Karen Cummings Banister, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Paducah, KY
Karen Cummings Banister, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Paducah, Kentucky, and NPI 1730248535, issued on Dec 7, 2006. Check the license (Kentucky 32562, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karen Cummings Banister
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 32562 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2850 Lone Oak RD, Paducah, KY 42003
- Phone
- (270) 554-3904
- Enumerated
- Dec 7, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 9, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (270) 534-8928
- Medicaid ID
- 64325624 KY
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Karen Cummings Banister in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 32562Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
98% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
66 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 35% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Buprenorphine-Naloxone37 claims
- Suboxone23 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.
Karen Cummings Banister among 1,968 family medicine physician records in Kentucky
Karen Cummings Banister, M.D. is one of 1,968 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Kentucky. 80% 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, 50% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 65% of these records are
- Record last updated2010 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
34 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Paducah
They are 34 of the 1,910 NPPES records with a practice address in Paducah, and 1,968 family medicine physician records in Kentucky.
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Common questions
What is Karen Cummings Banister, M.D.'s NPI number?
Karen Cummings Banister, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1730248535, issued on Dec 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karen Cummings Banister, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2850 Lone Oak RD, Paducah, KY, 42003. Phone: (270) 554-3904. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karen Cummings Banister, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number 32562, 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 Karen Cummings Banister, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karen Cummings Banister, M.D. had 66 Medicare Part D claims; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.