Karen Avery, MD
General Practice Physician · Hixson, TN
Karen Avery, MD is a general practice physician with a practice address in Hixson, Tennessee, and NPI 1447293428, issued on Jun 14, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee 54230, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karen Avery
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- General Practice Physician 208D00000X
- License numbers
- 54230 TN
27405 AL
18557 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5870 Highway 153 Ste 122, Hixson, TN 37343
- Phone
- (423) 243-3342
- Enumerated
- Jun 14, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 25, 2026
- Fax
- (423) 402-8155
- Medicaid ID
- 01402598 MS
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210104000875); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of South Alabama College Of Medicine, 2002
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 5870 Highway 153 Ste 122
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Lynda Green, MS, LPC, NCC, BC-TMHProfessional Counselor1558727214
Verify Karen Avery in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 54230Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
89% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice physician in 2024
327 Medicare Part D claims for 32 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,030 among the 8,395 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Buprenorphine-Naloxone271 claims
- Ibuprofen13 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Crossroads Treatment Centers OF Tennessee, PCHixson, TN
- Revida Recovery Centers PCKnoxville, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Karen Avery among 169 general practice physician records in Tennessee
Karen Avery, MD is one of 169 general practice physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 52% 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 15% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 15% of these records are older, 50% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 52% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 33% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 1995 among the 55 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 64% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208D00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
General Practice Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 169 general practice physician records in Tennessee.
All 169 in Tennessee → Every provider in Hixson → General Practice Physician nationwide →
The 8 general practice physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Keith Weaver, DOHixson, TN 373431265652317
- Thomas Cox, MDMadisonville, TN 373541811930308
- Olusina Adewale, M.D.Dayton, TN 373211821133588
- Vin Hua, M.D.Palmer, TN 373651730115478
- Arturo Quito, MDPikeville, TN 373671851374540
- Mark Pollard, MDCleveland, TN 373121942231139
- Ryan Barnes, M.D.Cleveland, TN 373111306200290
- Tyler McCurry, D.O.Cleveland, TN 373111700129244
Common questions
What is Karen Avery, MD's NPI number?
Karen Avery, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1447293428, issued on Jun 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karen Avery, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5870 Highway 153 Ste 122, Hixson, TN, 37343. Phone: (423) 243-3342. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karen Avery, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 54230, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Karen Avery, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karen Avery, MD had 327 Medicare Part D claims for 32 beneficiaries; the average among general practice physician prescribers was 3,030. 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.