Karen Paul, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Haleyville, AL
Karen Paul, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Haleyville, Alabama, and NPI 1639168792, issued on Oct 20, 2005. Check the license on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karen Paul
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 201184 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 42024 Highway 195, Haleyville, AL 35565
- Phone
- (205) 486-5213
- Enumerated
- Oct 20, 2005
- Record last updated
- Mar 4, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 0447839 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070404000059); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Boston University School Of Medicine, 1995
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Karen Paul in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical ExaminersCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average surgery physician in 2024
567 Medicare Part D claims for 388 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Methylprednisolone83 claims
- Prednisone82 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass48 claims
- Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro44 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate35 claims
- Clindamycin Hcl32 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: $58.76
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Lcmc Urgent Care LLCTerrytown, LA
- New Orleans Physician Services IncMarrero, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Karen Paul among 445 surgery physician records in Alabama
Karen Paul, M.D. is one of 445 surgery physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 82% 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, 88% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2003 among the 290 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
2 surgery physician records list a practice address in Haleyville
They are 2 of the 80 NPPES records with a practice address in Haleyville, and 445 surgery physician records in Alabama.
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The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Allan Walls, MDHaleyville, AL 355651649426974
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- John Morrison, M.D.Fayette, AL 355551013090174
- Derek Cannon, M.D.Winfield, AL 355941902095466
- Mark Randall, M.D.Winfield, AL 355941831470426
- Joseph Walker, M.D.Winfield, AL 355941104070390
- Lynn Buckner, MDDecatur, AL 356011386694263
- Kenneth Chandler, MDDecatur, AL 356011386601938
Common questions
What is Karen Paul, M.D.'s NPI number?
Karen Paul, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1639168792, issued on Oct 20, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karen Paul, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 42024 Highway 195, Haleyville, AL, 35565. Phone: (205) 486-5213. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karen Paul, M.D.'s license?
Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Karen Paul, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karen Paul, M.D. had 567 Medicare Part D claims for 388 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.