Kara L. Underwood, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Cloquet, MN
Kara L. Underwood, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Cloquet, Minnesota, and NPI 1740390079, issued on Aug 30, 2006. Check the license (Minnesota 44858, as entered in NPPES) on the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kara L. Underwood
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 44858 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 512 Skyline Blvd, Cloquet, MN 55720
- Phone
- (218) 879-4641
- Enumerated
- Aug 30, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 10, 2025
- Fax
- (218) 878-7665
- Medicaid ID
- 120476900 WY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20051209000162); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Iowa, Rj & L Carver College Of Medicine, 1999
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kara L. Underwood in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMinnesota Board of Medical Practice
Search for license 44858Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
91% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
313 Medicare Part D claims for 64 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.
Most prescribed
- Lisinopril32 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium25 claims
- Tamsulosin Hcl22 claims
- Allopurinol18 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate14 claims
- Clopidogrel13 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Community Memorial Hospital AssociationCloquet, MN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kara L. Underwood among 3,985 family medicine physician records in Minnesota
Kara L. Underwood, M.D. 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
- Graduated1999 · median 2006 among the 2,483 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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).
34 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Cloquet
They are 34 of the 347 NPPES records with a practice address in Cloquet, and 3,985 family medicine physician records in Minnesota.
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Common questions
What is Kara L. Underwood, M.D.'s NPI number?
Kara L. Underwood, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740390079, issued on Aug 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kara L. Underwood, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 512 Skyline Blvd, Cloquet, MN, 55720. Phone: (218) 879-4641. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kara L. Underwood, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number 44858, 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 L. Underwood, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kara L. Underwood, M.D. had 313 Medicare Part D claims for 64 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.