NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kara Liebling Kahan, MD

Psychiatry Physician · Houston, TX

Kara Liebling Kahan, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1053391995, issued on Jan 18, 2006. Check the license (Texas L7434, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; 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
1053391995
Name
Kara Liebling Kahan
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
L7434 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
550 Westcott St Ste 520, Houston, TX 77007
Phone
(713) 864-6694
Enumerated
Jan 18, 2006
Record last updated
Jun 20, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(713) 864-6694
Medicaid ID
175998701 TX
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 550 Westcott St Ste 520

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

  1. Olasunkanmi AbiodunPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1457994576
  2. Nicholas Bryant, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1437448586
  3. Linda Ejem, NPPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1578284022
  4. Brianna Fallon, NPPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1235094673
  5. Shirley Higgins, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1063050631
  6. Nicole Price, APRNPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1700397726

Verify Kara Liebling Kahan in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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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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51% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024

486 Medicare Part D claims for 39 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims.

  1. Kara Kahan486
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Quetiapine Fumarate44 claims
  2. Clonazepam41 claims
  3. Alprazolam36 claims
  4. Duloxetine Hcl35 claims
  5. Bupropion Xl34 claims
  6. Escitalopram Oxalate28 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.

Kara Liebling Kahan among 3,318 psychiatry physician records in Texas

Kara Liebling Kahan, MD is one of 3,318 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Texas. 72% 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, 65% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 45% of these records are
  • Record last updated2008 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Psychiatry Physician providers in Texas

There are 3,318 psychiatry physician records in Texas.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. David Ansell, D.O.Houston, TX 770071700116852
  2. Matthew Brams, M.D.Houston, TX 770071639187263
  3. Nicholas Bryant, M.D.Houston, TX 770071437448586
  4. Alice Mao, MDHouston, TX 770071851309488
  5. Poonam Thandi, M.D.Houston, TX 770071508186271
  6. Emily VasiliouHouston, TX 770071356977516
  7. Mohsin Zafar, MDHouston, TX 770071689164105
  8. Robert Bacon, MDHouston, TX 770081700951704

Common questions

What is Kara Liebling Kahan, MD's NPI number?

Kara Liebling Kahan, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053391995, issued on Jan 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kara Liebling Kahan, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 550 Westcott St Ste 520, Houston, TX, 77007. Phone: (713) 864-6694. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kara Liebling Kahan, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number L7434, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Kara Liebling Kahan, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Kara Liebling Kahan, MD had 486 Medicare Part D claims for 39 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.