NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kara Clemons Smola, PA-C

Medical Physician Assistant · Birmingham, AL

Kara Clemons Smola, PA-C is a medical physician assistant with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1831437474, issued on Jan 16, 2013. Check the license (Alabama PA-876, as entered in NPPES) with the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1831437474
Name
Kara Clemons Smola
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Medical Physician Assistant 363AM0700X
License number
PA-876 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
805 Saint Vincents Dr Ste 100, Birmingham, AL 35205
Phone
(205) 939-3699
Enumerated
Jan 16, 2013
Record last updated
May 12, 2025
Fax
(205) 484-2585
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20130315000365); accepts Medicare assignment
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 805 Saint Vincents Dr Ste 100

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

  1. Christopher Adams, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1104560341
  2. William Allen, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1215506464
  3. Christopher Beaumont, MDOrthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician1114381548
  4. Catherine Beckham, PAPhysician Assistant1922346071
  5. Matthew Beidleman, MDSports Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician1548799885
  6. Jonathan Berry, OTOccupational Therapist1073130357

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Alabama board licenses this profession
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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): 100 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. Qualitynot scored (reweighted)
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  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).

Industry payments in 2024: $37.82

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated. The 16,165 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,055.00 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Kara Smola$37.82
  2. Specialty average$1,055.00

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. Stv Sports Medicine And Orthopedics LLCTrussville, AL

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

Kara Clemons Smola among 228 medical physician assistant records in Alabama

Kara Clemons Smola, PA-C is one of 228 medical physician assistant records with a practice address in Alabama. 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 2013, is newer than 44% of them.

  • NPI issued2013 · 44% of these records are older, 53% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • Graduated2012 · median 2016 among the 146 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 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 363AM0700X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Medical Physician Assistant providers in Alabama

There are 228 medical physician assistant records in Alabama.

The 8 medical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Heidi Essig, PA-CBirmingham, AL 352051265547137
  2. Valentina Folse, PACBirmingham, AL 352051508801846
  3. Giang Le, PABirmingham, AL 352051629718903
  4. John PellerinBirmingham, AL 352051003492984
  5. Gia Randall Woolen, P.A.Birmingham, AL 352051760665459
  6. Rachel Carley, PA-C, ATCHomewood, AL 352091245614445
  7. Bellamy Davis, PACHomewood, AL 352091649775412
  8. Allyson LottBirmingham, AL 352091679266597

Common questions

What is Kara Clemons Smola, PA-C's NPI number?

Kara Clemons Smola, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831437474, issued on Jan 16, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kara Clemons Smola, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 805 Saint Vincents Dr Ste 100, Birmingham, AL, 35205. Phone: (205) 939-3699. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kara Clemons Smola, PA-C's license?

NPPES lists Alabama license number PA-876, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

What is Kara Clemons Smola, PA-C's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.