Karen Delane Hanks, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Union City, TN
Karen Delane Hanks, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Union City, Tennessee, and NPI 1790981819, issued on Jun 25, 2007. Check the license (Tennessee 48175, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karen Delane Hanks
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- 48175 TN
MD0000048175 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1117 S Miles Ave Ste 4, Union City, TN 38261
- Phone
- (731) 507-0700
- Enumerated
- Jun 25, 2007
- Record last updated
- Dec 19, 2025
- Fax
- (731) 389-9446
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20121004000082); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Tennessee, Hsc, College Of Medicine, 2007
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Karen Delane Hanks in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 48175Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
56% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
1,411 Medicare Part D claims for 79 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Buprenorphine-Naloxone86 claims
- Gabapentin42 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium39 claims
- Sertraline Hcl38 claims
- Furosemide29 claims
- Trazodone Hcl29 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: $1,093.46
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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.
Karen Delane Hanks among 2,596 internal medicine physician records in Tennessee
Karen Delane Hanks, M.D. is one of 2,596 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 54% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 54% of these records are older, 37% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 2003 among the 1,705 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Internal Medicine Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 2,596 internal medicine physician records in Tennessee.
All 2,596 in Tennessee → Every provider in Union City → Internal Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Megan TuttleUnion City, TN 382611942887237
- Robert Hill, M.D.Troy, TN 382601376594051
- Fred Cox, MDSouth Fulton, TN 382571104830801
- William James, M.D.Rives, TN 382531063494508
- Andrew Coleman, M.D.Paris, TN 382421770565459
- Amanda Finley, DOParis, TN 382421174817035
- Virginia Go, MDParis, TN 382421437242955
- Walter Griffey, M.D.Paris, TN 382421295708469
Common questions
What is Karen Delane Hanks, M.D.'s NPI number?
Karen Delane Hanks, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790981819, issued on Jun 25, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karen Delane Hanks, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1117 S Miles Ave Ste 4, Union City, TN, 38261. Phone: (731) 507-0700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karen Delane Hanks, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 48175, 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 Delane Hanks, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karen Delane Hanks, M.D. had 1,411 Medicare Part D claims for 79 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.