Kara Keating Bench, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Lynn, MA
Kara Keating Bench, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Lynn, Massachusetts, and NPI 1659633063, issued on Jun 12, 2012. Check the license (Massachusetts 261500, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kara Keating Bench
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 261500 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 269 Union St, Lynn, MA 01901
- Phone
- (781) 596-2502
- Enumerated
- Jun 12, 2012
- Record last updated
- Nov 18, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (781) 596-3966
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20151109001978); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Massachusetts Medical School, 2012
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 269 Union St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Karla Abad, LCSWClinical Social Worker1598577470
- Aishetu AbubakarRegistered Nurse1306467972
- Mario Acosta, RNCommunity Health Registered Nurse1801486469
- Mary Adinkrah, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1265716211
- Gabriela Aguiar OrtegaMental Health Counselor1255952982
- Kathleen AhearnRegistered Nurse1801044466
Verify Kara Keating Bench in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
Search for license 261500Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
73% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
962 Medicare Part D claims for 70 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium69 claims
- Butalbital-Acetaminophen-Caffe40 claims
- Gabapentin35 claims
- Lisinopril33 claims
- Losartan Potassium32 claims
- Metformin Hcl Er29 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
- Cambridge Public Health CommissionCambridge, MA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kara Keating Bench among 2,265 family medicine physician records in Massachusetts
Kara Keating Bench, MD is one of 2,265 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 65% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 65% of these records are older, 32% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2006 among the 1,529 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
26 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Lynn
They are 26 of the 2,030 NPPES records with a practice address in Lynn, and 2,265 family medicine physician records in Massachusetts.
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Common questions
What is Kara Keating Bench, MD's NPI number?
Kara Keating Bench, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659633063, issued on Jun 12, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kara Keating Bench, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 269 Union St, Lynn, MA, 01901. Phone: (781) 596-2502. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kara Keating Bench, MD's license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 261500, 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 Keating Bench, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kara Keating Bench, MD had 962 Medicare Part D claims for 70 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.