Karen Elizabeth Shafer, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Bloomington, IN
Karen Elizabeth Shafer, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Bloomington, Indiana, and NPI 1104262674, issued on May 10, 2013. Check the license (Indiana 01079135A, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karen Elizabeth Shafer
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License numbers
- 01079135A IN
35.134487 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2605 E Creeks Edge Dr, Bloomington, IN 47401
- Phone
- (812) 355-2663
- Enumerated
- May 10, 2013
- Record last updated
- Jan 16, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250825001764); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Karen Elizabeth Shafer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Licensing Board of Indiana
Search for license 01079135ACheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
84% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
574 Medicare Part D claims for 69 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium49 claims
- Lisinopril41 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate37 claims
- Metformin Hcl Er34 claims
- Meloxicam33 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium26 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: $275.83
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Indiana University Health Southern Indiana Physicians LLCBloomington, IN
- IU Health Medical Group LLCBloomington, IN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Karen Elizabeth Shafer among 3,506 family medicine physician records in Indiana
Karen Elizabeth Shafer, MD is one of 3,506 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Indiana. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 73% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 73% of these records are older, 25% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2005 among the 2,196 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 48% 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 Indiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
55 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Bloomington
They are 55 of the 3,287 NPPES records with a practice address in Bloomington, and 3,506 family medicine physician records in Indiana.
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Common questions
What is Karen Elizabeth Shafer, MD's NPI number?
Karen Elizabeth Shafer, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1104262674, issued on May 10, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karen Elizabeth Shafer, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2605 E Creeks Edge Dr, Bloomington, IN, 47401. Phone: (812) 355-2663. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karen Elizabeth Shafer, MD's license?
NPPES lists Indiana license number 01079135A, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana at https://www.in.gov/pla/professions/physicians-home/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Karen Elizabeth Shafer, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karen Elizabeth Shafer, MD had 574 Medicare Part D claims for 69 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.