Kara Gallagher, MD
Hospitalist Physician · Charlotte, NC
Kara Gallagher, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Charlotte, North Carolina, and NPI 1700010949, issued on May 2, 2009. Check the license (North Carolina 2011-01631, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kara Gallagher
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- 2011-01631 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 10628 Park RD, Charlotte, NC 28210
- Phone
- (704) 667-7070
- Enumerated
- May 2, 2009
- Record last updated
- Jun 3, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120821000562); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of South Carolina School Of Medicine, 2009
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 10628 Park RD
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Verify Kara Gallagher in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2011-01631Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
46% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
280 Medicare Part D claims for 114 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Furosemide17 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate11 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate11 claims
- Prednisone11 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 95.4 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Carolinas Physicians Network IncCharlotte, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kara Gallagher among 989 hospitalist physician records in North Carolina
Kara Gallagher, MD is one of 989 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 90% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 40% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 40% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 85% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2010 among the 836 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 31% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hospitalist Physician providers in North Carolina
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Common questions
What is Kara Gallagher, MD's NPI number?
Kara Gallagher, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1700010949, issued on May 2, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kara Gallagher, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 10628 Park RD, Charlotte, NC, 28210. Phone: (704) 667-7070. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kara Gallagher, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2011-01631, 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 Gallagher, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kara Gallagher, MD had 280 Medicare Part D claims for 114 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Kara Gallagher, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.4 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.