Kara Kane Criswell, M.D.
Plastic Surgery Physician · Charlotte, NC
Kara Kane Criswell, M.D. is a plastic surgery physician with a practice address in Charlotte, North Carolina, and NPI 1669686572, issued on May 9, 2007. Check the license (North Carolina 261168690, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kara Kane Criswell
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Plastic Surgery Physician 208200000X
- License numbers
- 261168690 NC
036-115527 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 14835 Ballantyne Village Way Ste 210, Charlotte, NC 28277
- Phone
- (704) 424-5050
- Enumerated
- May 9, 2007
- Record last updated
- Aug 16, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080515000203); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- New York Medical College, 1999
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 14835 Ballantyne Village Way Ste 210
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Bryan Criswell, MDSurgery Physician1487667267
Verify Kara Kane Criswell in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 261168690Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
29% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average plastic surgery physician in 2024
66 Medicare Part D claims for 27 beneficiaries, against an average of 93 among the 3,527 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 17 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cephalexin14 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen11 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: $542.77
10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Mentor Worldwide LLC. The 3,683 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,316.31 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
- Criswell And Criswell, P.A.Charlotte, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kara Kane Criswell among 146 plastic surgery physician records in North Carolina
Kara Kane Criswell, M.D. is one of 146 plastic surgery physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 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 2007, is newer than 42% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 42% of these records are older, 40% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 55% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2002 among the 81 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208200000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Plastic Surgery Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 146 plastic surgery physician records in North Carolina.
All 146 in North Carolina → Every provider in Charlotte → Plastic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 plastic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Adam Augenstein, M.D.Charlotte, NC 282771255479895
- Kathryn Rock, M.D.Charlotte, NC 282771568812725
- Miguel Yanez, M.D.Charlotte, NC 282771083729412
- Melissa Marks, D.O.Charlotte, NC 282781518278175
- Stephen Herring, MD DDSFayetteville, NC 283041255498887
- Horace Miller, MDFayetteville, NC 283041376636654
- Leif Nordberg, M.D.Fayetteville, NC 283041881667392
- Saira Saini, MDFayetteville, NC 283041548342702
Common questions
What is Kara Kane Criswell, M.D.'s NPI number?
Kara Kane Criswell, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1669686572, issued on May 9, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kara Kane Criswell, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 14835 Ballantyne Village Way Ste 210, Charlotte, NC, 28277. Phone: (704) 424-5050. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kara Kane Criswell, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 261168690, 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 Kane Criswell, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kara Kane Criswell, M.D. had 66 Medicare Part D claims for 27 beneficiaries; the average among plastic surgery physician prescribers was 93. 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.