Joseph Paul Karpinsky, M.D.
Emergency Medicine Physician · Lexington, KY
Joseph Paul Karpinsky, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Lexington, Kentucky, and NPI 1730566688, issued on Apr 29, 2015. Check the license (Kentucky 50994, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph Paul Karpinsky
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- 50994 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1221 S Broadway, Lexington, KY 40504
- Phone
- (859) 258-4000
- Enumerated
- Apr 29, 2015
- Record last updated
- Mar 28, 2023
- Fax
- (859) 258-6203
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180713000510); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Wayne State University School Of Medicine, 2015
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joseph Paul Karpinsky in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 50994Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
55% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
351 Medicare Part D claims for 266 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims. 62 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen50 claims
- Methocarbamol42 claims
- Ondansetron Odt41 claims
- Cephalexin21 claims
- Methylprednisolone17 claims
- Tamsulosin Hcl17 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): 80.9 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).
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Central Emergency Physicians, PscLexington, KY
- New Lexington Clinic PscLexington, KY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joseph Paul Karpinsky among 903 emergency medicine physician records in Kentucky
Joseph Paul Karpinsky, M.D. is one of 903 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Kentucky. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 71% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 71% of these records are older, 25% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2011 among the 557 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
211 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Lexington
They are 211 of the 14,031 NPPES records with a practice address in Lexington, and 903 emergency medicine physician records in Kentucky.
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Common questions
What is Joseph Paul Karpinsky, M.D.'s NPI number?
Joseph Paul Karpinsky, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1730566688, issued on Apr 29, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph Paul Karpinsky, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1221 S Broadway, Lexington, KY, 40504. Phone: (859) 258-4000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph Paul Karpinsky, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number 50994, 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 Joseph Paul Karpinsky, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph Paul Karpinsky, M.D. had 351 Medicare Part D claims for 266 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joseph Paul Karpinsky, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 80.9 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.