NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Grace E. Karem, DMD

General Practice Dentistry · Shelbyville, KY

Grace E. Karem, DMD is a general practice dentistry with a practice address in Shelbyville, Kentucky, and NPI 1811427883, issued on Jun 13, 2017. Check the license (Kentucky 10481, as entered in NPPES) with the Kentucky board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1811427883
Name
Grace E. Karem
Credential
DMD
Primary taxonomy
General Practice Dentistry 1223G0001X
License numbers
10481 KY
10478 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
627 Washington St, Shelbyville, KY 40065
Phone
(502) 633-3735
Enumerated
Jun 13, 2017
Record last updated
Apr 5, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 627 Washington St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Raymond Lohr, D.M.D.General Practice Dentistry1013926237

Verify Grace E. Karem in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Kentucky board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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28% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice dentistry in 2024

60 Medicare Part D claims for 32 beneficiaries, against an average of 83 among the 70,290 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. Grace Karem60
  2. Specialty average83

Most prescribed

  1. Amoxicillin38 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: $33.91

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Align Technology, Inc. The 41,669 providers of this specialty with any payment received $597.01 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Grace Karem$33.91
  2. Specialty average$597.01

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Grace E. Karem among 1,590 general practice dentistry records in Kentucky

Grace E. Karem, DMD is one of 1,590 general practice dentistry records with a practice address in Kentucky. 61% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 80% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 80% of these records are older, 18% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 61% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 1% of these records are
  • Record last updated2021 · 75% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 1223G0001X and a Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

11 general practice dentistry records list a practice address in Shelbyville

They are 11 of the 674 NPPES records with a practice address in Shelbyville, and 1,590 general practice dentistry records in Kentucky.

The 8 general practice dentistry records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jamie Coleman, DMDShelbyville, KY 400651841510880
  2. Lisa Daugherty, D.M.DShelbyville, KY 400651083625347
  3. Jeremy Fairbourn, DDSShelbyville, KY 400651750695037
  4. Mark Hewlett, DMDShelbyville, KY 400651144208786
  5. Stephen HewlettShelbyville, KY 400651629621677
  6. Joseph Koval, D.M.D.Shelbyville, KY 400651588675805
  7. Raymond Lohr, D.M.D.Shelbyville, KY 400651013926237
  8. Dennis Long, DMDShelbyville, KY 400651881792877

Common questions

What is Grace E. Karem, DMD's NPI number?

Grace E. Karem, DMD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1811427883, issued on Jun 13, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Grace E. Karem, DMD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 627 Washington St, Shelbyville, KY, 40065. Phone: (502) 633-3735. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Grace E. Karem, DMD's license?

NPPES lists Kentucky license number 10481, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Grace E. Karem, DMD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Grace E. Karem, DMD had 60 Medicare Part D claims for 32 beneficiaries; the average among general practice dentistry prescribers was 83. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

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.