Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Karen Gilson, M.D.

Family Medicine Physician · Sewanee, TN

Karen Gilson, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Sewanee, Tennessee, and NPI 1104813211, issued on Oct 4, 2005. Check the license (Tennessee 1092225410, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, loaded Aug 27, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1104813211
Name
Karen Gilson
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License numbers
1092225410 TN
060733 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1260 University Ave, Sewanee, TN 37375
Phone
(931) 598-4141
Enumerated
Oct 4, 2005
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1260 University Ave

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

  1. Craig Berger, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1225145097
  2. Ashish Chakravarthy, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1275589145
  3. Jeffrey Stirnemann, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1871532564
  4. Mark Wert, MDIndependent Medical Examiner Physician1467411553

Verify Karen Gilson in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee 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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78% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

791 Medicare Part D claims for 219 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,519 among the 111,126 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 30% of claims. 15 claims were for opioids.

  1. Karen Gilson791
  2. Specialty average3,519

Most prescribed

  1. Mounjaro83 claims
  2. Pioglitazone Hcl69 claims
  3. Atorvastatin Calcium23 claims
  4. Levothyroxine Sodium21 claims
  5. Shingrix19 claims
  6. Diclofenac Sodium17 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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 94.7 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score89.4
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $914.42

43 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Corcept Therapeutics. The 53,013 providers of this specialty with any payment received $861.30 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Karen Gilson$914.42
  2. Specialty average$861.30

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

One hospital or facility affiliation

  1. David M. Huffman, M.d.,p.c.Chattanooga, TN

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

3 family medicine physician records list a Sewanee practice address

They are 3 of the 38 NPPES records with a Sewanee practice address, and 2,570 family medicine physician records in Tennessee.

Other family medicine physician records in Tennessee

  1. John Aaron, MDClarksville, TN1629019922
  2. Rebecca Aaron, MDClarksville, TN1285383018
  3. Richard Aasheim, M.D.Greeneville, TN1831139005
  4. Julia Abraham, MDKnoxville, TN1417417403
  5. Sydney Abramson, MDMurfreesboro, TN1215975180
  6. Jahn Acevedo-Ortiz, MDSouth Fulton, TN1841936739
  7. Martin Acree, M.D.Memphis, TN1043217060
  8. Cecilia Adams, MDBartlett, TN1104823020
  9. David Adams, M.D.Hixson, TN1467463299
  10. Ezra Adams, DOJohnson City, TN1427518562

Common questions

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

Karen Gilson, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1104813211, issued on Oct 4, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Karen Gilson, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1260 University Ave, Sewanee, TN, 37375. Phone: (931) 598-4141. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

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

NPPES lists Tennessee license number 1092225410, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

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

In 2024, Karen Gilson, M.D. had 791 Medicare Part D claims for 219 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,519. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Karen Gilson, M.D.'s Medicare quality score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.7 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.