Kara Carew, MD

Primary specialty

Family Medicine PhysicianTaxonomy code 207Q00000X

License

1017320 Issued in MA

Practice address

145 Rosemary Street
Suite C
Needham, MA 02494-3259

Phone

(781) 235-7900

Fax

(781) 237-9930

NPI assigned

Apr 5, 2021

Sex

Female

Sole proprietor

No

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 2

Addresses

Other names 1

• Kara McClain Former name

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in MA

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

Family Practice

Education

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 2021

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Telehealth

Offers telehealth services

Group practices

Wellesley Family Care Associates PCGroup PAC ID 5991861411, 21 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Newton-Wellesley Hospital Hospital, Newton, MA, CCN 220101
• Brigham and Women Faulkner Hospital Hospital, Jamaica Plain, MA, CCN 220119
• Massachusetts General Hospital Hospital, Boston, MA, CCN 220071
• Brigham and Women's Hospital Hospital, Boston, MA, CCN 220110

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: carew.kara.nwh@direct.partners.masshiway.net

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships and National Provider Directory roles.

• Wellesley Family Care Associates, PC

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Wellesley, MA
  • NPI 1902056310
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Newton Wellesley Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Newton, MA
  • NPI 1952845521
  NPD

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

• Brigham & Womens Hospital, Inc.

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Boston, MA
  • NPI 1790717650
  Care Compare affiliation
• Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital, Inc

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Boston, MA
  • NPI 1578677811
  Care Compare affiliation
• Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital, Inc.

  • Psychiatric Hospital Unit
  • Boston, MA
  • NPI 1033121025
  Care Compare affiliation
• Newton-Wellesley Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Newton, MA
  • NPI 1992737761
  Care Compare affiliation
• The General Hospital Corporation

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Boston, MA
  • NPI 1023049236
  Care Compare affiliation

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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• Fran Caplan, MA
• Mac Capwell, MSW
• Sara Carabbio-Thopsey, PSY.D.
• Wendy Carbone, PT
• Care With Dignity LLC (BrightStar Care of Needham / Brookline)
• Carewell Urgent Care Centers of Ma, PC (Carewell Urgent Care)
• Megan E Carleton
• Amy Danielle Carlson, P.T.
• Josephine Marie Carlson
• John Chirstopher Carr, LICSW

• Family Medicine Physician in Needham, MA
• Providers in Needham, MA by specialty
• Family Medicine Physician in Massachusetts

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Jun 2, 2026; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

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