NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kara L. Settles, MD

Anesthesiology Physician · Kansas City, MO

Kara L. Settles, MD is an anesthesiology physician with a practice address in Kansas City, Missouri, and NPI 1831128511, issued on Jul 3, 2006. Check the license (Missouri R1P18, as entered in NPPES) on the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1831128511
Name
Kara L. Settles
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Anesthesiology Physician 207L00000X
License number
R1P18 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2301 Holmes St, Kansas City, MO 64108
Phone
(816) 404-3495
Enumerated
Jul 3, 2006
Record last updated
Dec 3, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid IDs
100125200E KS
202996088 MO
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050202000382); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Missouri, Kansas City, School Of Medicine, 1987
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 2301 Holmes St

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

  1. Abdelrahman Abaza, MBBCHStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1194646968
  2. Ume Abbas, MDInfectious Disease Physician1790756179
  3. Asem Abdeljalil, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1861410706
  4. Adebola AbogunrinStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1316889165
  5. Islam AboumoussaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1790346518
  6. Melissa Abramovitz, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1679170005

Verify Kara L. Settles in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMissouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
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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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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 85.3 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score87.8
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%46.5
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Truman Medical Center IncorporatedKansas City, MO

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

Kara L. Settles among 1,153 anesthesiology physician records in Missouri

Kara L. Settles, MD is one of 1,153 anesthesiology physician records with a practice address in Missouri. 70% 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, 54% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • Graduated1987 · median 2007 among the 718 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207L00000X and a Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Anesthesiology Physician providers in Missouri

There are 1,153 anesthesiology physician records in Missouri.

The 8 anesthesiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Melinda Brown, MDKansas City, MO 641081629028261
  2. Linda Dill, MDKansas City, MO 641081033144431
  3. Wendy Duchene, MDKansas City, MO 641081538101175
  4. Barbara Furgason, M.D.Kansas City, MO 641081447269345
  5. James Glenski, MDKansas City, MO 641081275581191
  6. Edward Hauptmann, MD.Kansas City, MO 641081669489894
  7. John Hubbard, MDKansas City, MO 641081164455002
  8. Peter Mestad, M.D.Kansas City, MO 641081922066406

Common questions

What is Kara L. Settles, MD's NPI number?

Kara L. Settles, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831128511, issued on Jul 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kara L. Settles, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2301 Holmes St, Kansas City, MO, 64108. Phone: (816) 404-3495. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kara L. Settles, MD's license?

NPPES lists Missouri license number R1P18, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts at https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

What is Kara L. Settles, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 85.3 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.

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