2026 NPPES data Pediatric Infectious Diseases Physician NPI 1477556041 MD
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Karen Slobod, MD

Pediatric Infectious Diseases Physician in Memphis, Tennessee.

This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 1,067 in Pediatric Infectious Diseases Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.

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Industry payments
$562.6K
10 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
Compiled from official public sources by the PlainDoctor editorial team.

What the federal data shows

Karen Slobod, MD is a Pediatric Infectious Diseases Physician in Memphis, Tennessee, listed in the federal CMS National Provider Identifier registry.

$562.6K
industry payments (Sunshine Act)

Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.

Board-eligible specialty (heuristic, not verified)

Karen Slobod, MD practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty but we don't have enough CMS-participation signals to confirm active board-certified status. Consult CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).

What does the federal data show about Karen Slobod, MD?

Quality data not reported

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 05/27/2005

NPI 1477556041

Primary specialty

Pediatric Infectious Diseases Physician

Niche

1,067 US NPIs in this specialty

Specialty distribution in Tennessee

How Pediatric Infectious Diseases Physician compares to other specialties among Tennessee providers

Tennessee providers
Family Nurse Practitioner - 6.4%Family Nurse Practitioner6.4%Pharmacist - 5.9%Pharmacist5.9%Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program - 4.6%Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program4.6%Physical Therapist - 4.2%Physical Therapist4.2%Behavior Technician - 4.2%Behavior Technician4.2%Registered Nurse - 3.9%Registered Nurse3.9%Pediatric Infectious Diseases Physician - 0%Pediatric Infectious Diseases Physician0%
Largest specialties in Tennessee (% of in-state providers)

Board certification

Not published by CMS

CMS does not publish a per-provider board-certification field in NPPES. PlainDoctor does not have a reliable per-specialty certification rate to show for Pediatric Infectious Diseases Physician. Verify directly:

How MIPS and board certification work

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.

Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).

Karen Slobod, MD appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Pediatric Infectious Diseases Physician provider holding MD credentials at ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL, Memphis, TN, 38105, with a listed phone of (901) 495-3006. NPI 1477556041 was issued on 05/27/2005.

Medicare Part D prescribing data is not currently published for this NPI, which typically means the provider either wrote fewer than 11 Part D claims in the most recent reporting year, does not participate in Medicare, or practices in a specialty that rarely prescribes outpatient drugs. Absence of prescribing data is not a quality signal, many Pediatric Infectious Diseases Physician providers operate outside Part D entirely.

Pediatric Infectious Diseases Physician is a narrow specialty nationwide, with 1,067 enrolled providers across 50 states and an average of 244 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline.

Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist, always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.

Practice Address

ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL
Memphis, TN 38105

Provider Details

NPI 1477556041
Specialty Pediatric Infectious Diseases Physician
Credentials MD
Gender Female
NPI Issued 05/27/2005

Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data

The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Karen Slobod, MD. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.

Total received

$562.6K

Largest payer

ModernaTX, Inc.

Most common payment type

Consulting Fee

Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.

Pediatric Infectious Diseases Physician Overview

How Karen Slobod, MD fits within the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Physician landscape nationally.

1,067
Pediatric Infectious Diseases Physician Providers in US
50
States with Pediatric Infectious Diseases Physician
244
Avg Claims per Provider

Nearby Pediatric Infectious Diseases Physician Providers in Tennessee

Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Tennessee, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Slobod.

Compare Pediatric Infectious Diseases Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →

Before you book an appointment

Use this federal record as your verification checklist, not as a recommendation.

  • Confirm the NPI record is current in the official CMS registry, providers update their own NPPES details, and moves can lag. Verify this NPI
  • Check the active license and any disciplinary history with the Tennessee medical board, federal registration is not a license check. Credential verification guide
  • Weigh a second option: compare this provider with a nearby Pediatric Infectious Diseases Physician peer on Medicare volume and prescribing patterns. Compare providers

Medicare Part D and MIPS figures describe practice patterns in federal programs only, they are not quality ratings, and PlainDoctor does not rate, rank, or recommend providers.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Karen Slobod, MD's specialty?
Karen Slobod, MD specializes in Pediatric Infectious Diseases Physician and practices in Memphis, Tennessee. Credentials: MD.
Where is Karen Slobod, MD located?
Karen Slobod, MD is located at ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL, Memphis, TN, 38105. Phone: (901) 495-3006.
What is Karen Slobod, MD's NPI number?
Karen Slobod, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477556041, issued on 05/27/2005.
How many Pediatric Infectious Diseases Physician providers are there in the US?
There are 1,067 Pediatric Infectious Diseases Physician providers across 50 states in the US. The average Pediatric Infectious Diseases Physician provider writes 244 Medicare Part D claims per year.
Does Karen Slobod, MD accept Medicare?
Karen Slobod, MD appears in CMS Medicare data. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Karen Slobod, MD's credentials?
Karen Slobod, MD's NPI is 1477556041 with credentials MD. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.

Data Sources

View source datasets and methodology notes
Provider Directory
CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
Specialty Classification
NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
Limitations
Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.

See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.

Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

Disclaimer: Data from CMS NPPES and Medicare Part D. PlainDoctor does not rate or rank providers. Provider information is self-reported and may not be current. Always verify information directly with the provider. About · Methodology

Compiled from official public sources by the PlainDoctor editorial team.

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 May 2026.