Karen Michelle Lish, M.D.
Dermatology Physician · Hewlett, NY
Karen Michelle Lish, M.D. is a dermatology physician with a practice address in Hewlett, New York, and NPI 1588720619, issued on Jan 1, 2007. Check the license (New York 193905, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karen Michelle Lish
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Dermatology Physician 207N00000X
- License number
- 193905 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 301 Franklin Ave Ste 1, Hewlett, NY 11557
- Phone
- (516) 374-7575
- Enumerated
- Jan 1, 2007
- Record last updated
- Feb 22, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (516) 374-7555
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070626000516); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- New York University School Of Medicine, 1992
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Karen Michelle Lish in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 193905Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
58% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average dermatology physician in 2024
336 Medicare Part D claims for 140 beneficiaries, against an average of 797 among the 12,802 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Ciclopirox47 claims
- Triamcinolone Acetonide44 claims
- Mupirocin41 claims
- Clobetasol Propionate32 claims
- Valacyclovir24 claims
- Hydrocortisone23 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $27.89
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer Inc. The 10,250 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,544.61 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.
Karen Michelle Lish among 1,211 dermatology physician records in New York
Karen Michelle Lish, M.D. is one of 1,211 dermatology physician records with a practice address in New York. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 46% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 46% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
- Graduated1992 · median 2004 among the 880 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207N00000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Dermatology Physician providers in New York
There are 1,211 dermatology physician records in New York.
All 1,211 in New York → Every provider in Hewlett → Dermatology Physician nationwide →
The 8 dermatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- David Cohen, MDHewlett, NY 115571013994839
- Robert Bruckstein, M.D.Lawrence, NY 115591386644375
- Peter Reisfeld, M.D.East Meadow, NY 115541194743286
- Rhona Susser, MDEast Meadow, NY 115541346437183
- K. Andrew Cerveny, MDLong Beach, NY 115611821037664
- Charisse Dolitsky, MDLong Beach, NY 115611477510576
- Ronald Falcon, M.D.Long Beach, NY 115611801853965
- Adrienne Haughton, MDLong Beach, NY 115611215021191
Common questions
What is Karen Michelle Lish, M.D.'s NPI number?
Karen Michelle Lish, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588720619, issued on Jan 1, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karen Michelle Lish, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 301 Franklin Ave Ste 1, Hewlett, NY, 11557. Phone: (516) 374-7575. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karen Michelle Lish, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 193905, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Karen Michelle Lish, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karen Michelle Lish, M.D. had 336 Medicare Part D claims for 140 beneficiaries; the average among dermatology physician prescribers was 797. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Karen Michelle Lish, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.