Caroline Paula Kurtz, MD
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Norwalk, CT
Caroline Paula Kurtz, MD is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Norwalk, Connecticut, and NPI 1720172836, issued on Oct 3, 2006. Check the license (Connecticut 031255, as entered in NPPES) on the Connecticut Medical Examining Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Caroline Paula Kurtz
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License number
- 031255 CT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 30 Stevens Street, Norwalk, CT 06850
- Phone
- (203) 855-3888
- Enumerated
- Oct 3, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (203) 855-3966
- Medicaid ID
- 001312553 CT
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100112000414); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- New York University School Of Medicine, 1984
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 30 Stevens Street
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Caroline Paula Kurtz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersConnecticut Medical Examining Board
Search for license 031255Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
40% more Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
1,993 Medicare Part D claims for 268 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 41% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa202 claims
- Anoro Ellipta117 claims
- Prednisone104 claims
- Trelegy Ellipta99 claims
- Breo Ellipta93 claims
- Losartan Potassium66 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): 94.2 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: $212.77
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 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 one group practice
- Nuvance Health Medical Practice CT IncDanbury, CT
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Caroline Paula Kurtz among 280 pulmonary disease physician records in Connecticut
Caroline Paula Kurtz, MD is one of 280 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in Connecticut. 85% 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 21% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 21% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 75% of these records are
- Graduated1984 · median 2003 among the 210 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 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 207RP1001X and a Connecticut 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 Connecticut
There are 280 pulmonary disease physician records in Connecticut.
All 280 in Connecticut → Every provider in Norwalk → Pulmonary Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Hira Bakhtiar, MDNorwalk, CT 068501588076707
- Lewis Berman, M.D.Norwalk, CT 068501699745182
- Zubin Bham, M.D.Norwalk, CT 068501407230477
- Jonathan Fine, MDNorwalk, CT 068501326019340
- Ming-Ming Lee, M.D.Norwalk, CT 068501467899799
- Christopher Manfredi, DONorwalk, CT 068501104910215
- Donald McNicol, MDNorwalk, CT 068501912920034
- Joanna Moore, MDNorwalk, CT 068501487130324
Common questions
What is Caroline Paula Kurtz, MD's NPI number?
Caroline Paula Kurtz, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720172836, issued on Oct 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Caroline Paula Kurtz, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 30 Stevens Street, Norwalk, CT, 06850. Phone: (203) 855-3888. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Caroline Paula Kurtz, MD's license?
NPPES lists Connecticut license number 031255, as entered by the provider. Search the Connecticut Medical Examining Board at https://www.elicense.ct.gov/Lookup/LicenseLookup.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Caroline Paula Kurtz, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Caroline Paula Kurtz, MD had 1,993 Medicare Part D claims for 268 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Caroline Paula Kurtz, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.2 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.