Kara L Underwood, M.D.

Primary specialty

Family Medicine PhysicianTaxonomy code 207Q00000X

License

44858 Issued in MN

Practice address

512 Skyline Blvd
Cloquet, MN 55720-1199

Phone

(218) 879-4641

Fax

(218) 878-7665

NPI assigned

Aug 30, 2006

Last updated

Feb 10, 2025By the provider in NPPES

Sex

Female

Sole proprietor

No

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

Specialties & licenses 1

Addresses

Other identifiers 3

Electronic endpoints 1

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in MN

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 PracticeAlso: Emergency Medicine

Education

University of Iowa, RJ & L Carver College of Medicine, 1999

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Community Memorial Hospital AssociationGroup PAC ID 0042129991, 47 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Community Memorial Hospital Hospital, Cloquet, MN, CCN 241364
• Community Memorial Hospital Nursing home, CCN 24Z364

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: hisdept@direct.cloquethospital.com

All facility ownership & control disclosures 2

Facilities whose Medicare enrollment lists this provider’s PECOS associate ID as an owner or managing party.

Owned or controlled facilities with NPI records 2

Facilities whose Medicare enrollment lists this provider as an owner, officer, director or managing party.

• Community Memorial Hospital Association

  • Critical Access Hospital
  • Cloquet, MN
  • NPI 1003869082

  Corporate Director

  CMS ownership
• Community Memorial Hospital Association

  • Medicare Defined Swing Bed Hospital Unit
  • Cloquet, MN
  • NPI 1255496188

  Corporate Director

  CMS ownership

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

• Community Memorial Hospital Association

  • Critical Access Hospital
  • Cloquet, MN
  • NPI 1003869082
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Community Memorial Hospital Association

  • Dialysis Equipment & Supplies (DME)
  • Cloquet, MN
  • NPI 1528103652
  NPD (past)
• St. Francis Medical Center

  • Critical Access Hospital
  • Breckenridge, MN
  • NPI 1891954574
  NPD (past)
• St. Francis Medical Center

  dba Chi St Francis Health

  • Rural Health Clinic/Center
  • Milnor, ND
  • NPI 1235215252
  NPD (past)

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

• Community Memorial Hospital Association

  • Critical Access Hospital
  • Cloquet, MN
  • NPI 1003869082
  Care Compare affiliation
• Community Memorial Hospital Association

  • Medicare Defined Swing Bed Hospital Unit
  • Cloquet, MN
  • NPI 1255496188

  Nursing home

  Care Compare affiliation

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

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            "country_code": "US",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "MAILING",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "512 SKYLINE BLVD STE 1",
            "city": "CLOQUET",
            "state": "MN",
            "postal_code": "557201199",
            "telephone_number": "218-879-4641",
            "fax_number": "218-878-7665"
        },
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            "fax_number": "218-878-7665"
        }
    ],
    "practiceLocations": [],
    "basic": {
        "last_name": "UNDERWOOD",
        "first_name": "KARA",
        "middle_name": "L",
        "credential": "M.D.",
        "sole_proprietor": "NO",
        "sex": "F",
        "enumeration_date": "2006-08-30",
        "last_updated": "2025-02-10",
        "certification_date": "2025-02-10",
        "status": "A"
    },
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            "issuer": null,
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            "state": "WY"
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            "code": "01",
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            "issuer": "BCBS OF WYOMING",
            "identifier": "313249",
            "state": "WY"
        },
        {
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            "state": "WY"
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    "endpoints": [
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            "affiliation": "N",
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            "city": "Cloquet",
            "state": "MN",
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}

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• Family Medicine Physician in Minnesota

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Feb 10, 2025; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; facility enrollments, owners and changes of ownership; Provider of Services certification data; 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.

Verify at the official NPI Registry.