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

Individual provider Registered Nurse · NPI 1174887350

Kara Southard is registered under Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) in Chicago, Illinois. Qualified in 2012, 14 years ago. Practices with Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation, a 4,394-clinician group, works from 2 locations and accepts Medicare assignment. Licensed in Illinois and Massachusetts.

Years since qualifying
14
Licensed in
IL, MA
In the registry since
2012
Specialties on file
2
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Practice location Address checks out

3134 N Clark St
Chicago, IL 60657-4414
Phone: (773) 766-4949
Fax: (312) 766-4908
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Additional practice locations (1)

  • 251 E Huron St, Chicago, IL 60611-2908 — (312) 695-1920

Specialties & licences

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (primary) Taxonomy 367500000X · Licence 209009755 (IL)
Registered Nurse Taxonomy 163W00000X · Licence RN279289 (MA)

Record details

NPI number1174887350
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderFemale
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedJuly 2, 2012
Last updated in NPPESSeptember 16, 2026
Certification dateSeptember 16, 2026

Medicare enrollment

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

Medicare specialtyCERTIFIED REGISTERED NURSE ANESTHETIST (CRNA)
Medical schoolOTHER
Graduated 2012 (14 years in practice)
Group practice Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation — 4394 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount
Practice locations8 on file with Medicare

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 patients104
Services billed 107 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age73

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Payments from drug and device companies, 2025

Drug and device makers are required by federal law (the Physician Payments Sunshine Act) to report what they pay or give to clinicians, and CMS publishes the reports as Open Payments. This is the 2025 program year. A report is a record of a payment, not an allegation of anything, and many are small items such as meals. Only general payments are listed here; research payments and ownership or investment interests are reported separately by CMS and are not shown.

Food and Beverage $81 1 payment · a meal or drink at a meeting or visit, not a fee

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Practises at

Facilities the CMS Facility Affiliation file lists for this clinician.

Colleagues at Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 4394 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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