Kara Heist Francis, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Browning, MT
Kara Heist Francis, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Browning, Montana, and NPI 1962081919, issued on Apr 6, 2021. Check the license (Montana 142395, as entered in NPPES) on the Montana Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kara Heist Francis
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 142395 MT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 760 Hospital Circle, Browning, MT 59417
- Phone
- (406) 338-6100
- Enumerated
- Apr 6, 2021
- Record last updated
- Mar 6, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250411002097); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Washington School Of Medicine, 2021
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 760 Hospital Circle
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Heather Black, R.N.Ambulatory Care Registered Nurse1326351339
- Crystal BremnerRegistered Nurse1073634887
- Dawn BremnerRegistered Nurse1821119793
- Deborah Buck, RNRegistered Nurse1043590862
Verify Kara Heist Francis in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMontana Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 142395Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
86% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
506 Medicare Part D claims for 47 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 25 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium41 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium25 claims
- Losartan Potassium25 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate24 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen22 claims
- Lisinopril20 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
- U S Health Dept OF Health And Human ServicesBrowning, MT
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kara Heist Francis among 775 family medicine physician records in Montana
Kara Heist Francis, MD is one of 775 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Montana. 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 2021, is newer than 94% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 94% of these records are older, 3% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated2021 · median 2007 among the 464 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 53% 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 Montana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
11 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Browning
They are 11 of the 189 NPPES records with a practice address in Browning, and 775 family medicine physician records in Montana.
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The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Mary Desrosier, M.D.Browning, MT 594171467672287
- Robert Drewelow, M.D.Browning, MT 594171073760393
- Megan Drury, MDBrowning, MT 594171972622215
- Kendall Flint, MDBrowning, MT 594171154504199
- Ernest Gray, M.D.Browning, MT 594171922168012
- Robert Obeid, MDBrowning, MT 594171285790063
- Richard Odegaard, MDBrowning, MT 594171811052426
- Randolph Rottenbiller, M.D.Browning, MT 594171043329964
Common questions
What is Kara Heist Francis, MD's NPI number?
Kara Heist Francis, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1962081919, issued on Apr 6, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kara Heist Francis, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 760 Hospital Circle, Browning, MT, 59417. Phone: (406) 338-6100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kara Heist Francis, MD's license?
NPPES lists Montana license number 142395, as entered by the provider. Search the Montana Board of Medical Examiners at https://ebiz.mt.gov/POL/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Kara Heist Francis, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kara Heist Francis, MD had 506 Medicare Part D claims for 47 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.