NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Karen E. Callahan, MD

Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician · Birmingham, AL

Karen E. Callahan, MD is a child & adolescent psychiatry physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1154371508, issued on May 10, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 00016038, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; 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
1154371508
Name
Karen E. Callahan
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician 2084P0804X
License number
00016038 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2200 Lakeshore Drive, Birmingham, AL 35209
Phone
(205) 871-6926
Enumerated
May 10, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 13, 2026
Fax
(205) 871-7981
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050524001275); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 1990
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 2200 Lakeshore Drive

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

  1. Keith Abrams, PHDClinical Psychologist1336198340
  2. Christine Agee, PHDClinical Psychologist1285683243
  3. Geraldine Aston, MSWClinical Social Worker1740239722
  4. Margaret Barclay, MDPsychiatry Physician1386693349
  5. Karen Bluestein, MSWClinical Social Worker1477503837
  6. Reina Brashier, LPC LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1467401422

Verify Karen E. Callahan in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
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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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10.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average child & adolescent psychiatry physician in 2024

5,200 Medicare Part D claims for 241 beneficiaries, against an average of 504 among the 3,545 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims.

  1. Karen Callahan5,200
  2. Specialty average504

Most prescribed

  1. Alprazolam312 claims
  2. Doxepin Hcl269 claims
  3. Baclofen244 claims
  4. Clonazepam228 claims
  5. Trazodone Hcl197 claims
  6. Loxapine182 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $453.15

31 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 1,578 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,427.96 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Karen Callahan$453.15
  2. Specialty average$1,427.96

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Grayson And Associates PCHoover, AL
  2. Health Care Authority For Baptist Health, AN Affiliate OF UabhsMontgomery, AL

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

Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician providers in Alabama

There are 53 child & adolescent psychiatry physician records in Alabama.

Other child & adolescent psychiatry physician records in Alabama

  1. Curtis Adams, M.D.Huntsville, AL1720105653
  2. Nasima Amin, MDTuscaloosa, AL1457562472
  3. Srilata Anne, MDBirmingham, AL1164418398
  4. Lee Ascherman, MDBirmingham, AL1861447377
  5. Julie Bernstein, D.O.Mobile, AL1124312632
  6. John Broderick-Cantwell, M.D.Daphne, AL1760493365
  7. Irena Bukelis, M.D.Vestavia, AL1659699577
  8. James Cullinan, DOBirmingham, AL1982647681
  9. James Edwards, M.D.Montgomery, AL1639152879
  10. Blessing Falola, MDBirmingham, AL1902247323

Common questions

What is Karen E. Callahan, MD's NPI number?

Karen E. Callahan, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1154371508, issued on May 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Karen E. Callahan, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2200 Lakeshore Drive, Birmingham, AL, 35209. Phone: (205) 871-6926. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Karen E. Callahan, MD's license?

NPPES lists Alabama license number 00016038, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Karen E. Callahan, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Karen E. Callahan, MD had 5,200 Medicare Part D claims for 241 beneficiaries; the average among child & adolescent psychiatry physician prescribers was 504. 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.