NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kara Wallace, M.D.

Family Medicine Physician · Huntsville, AL

Kara Wallace, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Huntsville, Alabama, and NPI 1487844643, issued on Jul 25, 2007. Check the license (Alabama 23260, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; 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
1487844643
Name
Kara Wallace
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
23260 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4650 Whitesburg Dr SW, Huntsville, AL 35802
Phone
(256) 533-5211
Enumerated
Jul 25, 2007
Record last updated
Mar 24, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(256) 533-5084
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20070724000190); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Missouri, Kansas City, School Of Medicine, 1996
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 4650 Whitesburg Dr SW

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

  1. Anna Adams, CRNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1790151033
  2. Courtenay Simmons, CRNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1174867089

Verify Kara Wallace in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
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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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8% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

3,245 Medicare Part D claims for 274 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 28 claims were for opioids.

  1. Kara Wallace3,245
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium315 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate253 claims
  3. Rosuvastatin Calcium178 claims
  4. Levothyroxine Sodium168 claims
  5. Losartan Potassium126 claims
  6. Lisinopril85 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 94.6 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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 score89.3
  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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $296.15

11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Kara Wallace$296.15
  2. Specialty average$902.55

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. Kara M Wallace MD PCHuntsville, AL

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

Kara Wallace among 1,996 family medicine physician records in Alabama

Kara Wallace, M.D. is one of 1,996 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 48% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 48% of these records are older, 44% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated1996 · median 2005 among the 1,346 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2016 · 55% 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 Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

168 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Huntsville

They are 168 of the 5,555 NPPES records with a practice address in Huntsville, and 1,996 family medicine physician records in Alabama.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Lyle Bohlman, MDHuntsville, AL 358021265420301
  2. Jenny Chapman, MDHuntsville, AL 358021699709709
  3. Larry Davis, M.D.Huntsville, AL 358021083603377
  4. Bryan Evans, MDHuntsville, AL 358021558310672
  5. Julia Fowler, MDHuntsville, AL 358021023104320
  6. Jeffrey Garber, MDHuntsville, AL 358021174504740
  7. Lona Haskell, M.D.Huntsville, AL 358021023072642
  8. Randle Middleton, M.D.Huntsville, AL 358021801845920

Common questions

What is Kara Wallace, M.D.'s NPI number?

Kara Wallace, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487844643, issued on Jul 25, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kara Wallace, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4650 Whitesburg Dr SW, Huntsville, AL, 35802. Phone: (256) 533-5211. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kara Wallace, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Alabama license number 23260, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Kara Wallace, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Kara Wallace, M.D. had 3,245 Medicare Part D claims for 274 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Kara Wallace, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.6 of 100. 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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