Kara Ann Bird, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Wilmington, NC
Kara Ann Bird, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Wilmington, North Carolina, and NPI 1639757826, issued on Mar 30, 2021. Check the license (North Carolina 2024-02712, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kara Ann Bird
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 2024-02712 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5505 Currituck Dr Ste 100, Wilmington, NC 28403
- Phone
- (910) 662-6000
- Enumerated
- Mar 30, 2021
- Record last updated
- Nov 24, 2025
- Fax
- (910) 662-9703
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20241103000047); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 5505 Currituck Dr Ste 100
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Gigi Macdonald, MDInternal Medicine Physician1508036328
Verify Kara Ann Bird in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2024-02712Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
85% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
533 Medicare Part D claims for 161 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 13 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrochlorothiazide30 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium19 claims
- Losartan Potassium18 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium16 claims
- Lisinopril16 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass13 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
- Novant Health Medical Group Coastal Region LLCRocky Point, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kara Ann Bird among 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina
Kara Ann Bird, MD is one of 4,953 family medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 91% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 91% of these records are older, 6% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2021 · median 2006 among the 3,104 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 50% 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 North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
121 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Wilmington
They are 121 of the 6,526 NPPES records with a practice address in Wilmington, and 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Kara Ann Bird, MD's NPI number?
Kara Ann Bird, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1639757826, issued on Mar 30, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kara Ann Bird, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5505 Currituck Dr Ste 100, Wilmington, NC, 28403. Phone: (910) 662-6000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kara Ann Bird, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2024-02712, 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 Kara Ann Bird, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kara Ann Bird, MD had 533 Medicare Part D claims for 161 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.