Frank Ring Kara, PA-C
Physician Assistant · Chesapeake, VA
Frank Ring Kara, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Chesapeake, Virginia, and NPI 1932504693, issued on Oct 23, 2014. Check the license (Virginia 0110-004689, as entered in NPPES) with the Virginia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Frank Ring Kara
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- 0110-004689 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 640 Independence Pkwy Ste 100, Chesapeake, VA 23320
- Phone
- (757) 420-0530
- Enumerated
- Oct 23, 2014
- Record last updated
- Dec 13, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Frank Ring Kara in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Virginia board licenses this profession
Search for license 0110-004689Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
67% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
274 Medicare Part D claims for 17 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Dextroamphetamine-Amphetamine36 claims
- Alprazolam32 claims
- Trazodone Hcl21 claims
- Sertraline Hcl20 claims
- Fluoxetine Hcl18 claims
- Aripiprazole17 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $1,664.83
62 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 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.
Frank Ring Kara among 4,408 physician assistant records in Virginia
Frank Ring Kara, PA-C is one of 4,408 physician assistant records with a practice address in Virginia. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 35% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 35% of these records are older, 62% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 66% of these records are
- Record last updated2017 · 33% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
117 physician assistant records list a practice address in Chesapeake
They are 117 of the 3,728 NPPES records with a practice address in Chesapeake, and 4,408 physician assistant records in Virginia.
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Common questions
What is Frank Ring Kara, PA-C's NPI number?
Frank Ring Kara, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1932504693, issued on Oct 23, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Frank Ring Kara, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 640 Independence Pkwy Ste 100, Chesapeake, VA, 23320. Phone: (757) 420-0530. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Frank Ring Kara, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists Virginia license number 0110-004689, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Frank Ring Kara, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Frank Ring Kara, PA-C had 274 Medicare Part D claims for 17 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.