Kara S. Kuhlman, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Colby, KS
Kara S. Kuhlman, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Colby, Kansas, and NPI 1558652818, issued on Apr 21, 2011. Check the license (Kansas 04-35791, as entered in NPPES) on the Kansas State Board of Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kara S. Kuhlman
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 04-35791 KS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 310 E College Dr, Colby, KS 67701
- Phone
- (785) 462-6184
- Enumerated
- Apr 21, 2011
- Record last updated
- Apr 27, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (785) 460-1490
- Medicaid ID
- 201100500A KS
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140829002113); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Kansas School Of Med (Kc/Wich/Sal), 2011
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 310 E College Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Luetta Flanagin, ARNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1164440251
- Mallory Forsyth, MDFamily Medicine Physician1609305424
- Kelly Gabel, D.O.Surgery Physician1538307236
- Sarah Gabel, D.O.Family Medicine Physician1255594305
Verify Kara S. Kuhlman in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKansas State Board of Healing Arts
Search for license 04-35791Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
16% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
2,977 Medicare Part D claims for 155 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims. 150 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium186 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium179 claims
- Lisinopril120 claims
- Gabapentin115 claims
- Furosemide105 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate99 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: $256.72
12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. 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.
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
- Citizens Medical Center IncColby, KS
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kara S. Kuhlman among 1,970 family medicine physician records in Kansas
Kara S. Kuhlman, M.D. is one of 1,970 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Kansas. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 63% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 63% of these records are older, 35% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2006 among the 1,164 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 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 Kansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
14 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Colby
They are 14 of the 131 NPPES records with a practice address in Colby, and 1,970 family medicine physician records in Kansas.
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The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Hannah Bayliff, MDColby, KS 677011073259867
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- Sarah Gabel, D.O.Colby, KS 677011255594305
- Daniel Kuhlman, M.D.Colby, KS 677011467743724
- Darren Matchell, DOColby, KS 677011003840547
- Gabriela Newell, MDColby, KS 677011326614231
- Kysha Nichols-Totten, M.D.Colby, KS 677011073957262
- Michael Nordquist, DOColby, KS 677011558867580
Common questions
What is Kara S. Kuhlman, M.D.'s NPI number?
Kara S. Kuhlman, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1558652818, issued on Apr 21, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kara S. Kuhlman, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 310 E College Dr, Colby, KS, 67701. Phone: (785) 462-6184. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kara S. Kuhlman, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Kansas license number 04-35791, as entered by the provider. Search the Kansas State Board of Healing Arts at https://www.ksbha.ks.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Kara S. Kuhlman, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kara S. Kuhlman, M.D. had 2,977 Medicare Part D claims for 155 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.