Karen Marie Kirschner, M.D.
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician · Indianapolis, IN
Karen Marie Kirschner, M.D. is a hospice and palliative medicine (family medicine) physician with a practice address in Indianapolis, Indiana, and NPI 1740555895, issued on Mar 21, 2012. Check the license (Indiana 01076636A, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karen Marie Kirschner
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician 207QH0002X
- License number
- 01076636A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8111 S Emerson Ave FL 5, Indianapolis, IN 46237
- Phone
- (317) 528-8930
- Enumerated
- Mar 21, 2012
- Record last updated
- Dec 15, 2023
- Fax
- (317) 528-8532
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160616000899); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest hospice and palliative medicine (family medicine) physician records → All 25 in Indiana → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 8111 S Emerson Ave FL 5
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Daniel Capes, MDHospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1770937369
- Amy DeckerFamily Nurse Practitioner1093322505
- Elizabeth Ferguson, MSN, APRN, AGCNS-BC,Clinical Nurse Specialist1457703159
- Lisa GoodmanFamily Nurse Practitioner1851924435
- William Hyman, APNFamily Nurse Practitioner1124459060
- Kody Layton, PAPhysician Assistant1730009176
Verify Karen Marie Kirschner in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Licensing Board of Indiana
Search for license 01076636ACheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospice and palliative medicine (family medicine) physician in 2024
73 Medicare Part D claims for 27 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,129 among the 731 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 12 claims were for opioids.
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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Franciscan Physician NetworkIndianapolis, IN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Karen Marie Kirschner among 25 hospice and palliative medicine (family medicine) physician records in Indiana
Karen Marie Kirschner, M.D. is one of 25 hospice and palliative medicine (family medicine) physician records with a practice address in Indiana. 88% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 48% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 48% of these records are older, 36% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2012 among the 19 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 24% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207QH0002X and a Indiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician providers in Indiana
There are 25 hospice and palliative medicine (family medicine) physician records in Indiana.
All 25 in Indiana → Every provider in Indianapolis → Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician nationwide →
The 8 hospice and palliative medicine (family medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Angela Wagner, D.O.Indianapolis, IN 462241710928270
- Thomas Ledyard, MDIndianapolis, IN 462191083621304
- Amanda Schmidt, MDIndianapolis, IN 462191598923997
- Leigha Murphy, NPIndianapolis, IN 462561003564717
- Peter Baenziger, MDIndianapolis, IN 462601235542101
- Colleen Brown, MDIndianapolis, IN 462601407026099
- Kirsten Kahle, MDIndianapolis, IN 462681144227109
- Aimee Heerd, DOIndianapolis, IN 462041881210615
Common questions
What is Karen Marie Kirschner, M.D.'s NPI number?
Karen Marie Kirschner, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740555895, issued on Mar 21, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karen Marie Kirschner, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8111 S Emerson Ave FL 5, Indianapolis, IN, 46237. Phone: (317) 528-8930. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karen Marie Kirschner, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Indiana license number 01076636A, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana at https://www.in.gov/pla/professions/physicians-home/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Karen Marie Kirschner, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karen Marie Kirschner, M.D. had 73 Medicare Part D claims for 27 beneficiaries; the average among hospice and palliative medicine (family medicine) physician prescribers was 1,129. 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.