Karen Leigh Brown, MD
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician · State College, PA
Karen Leigh Brown, MD is a hospice and palliative medicine (family medicine) physician with a practice address in State College, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1730113838, issued on Jul 11, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD066459L, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karen Leigh Brown
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician 207QH0002X
- License number
- MD066459L PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1850 E Park Ave Ste 302, State College, PA 16803
- Phone
- (814) 278-4680
- Enumerated
- Jul 11, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 25, 2024
- Fax
- (814) 235-1523
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Karen Leigh Brown in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD066459LCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospice and palliative medicine (family medicine) physician in 2024
44 Medicare Part D claims for 16 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,129 among the 731 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 72.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Karen Leigh Brown among 47 hospice and palliative medicine (family medicine) physician records in Pennsylvania
Karen Leigh Brown, MD is one of 47 hospice and palliative medicine (family medicine) physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 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 2006, is newer than 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 72% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 49% of these records are
- Record last updated2024 · 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 207QH0002X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician providers in Pennsylvania
There are 47 hospice and palliative medicine (family medicine) physician records in Pennsylvania.
All 47 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in State College → Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician nationwide →
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- Ruth Wagner, M.D.Elizabethtown, PA 170221295147908
- Ashley Lipshaw, DO, MPHHershey, PA 170331326723396
- Robin Hicks, DOHarrisburg, PA 171091922413707
- Elsa Montoya AguilarHarrisburg, PA 171091851882435
- Maria Olender, D.O.Harrisburg, PA 171101437593936
Common questions
What is Karen Leigh Brown, MD's NPI number?
Karen Leigh Brown, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1730113838, issued on Jul 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karen Leigh Brown, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1850 E Park Ave Ste 302, State College, PA, 16803. Phone: (814) 278-4680. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karen Leigh Brown, MD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD066459L, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Karen Leigh Brown, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karen Leigh Brown, MD had 44 Medicare Part D claims for 16 beneficiaries; the average among hospice and palliative medicine (family medicine) physician prescribers was 1,129. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Karen Leigh Brown, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 72.6 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.