Kara Shay, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Crestview Hills, KY
Kara Shay, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Crestview Hills, Kentucky, and NPI 1578508271, issued on Jun 17, 2006. Check the license (Kentucky 38194, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kara Shay
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 38194 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 334 Thomas More Pkwy, Crestview Hills, KY 41017
- Phone
- (859) 341-0288
- Enumerated
- Jun 17, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 9, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (859) 341-7482
- Medicaid IDs
- 64077613 KY
200944740 IN
2466433 OH - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040505001732); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Vanderbilt University School Of Medicine, 1998
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 334 Thomas More Pkwy
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Kara Shay in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 38194Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
6,614 Medicare Part D claims for 533 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. 142 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium451 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium436 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate192 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate189 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium176 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium161 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: $323.46
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. 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
- Summit Medical Group IncWilliamstown, KY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kara Shay among 1,526 internal medicine physician records in Kentucky
Kara Shay, MD is one of 1,526 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Kentucky. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 14% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2006 among the 1,025 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
22 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Crestview Hills
They are 22 of the 445 NPPES records with a practice address in Crestview Hills, and 1,526 internal medicine physician records in Kentucky.
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Common questions
What is Kara Shay, MD's NPI number?
Kara Shay, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578508271, issued on Jun 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kara Shay, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 334 Thomas More Pkwy, Crestview Hills, KY, 41017. Phone: (859) 341-0288. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kara Shay, MD's license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number 38194, 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 Kara Shay, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kara Shay, MD had 6,614 Medicare Part D claims for 533 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), 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.