Karen Merle, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Barling, AR
Karen Merle, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Barling, Arkansas, and NPI 1932196748, issued on Oct 6, 2005. Check the license (Arkansas R4100, as entered in NPPES) on the Arkansas State Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karen Merle
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- R4100 AR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7003 Chad Colley Blvd, Barling, AR 72923
- Phone
- (479) 431-3500
- Enumerated
- Oct 6, 2005
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 7003 Chad Colley Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Karen Merle in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArkansas State Medical Board
Search for license R4100Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
3.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
8,568 Medicare Part D claims for 502 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,785 among the 127,794 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 264 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium534 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium402 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate335 claims
- Lisinopril328 claims
- Omeprazole302 claims
- Losartan Potassium268 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: $114.00
6 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc.. The 65,274 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,536.66 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 or facility affiliation
- Mercy Clinic Fort Smith CommunitiesFort Smith, AR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
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Common questions
What is Karen Merle, MD's NPI number?
Karen Merle, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1932196748, issued on Oct 6, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karen Merle, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7003 Chad Colley Blvd, Barling, AR, 72923. Phone: (479) 431-3500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karen Merle, MD's license?
NPPES lists Arkansas license number R4100, as entered by the provider. Search the Arkansas State Medical Board at https://armedicalboard.adh.arkansas.gov/public/verify/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Karen Merle, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karen Merle, MD had 8,568 Medicare Part D claims for 502 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 2,785. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.