Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of August 10, 2026.
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Dr. Kristen Michelle Paral, MD

Individual provider Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician · NPI 1508177668

Dr. Kristen Michelle Paral, MD practises Pathology in Durham, North Carolina. Graduated from Illinois Medical College in 2010, 16 years ago. Practices with Bakal Dermatology Associates SC, a 7-clinician group and accepts Medicare assignment. Licensed in Illinois, Indiana and North Carolina.

Years since qualifying
16
Trained at
Illinois Medical College
Licensed in
IL, IN, NC
In the registry since
2010
Specialties on file
4
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

40 Duke Medicine Cir
Durham, NC 27710-4000
Phone: (919) 684-8815
Fax: (919) 681-8868
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Specialties & licences

Dermatopathology (Pathology) Physician (primary) Taxonomy 207ZD0900X · Licence 036.132414 (IL)
Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician Taxonomy 207ZP0102X · Licence 2016-01922 (NC)
Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician Taxonomy 207ZP0102X · Licence 125058109 (IL)
Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician Taxonomy 207ZP0102X · Licence 01093188A (IN)

Record details

NPI number1508177668
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderFemale
Credentials MD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedJune 23, 2010
Last updated in NPPESApril 18, 2024
Certification dateApril 18, 2024

Medicare enrollment

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

Medicare specialtyPATHOLOGY
Medical schoolILLINOIS MEDICAL COLLEGE
Graduated 2010 (16 years in practice)
Group practice Bakal Dermatology Associates Sc — 7 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount
Practice locations3 on file with Medicare

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 patients1,038
Services billed 2,083 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age76

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.

Colleagues at Bakal Dermatology Associates SC

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 7 clinicians in the practice; 4 are shown here.

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