Kara N. Durand, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Oakland, CA
Kara N. Durand, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Oakland, California, and NPI 1932373339, issued on Apr 16, 2008. Check the license (California A103424, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kara N. Durand
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- A103424 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 275 W Macarthur, Oakland, CA 94611
- Phone
- (510) 752-1000
- Enumerated
- Apr 16, 2008
- Record last updated
- Feb 11, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20091106000238); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Perelman School Of Med At The University Of Pennsylvania, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kara N. Durand in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A103424Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
3,053 Medicare Part D claims for 414 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 117 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium266 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate137 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium118 claims
- Fluticasone Propionate84 claims
- Alendronate Sodium80 claims
- Lisinopril79 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
- Permanente Medical Group IncRichmond, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kara N. Durand among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California
Kara N. Durand, MD is one of 17,696 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 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 2008, is newer than 56% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 56% of these records are older, 40% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
432 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Oakland
They are 432 of the 18,558 NPPES records with a practice address in Oakland, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Kara N. Durand, MD's NPI number?
Kara N. Durand, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1932373339, issued on Apr 16, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kara N. Durand, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 275 W Macarthur, Oakland, CA, 94611. Phone: (510) 752-1000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kara N. Durand, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A103424, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Kara N. Durand, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kara N. Durand, MD had 3,053 Medicare Part D claims for 414 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.