NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Karen E. Lanier, DDS MS

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist) · High Point, NC

Karen E. Lanier, DDS MS is an oral and maxillofacial surgery (dentist) with a practice address in High Point, North Carolina, and NPI 1528160959, issued on Sep 5, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 5874, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1528160959
Name
Karen E. Lanier
Credential
DDS MS
Primary taxonomy
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist) 1223S0112X
License number
5874 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
203 Boulevard Street, High Point, NC 27262
Phone
(336) 889-5466
Enumerated
Sep 5, 2006
Record last updated
Sep 11, 2025
Fax
(336) 889-6898
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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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
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55% more Medicare Part D claims than the average oral and maxillofacial surgery (dentist) in 2024

628 Medicare Part D claims for 168 beneficiaries, against an average of 406 among the 5,870 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Karen Lanier628
  2. Specialty average406

Most prescribed

  1. Chlorhexidine Gluconate205 claims
  2. Amoxicillin156 claims
  3. Ibuprofen135 claims
  4. Doxycycline Hyclate67 claims
  5. Clindamycin Hcl28 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: $155.70

6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Geistlich Pharma, North America, Inc. The 4,075 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,077.58 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Karen Lanier$155.70
  2. Specialty average$1,077.58

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Karen E. Lanier among 260 oral and maxillofacial surgery (dentist) records in North Carolina

Karen E. Lanier, DDS MS is one of 260 oral and maxillofacial surgery (dentist) records with a practice address in North Carolina. 71% 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 8% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 48% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 9% of these records are
  • Record last updated2025 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 1223S0112X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist) providers in North Carolina

There are 260 oral and maxillofacial surgery (dentist) records in North Carolina.

The 8 oral and maxillofacial surgery (dentist) records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Gary Desalvo, DMD. MDHigh Point, NC 272621689699084
  2. Marcus Gillon, DMDHigh Point, NC 272621033603030
  3. Albert Newsome, DDSHigh Point, NC 272621144675422
  4. Shawana Patterson, DDSHigh Point, NC 272621083876189
  5. James Ragno, DMDHigh Point, NC 272621124044466
  6. Robert Russell, DDSHigh Point, NC 272621699791921
  7. Stefan Simoncic, D.D.S.High Point, NC 272651780780767
  8. Teresa Biggerstaff, D.D.S., M.D.Kernersville, NC 272841023138435

Common questions

What is Karen E. Lanier, DDS MS's NPI number?

Karen E. Lanier, DDS MS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1528160959, issued on Sep 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Karen E. Lanier, DDS MS located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 203 Boulevard Street, High Point, NC, 27262. Phone: (336) 889-5466. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Karen E. Lanier, DDS MS's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 5874, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Karen E. Lanier, DDS MS prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Karen E. Lanier, DDS MS had 628 Medicare Part D claims for 168 beneficiaries; the average among oral and maxillofacial surgery (dentist) prescribers was 406. 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.