Kara Marie Lappin, D.O.
Hospitalist Physician · Bellefontaine, OH
Kara Marie Lappin, D.O. is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Bellefontaine, Ohio, and NPI 1518490416, issued on Apr 7, 2017. Check the license (Ohio 34.014251, as entered in NPPES) on the State Medical Board of Ohio; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kara Marie Lappin
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- 34.014251 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 205 E Palmer RD, Bellefontaine, OH 43311
- Phone
- (937) 592-4015
- Enumerated
- Apr 7, 2017
- Record last updated
- Dec 23, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200911002236); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kara Marie Lappin in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersState Medical Board of Ohio
Search for license 34.014251Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
14% more Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
594 Medicare Part D claims for 175 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 68 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ondansetron Odt75 claims
- Prednisone49 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa31 claims
- Omeprazole31 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen27 claims
- Furosemide18 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): 81.4 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: $41.84
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Zoll Services LLC (a/k/a Zoll LifeCor Corp). The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 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.
One hospital affiliation
- Mary Rutan HospitalBellefontaine, OH · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Kara Marie Lappin among 982 hospitalist physician records in Ohio
Kara Marie Lappin, D.O. is one of 982 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Ohio. 92% 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 65% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 65% of these records are older, 30% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 85% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2012 among the 835 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 34% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Ohio practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hospitalist Physician providers in Ohio
There are 982 hospitalist physician records in Ohio.
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The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Anas Ahmed, MDMarion, OH 433021841797750
- Goitom Asgedom, MDMarion, OH 433021548574296
- Eduardo Avena Arevalo, MDMarion, OH 433021215564893
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Common questions
What is Kara Marie Lappin, D.O.'s NPI number?
Kara Marie Lappin, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518490416, issued on Apr 7, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kara Marie Lappin, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 205 E Palmer RD, Bellefontaine, OH, 43311. Phone: (937) 592-4015. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kara Marie Lappin, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists Ohio license number 34.014251, as entered by the provider. Search the State Medical Board of Ohio at https://elicense.ohio.gov/oh_verifylicense. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Kara Marie Lappin, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kara Marie Lappin, D.O. had 594 Medicare Part D claims for 175 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Kara Marie Lappin, D.O.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 81.4 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.