
M0123 TX
and 1 more
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1401 Jefferson Hwy, New Orleans, LA 70121
Phone
(504) 842-4747
Enumerated
Dec 19, 2005
Record last updated
Aug 4, 2026
Medicaid IDs
171787801 TX
171787805 TX
171787802 TX
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050216000468); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1401 Jefferson Hwy

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Hind Alrowais, M.B.B.SStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1891216560
  2. Ahmed Alsaiari, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1396191433
  3. Ahlam Alzenaidi, MBBSStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1326467671
  4. Jennifer Archie, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1457646564
  5. Christina Austin, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1063708816
  6. Noor Awad, MDEmergency Medical Services (Emergency Medicine) Physician1205407624

Verify Amynah Kara in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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4% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

234 Medicare Part D claims for 196 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Amynah Kara234
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Azithromycin22 claims
  2. Cephalexin20 claims
  3. Methylprednisolone20 claims
  4. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa12 claims
  5. Prednisone12 claims
  6. Amoxicillin11 claims

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Innovative Emergency Physicians OF Frisco, PAFrisco, TX

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Amynah Kara among 1,000 emergency medicine physician records in Louisiana

Amynah Kara, M.D. is one of 1,000 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 95% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • Graduated1999 · median 2010 among the 653 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 64% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

230 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in New Orleans

They are 230 of the 13,668 NPPES records with a practice address in New Orleans, and 1,000 emergency medicine physician records in Louisiana.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Letonna Bradford, MDNew Orleans, LA 701211841296258
  2. David Coffin, MDNew Orleans, LA 701211851323786
  3. Victor Garcia-Prats, MDNew Orleans, LA 701211669430476
  4. Joseph Guarisco, MDNew Orleans, LA 701211548218480
  5. Armando Hevia, MDNew Orleans, LA 701211609804772
  6. Marc Labat, M.D.New Orleans, LA 701211184651044
  7. Jill Lehrmann, M.D.New Orleans, LA 701211679551824
  8. Robert Link, MDNew Orleans, LA 701211396796850

Common questions

What is Amynah Kara, M.D.'s NPI number?

Amynah Kara, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659357838, issued on Dec 19, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Amynah Kara, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1401 Jefferson Hwy, New Orleans, LA, 70121. Phone: (504) 842-4747. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Amynah Kara, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Louisiana license number 341499, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Amynah Kara, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Amynah Kara, M.D. had 234 Medicare Part D claims for 196 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.