Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Karen Palmer, DO

Internal Medicine Physician · Louisville, KY

Karen Palmer, DO is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Louisville, Kentucky, and NPI 1134324239, issued on Jun 19, 2007. Check the license (Kentucky 3697, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, loaded Aug 27, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1134324239
Name
Karen Palmer
Credential
DO
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License numbers
3697 KY
02006474A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
6200 Dutchmans LN, Louisville, KY 40205
Phone
(504) 456-6200
Enumerated
Jun 19, 2007
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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Also registered at 6200 Dutchmans LN

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

  1. Megan Abel, ANP-BCAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1033574983
  2. Cassie Ashbaugh, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1760376578
  3. Evelyn Beckman, FNPNurse Practitioner1720388010
  4. Rita Brewer, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1720700909
  5. Paul Bricker, MDFamily Medicine Physician1013398841
  6. Sandra Buchanan, APRNNurse Practitioner1649665746

Verify Karen Palmer in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
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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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84% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

449 Medicare Part D claims for 241 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,785 among the 127,794 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 43 claims were for opioids.

  1. Karen Palmer449
  2. Specialty average2,785

Most prescribed

  1. Lorazepam34 claims
  2. Gabapentin20 claims
  3. Dexamethasone17 claims
  4. Morphine Sulfate17 claims
  5. Levothyroxine Sodium15 claims
  6. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen14 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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 82.8 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 score83.3
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%45.2
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  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).

498 internal medicine physician records list a Louisville practice address

They are 498 of the 21,891 NPPES records with a Louisville practice address, and 1,811 internal medicine physician records in Kentucky.

Other internal medicine physician records in Kentucky

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  2. Joseph Abayev, MDLouisville, KY1437503752
  3. Nicole Abbot, MDUnion, KY1063895522
  4. Saba Abdulsada, MDLexington, KY1750906418
  5. Melecio Abordo, M.D.Jackson, KY1871590935
  6. Michelle Aboud, MDLouisville, KY1891709515
  7. Sonu Abraham, M.D.Lexington, KY1164975835
  8. Wilmer Abshier, M.D.Owensboro, KY1225020621
  9. Mahmoud Abualayem, MD.Berea, KY1659703163
  10. Kamana Acharya, M.DElizabethtown, KY1124647359

Common questions

What is Karen Palmer, DO's NPI number?

Karen Palmer, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1134324239, issued on Jun 19, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Karen Palmer, DO located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6200 Dutchmans LN, Louisville, KY, 40205. Phone: (504) 456-6200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Karen Palmer, DO's license?

NPPES lists Kentucky license number 3697, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure at https://web1.ky.gov/GenSearch/LicenseSearch.aspx?AGY=5. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Karen Palmer, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Karen Palmer, DO had 449 Medicare Part D claims for 241 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 2,785. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Karen Palmer, DO's Medicare quality score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 82.8 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), 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.