Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of October 4, 2026.
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Kara Keating Bench, MD

Individual provider Family Medicine Physician · NPI 1659633063

Kara Keating Bench, MD is registered under Family Practice in Lynn, Massachusetts. Graduated from University of Massachusetts Medical School in 2012, 14 years ago. Practices with Cambridge Public Health Commission, a 649-clinician group, accepts Medicare assignment and offers telehealth. Licensed in Massachusetts.

Years since qualifying
14
Trained at
University of Massachusetts Medical School
Licensed in
MA
In the registry since
2012
What do these letters mean?
MD — Doctor of Medicine
A physician who completed allopathic medical school.

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Practice location Address checks out

269 Union St
Lynn, MA 01901-1314 Not confirmed with CMS for 10 years — call before visiting
Phone: (781) 596-2502
Fax: (781) 596-3966
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Specialties & licences

Family Medicine Physician (primary) Taxonomy 207Q00000X · Licence 261500 (MA)

Record details

NPI number1659633063
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderFemale
Credentials MD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedJune 12, 2012
Last updated in NPPESNovember 18, 2015

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyFAMILY PRACTICE
Medical schoolUNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL
Graduated 2012 (14 years in practice)
Group practice Cambridge Public Health Commission — 649 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount
TelehealthOffers telehealth services

Procedures

From CMS Care Compare, which counts the procedures a clinician billed to Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage over a recent 12-month period. CMS reports a fixed list of common procedures, so this is not everything the clinician does. Counts of 10 or fewer are given as a range, because CMS withholds small numbers.

Removal of skin lesions 1–10 times
Skin biopsy 1–10 times

The percentile compares how often this clinician performed the procedure with other clinicians who performed it, as CMS calculates it. It measures volume, not outcomes or skill.

Medicare patients and services, 2024

From the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners file for calendar year 2024. It counts Original Medicare patients only, so a practice that mostly sees Medicare Advantage or privately insured patients looks smaller here than it is.

Medicare patients23
Services billed 36 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age72

Dollar amounts are not shown. What Medicare pays a practice is gross billings, before staff, premises and tax and including the cost of any drugs it administers, so it is not what a clinician earns.

Practises at

Facilities the CMS Facility Affiliation file lists for this clinician.

Colleagues at Cambridge Public Health Commission

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 649 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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