Kara Hickey, CNM
Advanced Practice Midwife · Baltimore, MD
Kara Hickey, CNM is an advanced practice midwife with a practice address in Baltimore, Maryland, and NPI 1134299332, issued on Nov 8, 2006. Check the license (Maryland R135906, as entered in NPPES) with the Maryland board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kara Hickey
- Credential
- CNM
- Primary taxonomy
- Advanced Practice Midwife 367A00000X
- License number
- R135906 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 330 N Howard St, Baltimore, MD 21201
- Phone
- (301) 332-4968
- Enumerated
- Nov 8, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 20, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170324002058); may accept Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 330 N Howard St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Kara Hickey in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Maryland board licenses this profession
Search for license R135906Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average advanced practice midwife in 2024
199 Medicare Part D claims for 71 beneficiaries, against an average of 72 among the 2,776 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Estradiol70 claims
- Fluconazole15 claims
- Metronidazole15 claims
- Yuvafem15 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 74.4 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Johns Hopkins UniversityLutherville, MD
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kara Hickey among 310 advanced practice midwife records in Maryland
Kara Hickey, CNM is one of 310 advanced practice midwife records with a practice address in Maryland. 51% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 71% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 51% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 40% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2016 among the 125 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 367A00000X and a Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Advanced Practice Midwife providers in Maryland
There are 310 advanced practice midwife records in Maryland.
All 310 in Maryland → Every provider in Baltimore → Advanced Practice Midwife nationwide →
The 8 advanced practice midwife records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Nina Arulefela, CNMBaltimore, MD 212011851425722
- Richelle Cricks, CNMBaltimore, MD 212011144504390
- Rebecca Felter-Wernsdorfer, CNMBaltimore, MD 212011528056413
- Mayra Griggs, CNMBaltimore, MD 212011598915829
- Peter JohnsonBaltimore, MD 212011578658852
- Kimberly Jones-Beatty, CNMBaltimore, MD 212011164675039
- Melita Jordan, CNMBaltimore, MD 212011679752729
- Helene O'Keefe, C.N.M.Baltimore, MD 212011356453658
Common questions
What is Kara Hickey, CNM's NPI number?
Kara Hickey, CNM's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1134299332, issued on Nov 8, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kara Hickey, CNM located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 330 N Howard St, Baltimore, MD, 21201. Phone: (301) 332-4968. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kara Hickey, CNM's license?
NPPES lists Maryland license number R135906, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Kara Hickey, CNM prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kara Hickey, CNM had 199 Medicare Part D claims for 71 beneficiaries; the average among advanced practice midwife prescribers was 72. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Kara Hickey, CNM's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 74.4 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.