Dr. Kara E. Brooks, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 6,361
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 852
- Part D claims, 2024
- 1,859
- MIPS score, 2024
- 91
- Industry payments
- $4,693
- Practice address
- 1450 Professional Park Dr, Winston Salem, NC 27103
- Practice phone
- Call (336) 724-2434
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Skin Surgery Center PA
Winston Salem, North Carolina
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Dr. Kara E. Brooks is a dermatologist in Winston Salem, North Carolina
Dr. Brooks practices at Skin Surgery Center PA in Winston Salem, North Carolina.
Dr. Brooks' NPI, 1548529001, was assigned on May 3, 2012. Dr. Brooks graduated from University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine in 2012. Dr. Brooks holds North Carolina license 2016-00323.
- NPI
- 1548529001NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 3678798238
- NPI enumeration date
- May 3, 2012
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (336) 724-2434
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Female
- Estimated age
- 40
- Medical school graduation
- 2012
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Kara E. Brooks practices at Skin Surgery Center PA in Winston Salem, North Carolina
Dr. Brooks' primary practice is Skin Surgery Center PA, at 1450 Professional Park Dr, Winston Salem, NC 27103 in Forsyth County. The practice phone is (336) 724-2434.
- Skin Surgery Center PA1450 Professional Park Dr, Winston Salem, NC 27103 · Forsyth CountyPhone(336) 724-2434
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Kara E. Brooks is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Brooks' primary practice is Skin Surgery Center PA in Winston Salem, North Carolina. The medical group on file is The Skin Surgery Center. Dmand AI also links Dr. Brooks to 2 more group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Kara E. Brooks' practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Brooks practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Skin Surgery Center PA | Available with a free account |
| +2 more sites and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Kara E. Brooks is one of 434 dermatologists in North Carolina
Dermatology is Dr. Brooks' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207N00000X. Dr. Brooks is licensed in North Carolina.
Specialties and state licenses
- Dermatology, North CarolinaPrimary
Dermatologists near Dr. Brooks
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Kara E. Brooks billed Medicare for 6,361 services in 2024
CMS data shows 6,361 Medicare services from Dr. Brooks across 19 procedure codes in 2024, for 852 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $218,762 for them. Every service was in an office.
Dr. Brooks' Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Surgery
- 2023: 4,9252024: 4,7553%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1,4802024: 1,5021%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 692024: 6112%
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 1002024: 4357%
Dr. Brooks compared with the North Carolina median for dermatologists, 2024
- Dr. Brooks
- North Carolina median
- Medicare services
- 6,361vs 2,1942.9 times
- Medicare patients
- 852vs 52662% above
- Part D claims
- 1,679vs 5373.1 times
Medians across 445 dermatologists in North Carolina with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Brooks' most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Kara E. Brooks treated 852 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 76
CMS counts 852 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Brooks in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 387 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 72% have high blood pressure. 3% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.12, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Brooks' median patient age at 68, with 61% women.
Dr. Brooks' Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Brooks' Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women45854%
- Men39446%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Brooks' Medicare patients, 2024
- High cholesterol75%
- High blood pressure72%
- Arthritis42%
- Ischemic heart disease28%
- Chronic kidney disease22%
- Diabetes22%
- Anxiety20%
- Atrial fibrillation19%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Brooks' patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 68
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women61%
- Men39%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Kara E. Brooks wrote 1,859 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Brooks wrote 1,859 Medicare Part D claims for 561 patients. 92% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,679 of them, across 35 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,061,429 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,312 claims across 30 drugs.
Dr. Brooks' Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic1,710 claims92%
- Brand-name149 claims8%
Dr. Brooks' most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Brooks' Part D claims, 2024
- Antibiotics8%144 of 1,859 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 1,3122024: 1,67928%
Drugs named by CMS: 35 in 2024, 30 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Kara E. Brooks scored 91 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 91 out of 100 for Dr. Brooks for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Brooks accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 1,741 procedures of removal of skin lesions by Dr. Brooks, more than 97% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Brooks' MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 91of 100Final score
- 89of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Where Dr. Brooks ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Removal of skin lesions
- 97th percentile1,741 procedures
- Skin biopsy
- 91st percentile311 procedures
- Melanoma (skin cancer) excision
- 89th percentile63 procedures
- Removal or shaving of skin growth
- 73rd percentile25 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Removal of nail tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Kara E. Brooks received $4,693 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 248 general payments to Dr. Brooks from 31 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 96% of the total. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation paid the most, $844.
General payments to Dr. Brooks by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Brooks by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Food and beverage$4,51896%
- Education$1754%
Companies that paid Dr. Brooks the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Kara E. Brooks graduated from University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine
Dr. Brooks graduated from University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine in 2012.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Kara E. Brooks's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Kara E. Brooks' NPI number?
Dr. Kara E. Brooks' NPI number is 1548529001. It was assigned on May 3, 2012, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Kara E. Brooks?
Dr. Kara E. Brooks is a dermatologist in Winston Salem, North Carolina. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Dermatology Physician (taxonomy code 207N00000X).
Where does Dr. Kara E. Brooks practice?
Dr. Brooks practices at 1450 Professional Park Dr, Winston Salem, NC 27103. Dr. Brooks' primary practice is Skin Surgery Center PA in Winston Salem, North Carolina. Dmand AI also links Dr. Brooks to 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Kara E. Brooks' office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Brooks is (336) 724-2434.
What is Dr. Kara E. Brooks' medical license number?
Dr. Brooks holds North Carolina license 2016-00323.
What medical group is Dr. Kara E. Brooks part of?
Dr. Brooks is linked to The Skin Surgery Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Brooks to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. Kara E. Brooks accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Brooks billed Medicare for 6,361 services in 2024, and Dr. Brooks accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Kara E. Brooks' MIPS score?
Dr. Brooks' MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 91 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Kara E. Brooks see?
CMS counts 852 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Brooks in 2024, with an average age of 76.
What services does Dr. Kara E. Brooks bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Brooks' most billed Medicare services were surgery: skin and soft tissue (17003), office visit, established patient (99213) and surgery: skin and soft tissue (17000).
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Where did Dr. Kara E. Brooks go to medical school?
Dr. Brooks graduated from University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine in 2012.
What drugs does Dr. Kara E. Brooks prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Brooks' most prescribed drugs by claims were Ketoconazole, Triamcinolone Acetonide and Clobetasol Propionate.
Has Dr. Kara E. Brooks received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $4,693 in general payments to Dr. Brooks from 31 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation.
How long has Dr. Kara E. Brooks been practicing?
Dr. Brooks graduated from medical school in 2012, 14 years ago.
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