Cara C. Connors, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Alcoa, TN
Cara C. Connors, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Alcoa, Tennessee, and NPI 1578755617, issued on Aug 13, 2007. Check the license (Tennessee MD42747, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Cara C. Connors
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- MD42747 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 281 Cusick RD, Alcoa, TN 37701
- Phone
- (865) 970-0025
- Enumerated
- Aug 13, 2007
- Record last updated
- Sep 6, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (865) 970-2089
- Medicaid ID
- 3001219 TN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080227000196); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 281 Cusick RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Cara C. Connors in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD42747Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
14% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
4,048 Medicare Part D claims for 298 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 112 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate172 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium172 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium163 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium130 claims
- Losartan Potassium109 claims
- Metformin Hcl103 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 95.7 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $834.04
44 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Uhs Primary Care LLCAloca, TN
- Volunteer Healthcare Services, Inc.Morristown, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Cara C. Connors among 2,674 family medicine physician records in Tennessee
Cara C. Connors, M.D. is one of 2,674 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 52% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 52% of these records are older, 39% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 2004 among the 1,685 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
34 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Alcoa
They are 34 of the 383 NPPES records with a practice address in Alcoa, and 2,674 family medicine physician records in Tennessee.
All 2,674 in Tennessee → Every provider in Alcoa → Family Medicine Physician nationwide →
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Common questions
What is Cara C. Connors, M.D.'s NPI number?
Cara C. Connors, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578755617, issued on Aug 13, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Cara C. Connors, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 281 Cusick RD, Alcoa, TN, 37701. Phone: (865) 970-0025. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Cara C. Connors, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number MD42747, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Cara C. Connors, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Cara C. Connors, M.D. had 4,048 Medicare Part D claims for 298 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Cara C. Connors, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.7 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.