What is Kara Cardenas's specialty?

Kara Cardenas (NPI 1417119777) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Emergency Medicine in Grand Rapids, MI.

Where does Kara Cardenas practice?

Kara Cardenas practices in Grand Rapids, MI, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1417119777.

How much does Medicare pay Kara Cardenas?

Kara Cardenas (NPI 1417119777) received approximately $28K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 203 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1417119777

Kara CardenasM.D.

Emergency MedicineGrand Rapids, MII

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

185

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

190

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$25K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 2,370 Emergency Medicine providers in MI — below median (cohort median 308).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$152

Distinct drugs

Brand share

45.5%

Top prescribed drugs

Prednisone18 claims

Cefuroxime Axetil15 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

97.5

Quality

89.3

Cost

85.9

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

0.95%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$17

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$17

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$17

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Kara Cardenas's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 32 inbound referrers · 58 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
SPECTRUM HEALTH UNITED	95	261
SPECTRUM HEALTH PRIMARY CARE PARTNERS	50	85
Jason Bowman Emergency Medicine · Grand Rapids, MI	36	64
QUICK, JOHN	32	50
Christopher Buchach Diagnostic Radiology · Grand Rapids, MI	28	41
Christopher Cahill Emergency Medicine · Grand Rapids, MI	24	39
Aileen Arguelles Del Castillo Hospitalist · Murray, UT	23	42
Steven Bezinque Diagnostic Radiology · Grand Rapids, MI	23	34
James Larson Diagnostic Radiology · Grand Rapids, MI	22	32
Thomas Sapp Emergency Medicine · Grand Rapids, MI	21	36
Joseph Junewick Diagnostic Radiology · Grand Rapids, MI	19	29
Life Ems Of Ionia Co Inc Ambulance Service Provider · Ionia, MI	19	92

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
SPECTRUM HEALTH HOSPITALS	306	893
SPECTRUM HEALTH UNITED	212	648
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN	109	168
Life Ems Inc Ambulance Service Provider · Grand Rapids, MI	56	132
KOOISTRA, JOSHUA	53	89
SAINT MARY'S HEALTH SERVICES	52	128
Paramed Inc Ambulance Service Provider · Grand Rapids, MI	51	145
County Of Montcalm Ambulance Service Provider · Stanton, MI	47	105
SPECTRUM HEALTH PRIMARY CARE PARTNERS	46	75
Nathaniel Bishop Emergency Medicine · Grand Rapids, MI	45	72
Peter Nye Diagnostic Radiology · Grand Rapids, MI	41	60
Mario Orsini Diagnostic Radiology · Grand Rapids, MI	41	69

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

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