Karen Ruth Hunter, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Greer, SC
Karen Ruth Hunter, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Greer, South Carolina, and NPI 1023086147, issued on Mar 14, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 16087, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karen Ruth Hunter
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 16087 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2755 S Highway 14, Greer, SC 29650
- Phone
- (864) 879-7556
- Enumerated
- Mar 14, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 21, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (864) 879-3693
- Medicaid ID
- 160872 SC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20051024000576); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical University Of South Carolina College Of Medicine, 1991
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Karen Ruth Hunter in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 16087Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
14,114 Medicare Part D claims for 747 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 136 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium803 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium656 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate506 claims
- Omeprazole419 claims
- Losartan Potassium415 claims
- Escitalopram Oxalate330 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 96.1 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,021.18
60 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk 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.
One hospital affiliation
- Spartanburg Medical CenterGreer, SC · Acute Care Hospitals2 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Karen Ruth Hunter among 1,881 internal medicine physician records in South Carolina
Karen Ruth Hunter, M.D. is one of 1,881 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 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 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 2006 among the 1,119 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 46% 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 South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
24 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Greer
They are 24 of the 1,131 NPPES records with a practice address in Greer, and 1,881 internal medicine physician records in South Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Karen Ruth Hunter, M.D.'s NPI number?
Karen Ruth Hunter, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1023086147, issued on Mar 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karen Ruth Hunter, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2755 S Highway 14, Greer, SC, 29650. Phone: (864) 879-7556. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karen Ruth Hunter, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 16087, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Karen Ruth Hunter, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karen Ruth Hunter, M.D. had 14,114 Medicare Part D claims for 747 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Karen Ruth Hunter, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.1 of 100. 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.