Cara Beach, DPM
Podiatrists (Podiatrist)
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Years since graduation
- 9
- In the NPI registry since
- 2016
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 357
The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 2016Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date)
Medicare’s Care Compare data doesn’t list this clinician’s medical school. Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).
Specialties and state licenses
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Podiatrist primary
OR license DP201010
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- Providence St Vincent Medical Center Portland, OR
Medical groups
- Northwest Extremity Specialists LLC (21 clinicians)
Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.
Medicare patients and services
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 357
- Services billed
- 1,462
- Patients’ average age
- 75
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Removal of fingernails or toenails, 6 or more nails | 319 | 163 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | 223 | 137 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | 118 | 118 |
| X-ray of foot, minimum of 3 views | 81 | 66 |
| Removal of noncancer thickened skin growth, 2-4 growths | 76 | 32 |
| Removal of skin and tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less | 57 | 20 |
| Removal of noncancer thickened skin growth, 1 growth | 33 | 27 |
| Removal of fingernails or toenails, 1-5 nails | 24 | 15 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | 17 | 15 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | 14 | 14 |
Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.
Medicare prescriptions
| Drug | Prescriptions |
|---|---|
| Lidocaine-Prilocaine (lidocaine/prilocaine) Other prescribers in Portland, OR | 73 |
| Ciclopirox Other prescribers in Portland, OR | 43 |
| Cephalexin Other prescribers in Portland, OR | 35 |
| Clindamycin Hcl Other prescribers in Portland, OR | 17 |
| Meloxicam Other prescribers in Portland, OR | 17 |
| Oxycodone Hcl Other prescribers in Portland, OR | 14 |
Prescriptions filled under Medicare Part D, including refills. CMS leaves out drugs prescribed fewer than 11 times.
Payments from drug and device companies
In 2025, 5 companies reported 9 payments worth $209 in total to this clinician.
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | $89.78 |
|---|---|
| Smith+nephew, Inc. | $61.63 |
| Ibsa Pharma Inc. | $23.64 |
| Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $20.33 |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | $13.74 |
| Food and Beverage | $209 |
|---|
From CMS Open Payments. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing; many are for consulting, teaching or meals. Clinicians can review and dispute their records with CMS.