Karen Ruth Skarda, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Cape Carteret, NC
Karen Ruth Skarda, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Cape Carteret, North Carolina, and NPI 1588641724, issued on Dec 29, 2005. Check the license (North Carolina 36431, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karen Ruth Skarda
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 36431 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 300 Taylor Notion RD, Cape Carteret, NC 28584
- Phone
- (252) 354-1970
- Enumerated
- Dec 29, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jan 12, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (252) 354-1968
- Medicaid ID
- 8976712 NC
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Karen Ruth Skarda in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 36431Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
100% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
13 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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.
Karen Ruth Skarda among 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina
Karen Ruth Skarda, 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 88% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 63% of these records are
- Record last updated2010 · 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).
4 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Cape Carteret
They are 4 of the 29 NPPES records with a practice address in Cape Carteret, and 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina.
All 4,953 in North Carolina → Every provider in Cape Carteret → Family Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Alexis Alexander Epperly, M.D.Swansboro, NC 285841336126622
- Lisa Dabney, MDCedar Point, NC 285841548245160
- Denise Gallagher, DOCape Carteret, NC 285841083648117
- James Harris, MDCape Carteret, NC 285841821062951
- Steven Kriss, D.O.Cedar Point, NC 285841982748596
- Patricia Reichert, D.O.Cedar Point, NC 285841730490632
- Raymond Thomas, MDCape Carteret, NC 285841891789962
- Tamara Babb, MDVanceboro, NC 285861891794871
Common questions
What is Karen Ruth Skarda, MD's NPI number?
Karen Ruth Skarda, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588641724, issued on Dec 29, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karen Ruth Skarda, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 300 Taylor Notion RD, Cape Carteret, NC, 28584. Phone: (252) 354-1970. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karen Ruth Skarda, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 36431, 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 Ruth Skarda, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karen Ruth Skarda, MD had 13 Medicare Part D claims; 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.