NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Karen Leigh Lawes, MD

Family Medicine Physician · South Hero, VT

Karen Leigh Lawes, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in South Hero, Vermont, and NPI 1215919675, issued on Nov 18, 2005. Check the license (Vermont 042.0017945, as entered in NPPES) on the Vermont Board of Medical Practice; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1215919675
Name
Karen Leigh Lawes
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License numbers
042.0017945 VT
TD101111 ME
MD00033103 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
52 Community LN, South Hero, VT 05486
Phone
(802) 372-4687
Enumerated
Nov 18, 2005
Record last updated
Aug 19, 2025
Medicaid IDs
8371056 WA
6717164 VT
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240729003536); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Vermont College Of Medicine, 1993
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 52 Community LN

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Catherine Benoit, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1962120568
  2. Tayler Levesque, APRN, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1396608931

Verify Karen Leigh Lawes in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersVermont Board of Medical Practice
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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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29% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

2,510 Medicare Part D claims for 494 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 33 claims were for opioids.

  1. Karen Lawes2,510
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium141 claims
  2. Levothyroxine Sodium132 claims
  3. Losartan Potassium107 claims
  4. Lisinopril93 claims
  5. Amlodipine Besylate90 claims
  6. Hydrochlorothiazide86 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 79.3 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score73.7
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%60.5
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%76.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Community Health Centers OF Burlington IncSouth Hero, VT

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Karen Leigh Lawes among 443 family medicine physician records in Vermont

Karen Leigh Lawes, MD is one of 443 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Vermont. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 89% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated1993 · median 2005 among the 280 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 63% 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 Vermont practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

3 family medicine physician records list a practice address in South Hero

They are 3 of the 36 NPPES records with a practice address in South Hero, and 443 family medicine physician records in Vermont.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. David Hobbs, MDSouth Hero, VT 054861063589851
  2. Michael Rapaport, MDSouth Hero, VT 054861134146962
  3. Tram Lam, DNP, FNP-CSwanton, VT 054881114884426
  4. Karen Burke, M.D.Shelburne, VT 054821376568576
  5. Gordon Gieg, M.D.Shelburne, VT 054821346208915
  6. Catherine Ayers, M.D.Vergennes, VT 054911114269503
  7. Timothy Bicknell, MDVergennes, VT 054911801885298
  8. Dylan Estes, M.D.Vergennes, VT 054911003278144

Common questions

What is Karen Leigh Lawes, MD's NPI number?

Karen Leigh Lawes, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215919675, issued on Nov 18, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Karen Leigh Lawes, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 52 Community LN, South Hero, VT, 05486. Phone: (802) 372-4687. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Karen Leigh Lawes, MD's license?

NPPES lists Vermont license number 042.0017945, as entered by the provider. Search the Vermont Board of Medical Practice at https://www.healthvermont.gov/systems/board-medical-practice. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Karen Leigh Lawes, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Karen Leigh Lawes, MD had 2,510 Medicare Part D claims for 494 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Karen Leigh Lawes, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 79.3 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.