NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kirsten Kay Carew, MD

Hospitalist Physician · Springfield, IL

Kirsten Kay Carew, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Springfield, Illinois, and NPI 1508482597, issued on Jun 25, 2020. Check the license (Illinois 036165786, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; 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
1508482597
Name
Kirsten Kay Carew
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License numbers
036165786 IL
125.076820 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
701 N 1St St, Springfield, IL 62702
Phone
(217) 545-8000
Enumerated
Jun 25, 2020
Record last updated
Jul 14, 2025
Fax
(217) 606-3057
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20230901003377); accepts Medicare assignment
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 701 N 1St St

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

  1. Hanni AbdinCritical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1619264504
  2. Shefta Akhunji, M.DHospitalist Physician1477937811
  3. Matthew Albrecht, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1174887384
  4. Kaci Alexander, D.O.Internal Medicine Physician1427439363
  5. Yasmina Arroyo, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1922459544
  6. Jeffrey Austen, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1336588417

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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32% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

352 Medicare Part D claims for 124 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 16 claims were for opioids.

  1. Kirsten Carew352
  2. Specialty average521

Most prescribed

  1. Prednisone33 claims
  2. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass27 claims
  3. Doxycycline Hyclate14 claims
  4. Furosemide14 claims
  5. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen12 claims
  6. Azithromycin11 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

  1. Springfield Clinic, LLPJacksonville, IL

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

Kirsten Kay Carew among 1,535 hospitalist physician records in Illinois

Kirsten Kay Carew, MD is one of 1,535 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 92% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 79% of them.

  • NPI issued2020 · 79% of these records are older, 14% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 87% of these records are
  • Graduated2020 · median 2013 among the 1,339 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 32% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Hospitalist Physician providers in Illinois

There are 1,535 hospitalist physician records in Illinois.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Shefta Akhunji, M.DSpringfield, IL 627021477937811
  2. Tazeen Al-Haq, M.D.Springfield, IL 627021922448315
  3. Joseph Awotwi, MDSpringfield, IL 627021871767251
  4. Kevin Schrader, MDSpringfield, IL 627021871117424
  5. Didar Singh, M.D.Springfield, IL 627021952563488
  6. Bhavin Sonani, M.D.Springfield, IL 627021639495971
  7. Adrienne Stich, MDSpringfield, IL 627021558776807
  8. Aman Swied, MDSpringfield, IL 627021407478431

Common questions

What is Kirsten Kay Carew, MD's NPI number?

Kirsten Kay Carew, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508482597, issued on Jun 25, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kirsten Kay Carew, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 701 N 1St St, Springfield, IL, 62702. Phone: (217) 545-8000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kirsten Kay Carew, MD's license?

NPPES lists Illinois license number 036165786, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Kirsten Kay Carew, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Kirsten Kay Carew, MD had 352 Medicare Part D claims for 124 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.