NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Karen Janette Hansen-Smith, MD

Family Medicine Physician · Fresno, CA

Karen Janette Hansen-Smith, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Fresno, California, and NPI 1144310178, issued on Oct 13, 2006. Check the license (California G78031, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; 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
1144310178
Name
Karen Janette Hansen-Smith
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
G78031 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
725 W Shaw Ave, Fresno, CA 93704
Phone
(559) 485-3639
Enumerated
Oct 13, 2006
Record last updated
May 24, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(559) 485-5320
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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Verify Karen Janette Hansen-Smith in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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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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82% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

627 Medicare Part D claims for 46 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 65 claims were for opioids.

  1. Karen Hansen-Smith627
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium28 claims
  2. Levothyroxine Sodium27 claims
  3. Oxycodone Hcl26 claims
  4. Gabapentin25 claims
  5. Metformin Hcl Er21 claims
  6. Lisinopril20 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.

Karen Janette Hansen-Smith among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California

Karen Janette Hansen-Smith, MD is one of 17,133 family medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 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 6% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 59% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 62% of these records are
  • Record last updated2016 · 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

237 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Fresno

They are 237 of the 19,440 NPPES records with a practice address in Fresno, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Richard Elia, M.D.Fresno, CA 937041841499381
  2. David Cardona, MDFresno, CA 937031265466759
  3. Irma Castro, MDFresno, CA 937031285652669
  4. John Fletcher, D.O.Fresno, CA 937051639163041
  5. Andre Htay, MDFresno, CA 937031285908111
  6. Suchat Jariangprasert, MDFresno, CA 937031427116037
  7. Harkomal KaurFresno, CA 937051528649258
  8. Jack Patton, MDFresno, CA 937051437192739

Common questions

What is Karen Janette Hansen-Smith, MD's NPI number?

Karen Janette Hansen-Smith, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144310178, issued on Oct 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Karen Janette Hansen-Smith, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 725 W Shaw Ave, Fresno, CA, 93704. Phone: (559) 485-3639. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Karen Janette Hansen-Smith, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number G78031, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Karen Janette Hansen-Smith, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Karen Janette Hansen-Smith, MD had 627 Medicare Part D claims for 46 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.