Karen I. Dacey, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Bethlehem, PA
Karen I. Dacey, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1982786315, issued on Oct 19, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD442136, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karen I. Dacey
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- MD442136 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 522 Delaware Ave., Bethlehem, PA 18015
- Phone
- (610) 861-8977
- Enumerated
- Oct 19, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 31, 2023
- Fax
- (610) 861-9339
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20111004000503); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Karen I. Dacey in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD442136Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
About as many Medicare Part D claims as the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
1,522 Medicare Part D claims for 446 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 43% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost327 claims
- Lumigan168 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate132 claims
- Timolol Maleate116 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate114 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol98 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 76.2 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $275.21
12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Valley Eye Group P.C.Bethlehem, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Karen I. Dacey among 1,088 ophthalmology physician records in Pennsylvania
Karen I. Dacey, MD is one of 1,088 ophthalmology 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 22% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 22% of these records are older, 40% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2000 · median 2000 among the 734 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 64% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Pennsylvania
There are 1,088 ophthalmology physician records in Pennsylvania.
All 1,088 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Bethlehem → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Hamoon Eshraghi, MDFountain Hill, PA 180151114410222
- Andrew Kimmel, M.D.Bethlehem, PA 180151316980022
- Marilyn McDonald, M.D.Fountain Hill, PA 180151780620492
- Glenn Moyer, MDBethlehem, PA 180151508867482
- Roman Pravak, M.D.Fountain Hill, PA 180151275582082
- Kaushik Annam, MDBethlehem, PA 180171518529650
- Robert Morrison, M.D.Bethlehem, PA 180171548266489
- William Kitei, MDBethlehem, PA 180181831151380
Common questions
What is Karen I. Dacey, MD's NPI number?
Karen I. Dacey, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982786315, issued on Oct 19, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karen I. Dacey, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 522 Delaware Ave., Bethlehem, PA, 18015. Phone: (610) 861-8977. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karen I. Dacey, MD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD442136, 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 I. Dacey, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karen I. Dacey, MD had 1,522 Medicare Part D claims for 446 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Karen I. Dacey, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 76.2 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.