NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Karah Freeman Smith, PA-C

Physician Assistant · Dalton, GA

Karah Freeman Smith, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Dalton, Georgia, and NPI 1285622746, issued on Oct 10, 2005. Check the license (Georgia 001936, as entered in NPPES) with the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1285622746
Name
Karah Freeman Smith
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License number
001936 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1114 Professional Blvd, Dalton, GA 30720
Phone
(706) 278-0138
Enumerated
Oct 10, 2005
Record last updated
Mar 7, 2023
Fax
(706) 226-6882
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 1114 Professional Blvd

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

  1. Kelsey Barta, PA-CPhysician Assistant1770320491
  2. Justin Burgett, FNP-BC, RNFamily Nurse Practitioner1801061452
  3. Jennifer Duckett, PA-CPhysician Assistant1912266230
  4. Stanley Hoy, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1851389340
  5. Anna SissonFamily Medicine Physician1417827916
  6. Brandon Smith, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1497998223

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Georgia 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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10.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average physician assistant in 2024

8,837 Medicare Part D claims for 762 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 101 claims were for opioids.

  1. Karah Smith8,837
  2. Specialty average830

Most prescribed

  1. Levothyroxine Sodium400 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium351 claims
  3. Lisinopril308 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate295 claims
  5. Rosuvastatin Calcium255 claims
  6. Pantoprazole Sodium239 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: $789.67

44 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Karah Smith$789.67
  2. Specialty average$841.65

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

Karah Freeman Smith among 4,662 physician assistant records in Georgia

Karah Freeman Smith, PA-C is one of 4,662 physician assistant records with a practice address in Georgia. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 97% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 59% of these records are
  • Record last updated2023 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

34 physician assistant records list a practice address in Dalton

They are 34 of the 1,269 NPPES records with a practice address in Dalton, and 4,662 physician assistant records in Georgia.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Joseph Ballard, PADalton, GA 307201144331943
  2. Tara Barton, PA-CDalton, GA 307201174815138
  3. Sandra Burns, P. A.Dalton, GA 307201578625331
  4. Jennifer Duckett, PA-CDalton, GA 307201912266230
  5. Mark Finley, PADalton, GA 307201992077333
  6. David Langlois, PACDalton, GA 307201265525141
  7. Reiko Noll, PA-CDalton, GA 307201891895769
  8. Joseph Paulson, PA-CDalton, GA 307201477582252

Common questions

What is Karah Freeman Smith, PA-C's NPI number?

Karah Freeman Smith, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285622746, issued on Oct 10, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Karah Freeman Smith, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1114 Professional Blvd, Dalton, GA, 30720. Phone: (706) 278-0138. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Karah Freeman Smith, PA-C's license?

NPPES lists Georgia license number 001936, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Karah Freeman Smith, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Karah Freeman Smith, PA-C had 8,837 Medicare Part D claims for 762 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.