Kara Burns
Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician · Birmingham, AL
Kara Burns is a pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1518472216, issued on Dec 5, 2017. Check the license (Alabama 1-109024, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kara Burns
- Primary taxonomy
- Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician 207LP2900X
- License number
- 1-109024 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1717 6TH Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35233
- Phone
- (800) 822-8816
- Enumerated
- Dec 5, 2017
- Record last updated
- Jun 29, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180129001141); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kara Burns in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 1-109024Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
75% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician in 2024
434 Medicare Part D claims for 151 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,750 among the 2,982 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Tizanidine Hcl66 claims
- Methocarbamol55 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl50 claims
- Naloxone Hcl35 claims
- Lidocaine30 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl29 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: $320.92
16 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 2,789 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,225.41 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
- University OF Alabama Health Services Foundation, PCBirmingham, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kara Burns among 57 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records in Alabama
Kara Burns is one of 57 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 89% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 89% of these records are older, 9% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 75% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 1997 among the 43 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 37% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207LP2900X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician providers in Alabama
There are 57 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records in Alabama.
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The 8 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Sandra Lewis, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352331093738809
- Jason NoltBirmingham, AL 352331972999621
- Christopher PaulBirmingham, AL 352331487940656
- Luc Frenette, MDBirmingham, AL 352351336175439
- Erin Morella, M.D.Vestavia, AL 352431336403716
- Ron Pitkanen, M.D.Mountain Brk, AL 352231457677015
- Rachel Roberts, M.D.Vestavia, AL 352431821438813
- Robert Lansden, M.D.Hoover, AL 352441770561144
Common questions
What is Kara Burns's NPI number?
Kara Burns's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518472216, issued on Dec 5, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kara Burns located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1717 6TH Ave S, Birmingham, AL, 35233. Phone: (800) 822-8816. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kara Burns's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 1-109024, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Kara Burns prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kara Burns had 434 Medicare Part D claims for 151 beneficiaries; the average among pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician prescribers was 1,750. 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.