NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kara Michelle Brown, M.D.

Psychiatry Physician · Metairie, LA

Kara Michelle Brown, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Metairie, Louisiana, and NPI 1477848562, issued on Jun 16, 2011. Check the license (Louisiana 312443, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1477848562
Name
Kara Michelle Brown
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License numbers
312443 LA
MB0995362A MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2955 Ridgelake Dr # 210A, Metairie, LA 70002
Phone
(504) 327-9628
Enumerated
Jun 16, 2011
Record last updated
Jun 15, 2025
Fax
(504) 369-3360
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Verify Kara Michelle Brown in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024

45 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. Kara Brown45
  2. Specialty average1,000

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.

Kara Michelle Brown among 583 psychiatry physician records in Louisiana

Kara Michelle Brown, M.D. is one of 583 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 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 2011, is newer than 64% of them.

  • NPI issued2011 · 64% of these records are older, 33% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 48% of these records are
  • Record last updated2025 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Psychiatry Physician providers in Louisiana

There are 583 psychiatry physician records in Louisiana.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Milton Harris, MDMetairie, LA 700021841394038
  2. Frederic Henderson, MDMetairie, LA 700021841207800
  3. Padmini Nagaraj, M.D.Metairie, LA 700021295735116
  4. Teri Schwarz, MDMetairie, LA 700021487707972
  5. Julianna Finelli, M.D.Metairie, LA 700011982965877
  6. Erik Hanson, MDMetairie, LA 700011043714884
  7. Angela Jubert, MD,ABPN,ABPMMetairie, LA 700011225477235
  8. Jill McCallMetairie, LA 700031487911392

Common questions

What is Kara Michelle Brown, M.D.'s NPI number?

Kara Michelle Brown, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477848562, issued on Jun 16, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kara Michelle Brown, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2955 Ridgelake Dr # 210A, Metairie, LA, 70002. Phone: (504) 327-9628. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kara Michelle Brown, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Louisiana license number 312443, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Kara Michelle Brown, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Kara Michelle Brown, M.D. had 45 Medicare Part D claims; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.