Kari V. Kale, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Billings, MT
Kari V. Kale, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Billings, Montana, and NPI 1285746693, issued on Aug 31, 2006. Check the license (Montana 10084, as entered in NPPES) on the Montana Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kari V. Kale
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 10084 MT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2675 Central Ave, Billings, MT 59102
- Phone
- (406) 238-2500
- Enumerated
- Aug 31, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 23, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080401000027); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Southwestern Medical School At Dallas, 1999
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kari V. Kale in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMontana Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 10084Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
18,483 Medicare Part D claims for 1,075 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 692 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium967 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium960 claims
- Losartan Potassium811 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate749 claims
- Omeprazole540 claims
- Gabapentin476 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.
One hospital affiliation
- Billings ClinicBillings, MT · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Kari V. Kale among 324 internal medicine physician records in Montana
Kari V. Kale, MD is one of 324 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Montana. 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 2006, is newer than 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2006 among the 191 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 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 207R00000X and a Montana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
80 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Billings
They are 80 of the 4,035 NPPES records with a practice address in Billings, and 324 internal medicine physician records in Montana.
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Common questions
What is Kari V. Kale, MD's NPI number?
Kari V. Kale, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285746693, issued on Aug 31, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kari V. Kale, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2675 Central Ave, Billings, MT, 59102. Phone: (406) 238-2500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kari V. Kale, MD's license?
NPPES lists Montana license number 10084, as entered by the provider. Search the Montana Board of Medical Examiners at https://ebiz.mt.gov/POL/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Kari V. Kale, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kari V. Kale, MD had 18,483 Medicare Part D claims for 1,075 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.