Karen B. Bentley, M.D.
Emergency Medicine Physician · Gastonia, NC
Karen B. Bentley, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Gastonia, North Carolina, and NPI 1275670010, issued on Jan 31, 2007. Check the license (North Carolina 9801593, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karen B. Bentley
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- 9801593 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2525 Court Dr, Gastonia, NC 28054
- Phone
- (704) 834-2662
- Enumerated
- Jan 31, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (704) 834-2686
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050913000919); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2525 Court Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Karen B. Bentley in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 9801593Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
39% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
137 Medicare Part D claims for 106 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 12 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cephalexin20 claims
- Methylprednisolone17 claims
- Ondansetron Odt15 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 one group practice
- Wake Forest Emergency ProvidersCharlotte, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Karen B. Bentley among 2,094 emergency medicine physician records in North Carolina
Karen B. Bentley, M.D. is one of 2,094 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 39% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 39% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 2012 among the 1,317 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Emergency Medicine Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 2,094 emergency medicine physician records in North Carolina.
All 2,094 in North Carolina → Every provider in Gastonia → Emergency Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Elias Awad, M.D.Gastonia, NC 280541871904599
- Adam Brunfeldt, MDGastonia, NC 280541477789725
- Ian Cole, M.D.Gastonia, NC 280541003037359
- Timothy Corvino, MDGastonia, NC 280541245326156
- Diana Cramp, MDGastonia, NC 280541477691715
- Robert Farquharson, MDGastonia, NC 280541639287295
- Renee Fulbright, MDGastonia, NC 280541346389236
- Oscar Gomez, MDGastonia, NC 280541841208501
Common questions
What is Karen B. Bentley, M.D.'s NPI number?
Karen B. Bentley, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1275670010, issued on Jan 31, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karen B. Bentley, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2525 Court Dr, Gastonia, NC, 28054. Phone: (704) 834-2662. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karen B. Bentley, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 9801593, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Karen B. Bentley, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karen B. Bentley, M.D. had 137 Medicare Part D claims for 106 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.