Cemal Karakas, M.D
Epilepsy Physician · Louisville, KY
Cemal Karakas, M.D is an epilepsy physician with a practice address in Louisville, Kentucky, and NPI 1831550243, issued on Mar 11, 2016. Check the license (Kentucky 1938, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Cemal Karakas
- Credential
- M.D
- Primary taxonomy
- Epilepsy Physician 2084E0001X
- License numbers
- 1938 KY
53165 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 411 E Chestnut St # St6, Louisville, KY 40202
- Phone
- (502) 588-3650
- Enumerated
- Mar 11, 2016
- Record last updated
- Aug 22, 2024
- Fax
- (502) 588-7852
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 411 E Chestnut St # St6
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Kristi Mattingly, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1831584408
Verify Cemal Karakas in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 1938Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
90% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average epilepsy physician in 2024
96 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 934 among the 476 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Lamotrigine16 claims
- Clobazam14 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $172.28
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc. The 345 providers of this specialty with any payment received $6,278.39 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.
Epilepsy Physician providers in Kentucky
There are 4 epilepsy physician records in Kentucky.
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The 3 epilepsy physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Barbara Kwiecinska, MDLouisville, KY 402021821626300
- Marika-Foteni Antimisiaris, MDLouisville, KY 402411497286348
- Marjan Asadollahi, MDLexington, KY 405361669155503
Common questions
What is Cemal Karakas, M.D's NPI number?
Cemal Karakas, M.D's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831550243, issued on Mar 11, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Cemal Karakas, M.D located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 411 E Chestnut St # St6, Louisville, KY, 40202. Phone: (502) 588-3650. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Cemal Karakas, M.D's license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number 1938, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure at https://web1.ky.gov/GenSearch/LicenseSearch.aspx?AGY=5. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Cemal Karakas, M.D prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Cemal Karakas, M.D had 96 Medicare Part D claims; the average among epilepsy physician prescribers was 934. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Cemal Karakas, M.D's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 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 only as counts) 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 9, 2026.