NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kara Kern, M.D.

Family Medicine Physician · Conroe, TX

Kara Kern, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Conroe, Texas, and NPI 1811984321, issued on Sep 29, 2005. Check the license (Texas L4018, 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
1811984321
Name
Kara Kern
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
L4018 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
800 Riverwood CT, Conroe, TX 77304
Phone
(936) 760-4454
Enumerated
Sep 29, 2005
Record last updated
Aug 18, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(936) 760-4415
Medicaid ID
156929501 TX
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040505000428); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Miami, Lm Miller School Of Medicine, 1999
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 800 Riverwood CT

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

  1. Camille Clemens-Clayton, PH.D.Clinical Psychologist1265800031
  2. Marianne Hitter, RNRegistered Nurse1841473303
  3. Kerry KupermanBehavior Analyst1194366880
  4. Bang-Ning Lee, PA-CPhysician Assistant1073822144
  5. Yavonne Martinez, R.PH., PHARMDPharmacotherapy Pharmacist1710902978
  6. Maribeth Moore, D.O.Family Medicine Physician1376530758

Verify Kara Kern 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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2.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024

7,858 Medicare Part D claims for 570 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 288 claims were for opioids.

  1. Kara Kern7,858
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium420 claims
  2. Levothyroxine Sodium375 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate351 claims
  4. Lisinopril275 claims
  5. Losartan Potassium252 claims
  6. Gabapentin219 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $761.13

37 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Kara Kern$761.13
  2. Specialty average$902.55

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Family Healthcare Affiliates PLLCConroe, TX

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

Kara Kern among 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas

Kara Kern, M.D. is one of 11,119 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 88% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • Graduated1999 · median 2004 among the 7,095 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 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 207Q00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

96 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Conroe

They are 96 of the 2,448 NPPES records with a practice address in Conroe, and 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Christopher Chapman, MDConroe, TX 773041164426888
  2. Elena Garcia, MD.Conroe, TX 773041750375150
  3. Gregg Hallbauer, DOConroe, TX 773041922007343
  4. Samantha Hinds-CampaConroe, TX 773041083618797
  5. Lata Joshi, M.D.Conroe, TX 773041629077045
  6. Stephen McKernan, D.O.Conroe, TX 773041407855547
  7. Maribeth Moore, D.O.Conroe, TX 773041376530758
  8. Patricia Patrinely, DOConroe, TX 773041619957636

Common questions

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

Kara Kern, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1811984321, issued on Sep 29, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kara Kern, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 800 Riverwood CT, Conroe, TX, 77304. Phone: (936) 760-4454. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

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

NPPES lists Texas license number L4018, 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 Kern, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Kara Kern, M.D. had 7,858 Medicare Part D claims for 570 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.