NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Karen C. Burks, M.D.

Family Medicine Physician · North Little Rock, AR

Karen C. Burks, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in North Little Rock, Arkansas, and NPI 1821085226, issued on Sep 30, 2005. Check the license (Arkansas E1235, as entered in NPPES) on the Arkansas State Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1821085226
Name
Karen C. Burks
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
E1235 AR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3343 Springhill Dr, North Little Rock, AR 72117
Phone
(501) 945-8800
Enumerated
Sep 30, 2005
Record last updated
Jun 15, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(501) 945-8819
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040624000539); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Arkansas College Of Medicine, 1994
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 3343 Springhill Dr

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

  1. Phillip Alston, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1295732170
  2. Charles Caldwell, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1023061850
  3. Jimmy Chang, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1285632463
  4. Robert Conner, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1043470487
  5. Jay Geoghagan, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1407840101
  6. Kari Kajitani, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1043420029

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArkansas State Medical Board
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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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91% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

331 Medicare Part D claims for 96 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Karen Burks331
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Pantoprazole Sodium25 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium12 claims
  3. Lisinopril12 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate11 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

  1. Arkansas Health GroupLonoke, AR

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Karen C. Burks among 1,681 family medicine physician records in Arkansas

Karen C. Burks, M.D. is one of 1,681 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Arkansas. 87% 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, 86% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • Graduated1994 · median 2004 among the 1,156 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2010 · 58% 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 Arkansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

48 family medicine physician records list a practice address in North Little Rock

They are 48 of the 2,298 NPPES records with a practice address in North Little Rock, and 1,681 family medicine physician records in Arkansas.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Stanley Burns, M.D.North Little Rock, AR 721171053424515
  2. Jock Cobb, M.D.North Little Rock, AR 721171427060698
  3. Joel Cobb, M.D.North Little Rock, AR 721171124132485
  4. John Cockerell, M.D.North Little Rock, AR 721171669867099
  5. Umesh Krishna Doppalapudi, MDNorth Little Rock, AR 721171821589250
  6. Lauren Gibson-Oliver, MDNorth Little Rock, AR 721171861924383
  7. Kari Kajitani, M.D.North Little Rock, AR 721171043420029
  8. Natalia Obraztsova, MDNorth Little Rock, AR 721171235635111

Common questions

What is Karen C. Burks, M.D.'s NPI number?

Karen C. Burks, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821085226, issued on Sep 30, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Karen C. Burks, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3343 Springhill Dr, North Little Rock, AR, 72117. Phone: (501) 945-8800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Karen C. Burks, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Arkansas license number E1235, as entered by the provider. Search the Arkansas State Medical Board at https://armedicalboard.adh.arkansas.gov/public/verify/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Karen C. Burks, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Karen C. Burks, M.D. had 331 Medicare Part D claims for 96 beneficiaries; 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.