Kara Elizabeth Friend, MD
Surgery Physician · Norfolk, VA
Kara Elizabeth Friend, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Norfolk, Virginia, and NPI 1598926842, issued on Jun 19, 2008. Check the license (Virginia 0101265903, as entered in NPPES) on the Virginia Department of Health Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kara Elizabeth Friend
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License numbers
- 0101265903 VA
MD454473 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6251 E Virginia Beach Blvd Ste 300, Norfolk, VA 23502
- Phone
- (757) 261-5000
- Enumerated
- Jun 19, 2008
- Record last updated
- Jul 21, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (757) 962-5610
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190613002363); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Eastern Virginia Medical School, 2008
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest surgery physician records → All 865 in Virginia → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 6251 E Virginia Beach Blvd Ste 300
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Jared Brooks, M.D.Surgery Physician1467498295
- Aubrie Finlay, MDSurgery Physician1831658780
- Mark Fontana, MDSurgery Physician1598769960
- Vicky Gaddis, PAPhysician Assistant1770244618
- Audrey Gregory, MS, CGCGenetic Counselor (M.S.)1669257200
- Claude Hawkins, M.D.Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Physician1588651293
Verify Kara Elizabeth Friend in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersVirginia Department of Health Professions
Search for license 0101265903Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
9% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
160 Medicare Part D claims for 103 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 109 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Tramadol Hcl43 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl42 claims
- Acetaminophen-Codeine14 claims
- Anastrozole13 claims
- Ondansetron Odt12 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: $46.89
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Endomagnetics Ltd. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- Sentara Medical GroupNorfolk, VA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kara Elizabeth Friend among 865 surgery physician records in Virginia
Kara Elizabeth Friend, MD is one of 865 surgery physician records with a practice address in Virginia. 71% 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 53% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 53% of these records are older, 41% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 2004 among the 483 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Virginia
There are 865 surgery physician records in Virginia.
All 865 in Virginia → Every provider in Norfolk → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jared Brooks, M.D.Norfolk, VA 235021467498295
- Aubrie Finlay, MDNorfolk, VA 235021831658780
- Mark Fontana, MDNorfolk, VA 235021598769960
- Anjali Gresens, MDNorfolk, VA 235021801057054
- Rebecca Martin, MDNorfolk, VA 235021396206777
- Jennifer Reed, M.D.Norfolk, VA 235021003923004
- Nicholas Rettenmaier, MDNorfolk, VA 235021497139901
- Christopher Rettenmaier, MDNorfolk, VA 235021497119234
Common questions
What is Kara Elizabeth Friend, MD's NPI number?
Kara Elizabeth Friend, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598926842, issued on Jun 19, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kara Elizabeth Friend, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6251 E Virginia Beach Blvd Ste 300, Norfolk, VA, 23502. Phone: (757) 261-5000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kara Elizabeth Friend, MD's license?
NPPES lists Virginia license number 0101265903, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia Department of Health Professions at https://dhp.virginiainteractive.org/lookup/index. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Kara Elizabeth Friend, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kara Elizabeth Friend, MD had 160 Medicare Part D claims for 103 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.