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.
- 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
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Verify Karen Janette Hansen-Smith in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G78031Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium28 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium27 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl26 claims
- Gabapentin25 claims
- Metformin Hcl Er21 claims
- 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.
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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.