Cara Ruth Kistler, MD
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Charlotte, NC
Cara Ruth Kistler, MD is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Charlotte, North Carolina, and NPI 1255598694, issued on May 22, 2008. Check the license (North Carolina 2011-00538, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Cara Ruth Kistler
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License number
- 2011-00538 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 10650 Park RD, Charlotte, NC 28210
- Phone
- (704) 667-3925
- Enumerated
- May 22, 2008
- Record last updated
- Jul 18, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110823001073); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical College Of Ohio, 2005
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 10650 Park RD
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Verify Cara Ruth Kistler in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2011-00538Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4% more Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
1,486 Medicare Part D claims for 228 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 48% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa221 claims
- Trelegy Ellipta197 claims
- Prednisone134 claims
- Breo Ellipta129 claims
- Omeprazole100 claims
- Montelukast Sodium65 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): 95.4 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).
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Carolinas Medical CenterCharlotte, NC
- Carolinas Physicians Network IncCharlotte, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Cara Ruth Kistler among 429 pulmonary disease physician records in North Carolina
Cara Ruth Kistler, MD is one of 429 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 64% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 64% of these records are older, 29% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 78% of these records are
- Graduated2005 · median 2001 among the 333 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 429 pulmonary disease physician records in North Carolina.
All 429 in North Carolina → Every provider in Charlotte → Pulmonary Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Estrelita Clavio-Ziechmann, MDCharlotte, NC 282101962470666
- Walid Eltaraboulsi, MDCharlotte, NC 282101245491083
- Steven Kadiev, MDCharlotte, NC 282101962627414
- Christopher Russell, MDCharlotte, NC 282101871703447
- Kristin Strawhun, MDCharlotte, NC 282101972521169
- Guhapriya Palaniswamy, MDCharlotte, NC 282081740314053
- Joshua Davis, MDCharlotte, NC 282071649590324
- Stuart Garner, M.D.Charlotte, NC 282071487613741
Common questions
What is Cara Ruth Kistler, MD's NPI number?
Cara Ruth Kistler, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255598694, issued on May 22, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Cara Ruth Kistler, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 10650 Park RD, Charlotte, NC, 28210. Phone: (704) 667-3925. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Cara Ruth Kistler, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2011-00538, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Cara Ruth Kistler, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Cara Ruth Kistler, MD had 1,486 Medicare Part D claims for 228 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Cara Ruth Kistler, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.4 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.