Barbara Karcher, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Petal, MS
Barbara Karcher, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Petal, Mississippi, and NPI 1558756387, issued on Mar 30, 2015. Check the license (Mississippi 25589, as entered in NPPES) on the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Barbara Karcher
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 25589 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 50 Parkway LN, Petal, MS 39465
- Phone
- (601) 544-7404
- Enumerated
- Mar 30, 2015
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 50 Parkway LN
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Judd Reynolds, D.O.Family Medicine Physician1730355967
Verify Barbara Karcher in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMississippi State Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 25589Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
3.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
9,538 Medicare Part D claims for 560 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 79 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium599 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate450 claims
- Losartan Potassium297 claims
- Gabapentin264 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium253 claims
- Hydrochlorothiazide239 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Industry payments in 2024: $400.30
24 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Hattiesburg Clinic PAHattiesburg, MS
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
2 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Petal
They are 2 of the 120 NPPES records with a practice address in Petal, and 972 internal medicine physician records in Mississippi.
All 2 in Petal → All 972 in Mississippi → Every provider in Petal →
Other internal medicine physician records in Mississippi
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- Ashraf Abdo, MDJackson, MS1770597049
- John AbernathyJackson, MS1700670650
- Richard Abney, M.D.Meridian, MS1710986591
- Joy AbrahamBiloxi, MS1225795842
- Ralph Abraham, M.D.Tupelo, MS1881049443
- Muhammad Abushaer, MDBooneville, MS1942258983
- Ekow Acquah, MDGulfport, MS1013922814
- Clement Addo, DOJackson, MS1972353472
Common questions
What is Barbara Karcher, M.D.'s NPI number?
Barbara Karcher, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1558756387, issued on Mar 30, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Barbara Karcher, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 50 Parkway LN, Petal, MS, 39465. Phone: (601) 544-7404. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Barbara Karcher, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Mississippi license number 25589, as entered by the provider. Search the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure at https://www.msbml.ms.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Barbara Karcher, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Barbara Karcher, M.D. had 9,538 Medicare Part D claims for 560 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments, the HHS-OIG exclusion list) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.