NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kara Huston, M.D.

Emergency Medicine Physician · New Bedford, MA

Kara Huston, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in New Bedford, Massachusetts, and NPI 1588024392, issued on Mar 7, 2016. Check the license (Massachusetts 273790, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1588024392
Name
Kara Huston
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
273790 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
101 Page St, New Bedford, MA 02740
Phone
(508) 973-5183
Enumerated
Mar 7, 2016
Record last updated
Aug 28, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20180329000287); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 101 Page St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Bruce Abbott, MDNeurology Physician1760485155
  2. Arielle Adrien-Jean, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1386691160
  3. Mohamed El-Amin Ahmed, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1477703676
  4. Reziwanguli Aji, MDInternal Medicine Physician1164612297
  5. Kyle Albano, NPCritical Care Medicine Nurse Practitioner1215608542
  6. Housam Eddine Alhariri, MDHospitalist Physician1306419536

Verify Kara Huston in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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71% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

386 Medicare Part D claims for 277 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 29 claims were for opioids.

  1. Kara Huston386
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Azithromycin50 claims
  2. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass34 claims
  3. Prednisone30 claims
  4. Oxycodone Hcl27 claims
  5. Cephalexin24 claims
  6. Cefpodoxime Proxetil15 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

  1. Urgi Center Medical GroupSandwich, MA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Kara Huston among 1,829 emergency medicine physician records in Massachusetts

Kara Huston, M.D. is one of 1,829 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 73% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 73% of these records are older, 23% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated2015 · median 2011 among the 1,200 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2018 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

29 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in New Bedford

They are 29 of the 2,230 NPPES records with a practice address in New Bedford, and 1,829 emergency medicine physician records in Massachusetts.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Joanne Cameron, M.D.New Bedford, MA 027401518904234
  2. Carl DahlbergNew Bedford, MA 027401770591307
  3. David Fuerman, DONew Bedford, MA 027401891703377
  4. William Harding, M.D.New Bedford, MA 027401235181082
  5. Sarah Harkness, M.D.New Bedford, MA 027401508184821
  6. Deborah Hartley, MDNew Bedford, MA 027401558336388
  7. Gregory Hunt, M.D.New Bedford, MA 027401538111380
  8. Harold Hutson, M.D.New Bedford, MA 027401730237405

Common questions

What is Kara Huston, M.D.'s NPI number?

Kara Huston, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588024392, issued on Mar 7, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kara Huston, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 101 Page St, New Bedford, MA, 02740. Phone: (508) 973-5183. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kara Huston, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 273790, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine at https://findmydoctor.mass.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Kara Huston, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Kara Huston, M.D. had 386 Medicare Part D claims for 277 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.