Cara Houle, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · St Louis Park, MN
Cara Houle, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in St Louis Park, Minnesota, and NPI 1003821968, issued on Jul 29, 2006. Check the license (Minnesota 47333, as entered in NPPES) on the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Cara Houle
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 47333 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6500 Excelsior Blvd, St Louis Park, MN 55426
- Phone
- (952) 993-5000
- Enumerated
- Jul 29, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 12, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 684438300 MN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050816000115); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Minnesota Medical School, 2002
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Cara Houle in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMinnesota Board of Medical Practice
Search for license 47333Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
90% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
312 Medicare Part D claims for 74 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims. 12 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Furosemide25 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate19 claims
- Potassium Chloride17 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
- Park Nicollet ClinicBloomington, MN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Cara Houle among 2,632 internal medicine physician records in Minnesota
Cara Houle, MD is one of 2,632 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Minnesota. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 8% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2008 among the 1,700 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
77 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in St Louis Park
They are 77 of the 3,089 NPPES records with a practice address in St Louis Park, and 2,632 internal medicine physician records in Minnesota.
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Common questions
What is Cara Houle, MD's NPI number?
Cara Houle, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1003821968, issued on Jul 29, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Cara Houle, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6500 Excelsior Blvd, St Louis Park, MN, 55426. Phone: (952) 993-5000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Cara Houle, MD's license?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number 47333, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice at https://mn.gov/boards/medical-practice/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Cara Houle, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Cara Houle, MD had 312 Medicare Part D claims for 74 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.