NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kara Willenburg, M.D.

Infectious Disease Physician · Huntington, WV

Kara Willenburg, M.D. is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Huntington, West Virginia, and NPI 1972705150, issued on Jun 1, 2007. Check the license (West Virginia 25720, as entered in NPPES) on the West Virginia Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1972705150
Name
Kara Willenburg
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
License number
25720 WV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1249 15TH St, Huntington, WV 25701
Phone
(304) 691-1000
Enumerated
Jun 1, 2007
Record last updated
Dec 22, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(304) 691-1693
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20230622000447); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Illinois College Of Med (Chi/Peor/Rock/Chm-Urb), 2005
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 1249 15TH St

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

  1. Waiel AbusninaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1255783163
  2. Barbara Akpanudo, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1104012103
  3. Sutoidem Akpanudo, MDInternal Medicine Physician1588845408
  4. Randa Al-Jayoussi, M.D.Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician1831181171
  5. Mohammed Al-Ourani, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1245462290
  6. Khaled Ali, MDInternal Medicine Physician1861653875

Verify Kara Willenburg in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWest Virginia Board of Medicine
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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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67% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average infectious disease physician in 2024

225 Medicare Part D claims for 110 beneficiaries, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims.

  1. Kara Willenburg225
  2. Specialty average689

Most prescribed

  1. Cephalexin30 claims
  2. Doxycycline Hyclate29 claims
  3. Biktarvy17 claims
  4. Amoxicillin16 claims
  5. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass15 claims
  6. Fluconazole14 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: $37.24

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 3,895 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,362.19 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Kara Willenburg$37.24
  2. Specialty average$4,362.19

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. Rocky Mountain Infectious DiseasesCasper, WY

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

Kara Willenburg among 46 infectious disease physician records in West Virginia

Kara Willenburg, M.D. is one of 46 infectious disease physician records with a practice address in West Virginia. 89% 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 37% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 37% of these records are older, 54% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 85% of these records are
  • Graduated2005 · median 2005 among the 39 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0200X and a West Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Infectious Disease Physician providers in West Virginia

There are 46 infectious disease physician records in West Virginia.

The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Hesham Awadh, MDHuntington, WV 257011912381922
  2. Jennifer Hanrahan, D.O.Huntington, WV 257011528002656
  3. Theresa Hysell, APRN, FNP-CHuntington, WV 257011831868827
  4. Leeja Joseph, MDHuntington, WV 257011316433659
  5. Ahmad Nusair, MDHuntington, WV 257011689644676
  6. Jamila Iqbal RanavayaHuntington, WV 257011992325401
  7. Mahmoud Shorman, MDHuntington, WV 257011780011809
  8. James Vaillant, MDHuntington, WV 257011306367487

Common questions

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

Kara Willenburg, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972705150, issued on Jun 1, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kara Willenburg, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1249 15TH St, Huntington, WV, 25701. Phone: (304) 691-1000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

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

NPPES lists West Virginia license number 25720, as entered by the provider. Search the West Virginia Board of Medicine at https://wvbom.wv.gov/public/search/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

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

In 2024, Kara Willenburg, M.D. had 225 Medicare Part D claims for 110 beneficiaries; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 689. 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.