Kara Villareal, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Phoenix, AZ
Kara Villareal, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Phoenix, Arizona, and NPI 1104826114, issued on Aug 1, 2005. Check the license (Arizona 27026, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kara Villareal
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 27026 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3815 E Bell RD, Phoenix, AZ 85032
- Phone
- (602) 995-0822
- Enumerated
- Aug 1, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jan 6, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (602) 995-0825
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140212001821); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Arizona College Of Medicine, 1990
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3815 E Bell RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Kara Villareal in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
Search for license 27026Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
82% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
27 Medicare Part D claims for 23 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 15 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen13 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: $1,043.54
12 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- North Valley Surgical Associates, PCGlendale, AZ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kara Villareal among 760 surgery physician records in Arizona
Kara Villareal, M.D. is one of 760 surgery physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 90% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 53% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 2006 among the 401 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Arizona
There are 760 surgery physician records in Arizona.
All 760 in Arizona → Every provider in Phoenix → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Daniel Fang, M.D.Phoenix, AZ 850321033170634
- Debora Gama Lima, M.D.Phoenix, AZ 850321437151461
- Luis Hashimoto, M.D.Phoenix, AZ 850321083606883
- Scott Hillmann, M.D.Phoenix, AZ 850321023014016
- Mytia McNeal, MDPhoenix, AZ 850321457376436
- Barbara Merz, M.D.Phoenix, AZ 850321902808090
- Shelley Nakamura, MDPhoenix, AZ 850321760463418
- Jhaver Patel, MDPhoenix, AZ 850321093739799
Common questions
What is Kara Villareal, M.D.'s NPI number?
Kara Villareal, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1104826114, issued on Aug 1, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kara Villareal, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3815 E Bell RD, Phoenix, AZ, 85032. Phone: (602) 995-0822. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kara Villareal, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number 27026, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona Medical Board at https://www.azmd.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Kara Villareal, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kara Villareal, M.D. had 27 Medicare Part D claims for 23 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.