Kara Parker, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Minneapolis, MN
Kara Parker, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and NPI 1679519318, issued on Jun 21, 2006. Check the license (Minnesota 44470, as entered in NPPES) on the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kara Parker
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 44470 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2810 Nicollet Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55408
- Phone
- (612) 873-6963
- Enumerated
- Jun 21, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 7, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040928000469); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Minnesota Medical School, 2000
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kara Parker in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMinnesota Board of Medical Practice
Search for license 44470Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
62% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
1,358 Medicare Part D claims for 136 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 59 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium189 claims
- Losartan Potassium62 claims
- Lisinopril58 claims
- Progesterone52 claims
- Escitalopram Oxalate41 claims
- Trazodone Hcl35 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 91.4 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Hennepin Healthcare System IncMinneapolis, MN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kara Parker among 3,985 family medicine physician records in Minnesota
Kara Parker, MD is one of 3,985 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Minnesota. 74% 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 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 42% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2000 · median 2006 among the 2,483 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 63% 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 Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
336 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Minneapolis
They are 336 of the 22,918 NPPES records with a practice address in Minneapolis, and 3,985 family medicine physician records in Minnesota.
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Common questions
What is Kara Parker, MD's NPI number?
Kara Parker, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679519318, issued on Jun 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kara Parker, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2810 Nicollet Ave, Minneapolis, MN, 55408. Phone: (612) 873-6963. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kara Parker, MD's license?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number 44470, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice at https://mn.gov/boards/medical-practice/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Kara Parker, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kara Parker, MD had 1,358 Medicare Part D claims for 136 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Kara Parker, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.4 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.