Karen Amanda Scherr, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Durham, NC
Karen Amanda Scherr, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Durham, North Carolina, and NPI 1174020101, issued on Apr 6, 2018. Check the license (North Carolina 2021-02434, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karen Amanda Scherr
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 2021-02434 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2100 Erwin RD, Durham, NC 27705
- Phone
- (919) 684-6721
- Enumerated
- Apr 6, 2018
- Record last updated
- Nov 14, 2023
- Fax
- (919) 681-7085
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20211210001691); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Duke University School Of Medicine, 2018
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Karen Amanda Scherr in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2021-02434Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
73% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
957 Medicare Part D claims for 116 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 16 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium110 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate76 claims
- Metformin Hcl Er33 claims
- Losartan Potassium32 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium26 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium23 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Duke Health Integrated Practice IncDurham, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Karen Amanda Scherr among 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina
Karen Amanda Scherr, MD is one of 4,953 family medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 82% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 82% of these records are older, 14% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2006 among the 3,104 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 50% 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 North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
162 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Durham
They are 162 of the 13,451 NPPES records with a practice address in Durham, and 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Karen Amanda Scherr, MD's NPI number?
Karen Amanda Scherr, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174020101, issued on Apr 6, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karen Amanda Scherr, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2100 Erwin RD, Durham, NC, 27705. Phone: (919) 684-6721. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karen Amanda Scherr, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2021-02434, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Karen Amanda Scherr, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karen Amanda Scherr, MD had 957 Medicare Part D claims for 116 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.