NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Karen Marie Smith, MD

Interventional Cardiology Physician · High Point, NC

Karen Marie Smith, MD is an interventional cardiology physician with a practice address in High Point, North Carolina, and NPI 1578655643, issued on Sep 28, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 36271, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1578655643
Name
Karen Marie Smith
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Interventional Cardiology Physician 207RI0011X
License numbers
36271 NC
ME76596 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
306 Westwood Ave Ste 401, High Point, NC 27262
Phone
(336) 716-2255
Enumerated
Sep 28, 2006
Record last updated
Aug 31, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
254750300 FL
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20170105001510); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 306 Westwood Ave Ste 401

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Cheryl Bailey, AGPCNPNurse Practitioner1780496406
  2. Allyson Blazejewski, PA-CPhysician Assistant1801446265
  3. Madhulika Chandra, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1912987082
  4. Brittany Cox, FNP-CNurse Practitioner1790384113
  5. Sharon Donn, DNP, FNP-CNurse Practitioner1841849288
  6. Cassandra Gast, PACPhysician Assistant1457040388

Verify Karen Marie Smith in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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44% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average interventional cardiology physician in 2024

1,795 Medicare Part D claims for 274 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,179 among the 6,605 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims.

  1. Karen Smith1,795
  2. Specialty average3,179

Most prescribed

  1. Metoprolol Succinate175 claims
  2. Eliquis171 claims
  3. Atorvastatin Calcium127 claims
  4. Lisinopril104 claims
  5. Clopidogrel103 claims
  6. Metoprolol Tartrate101 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: $82.59

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abiomed. The 6,394 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,062.29 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Karen Smith$82.59
  2. Specialty average$7,062.29

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Wake Forest University Health SciencesHigh Point, NC

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Karen Marie Smith among 188 interventional cardiology physician records in North Carolina

Karen Marie Smith, MD is one of 188 interventional cardiology physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 94% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 24% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 24% of these records are older, 47% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 94% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 85% of these records are
  • Graduated1991 · median 2002 among the 159 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0011X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Interventional Cardiology Physician providers in North Carolina

There are 188 interventional cardiology physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 interventional cardiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Herman Cheek, M.D.High Point, NC 272621265493027
  2. Kurt Daniel, D.O.High Point, NC 272621083760417
  3. Zahid Junagadhwalla, M.D.High Point, NC 272621013194471
  4. Steven Rohrbeck, M.D.High Point, NC 272621497715858
  5. Jeffrey Yourshaw, M.D.High Point, NC 272621003109869
  6. Kevin Friede, M.D.Eden, NC 272881205274461
  7. Sameer Prasada, M.D.Eden, NC 272881922549195
  8. Mahmoud Atieh, MDSanford, NC 273301700827177

Common questions

What is Karen Marie Smith, MD's NPI number?

Karen Marie Smith, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578655643, issued on Sep 28, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Karen Marie Smith, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 306 Westwood Ave Ste 401, High Point, NC, 27262. Phone: (336) 716-2255. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Karen Marie Smith, MD's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 36271, 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 Marie Smith, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Karen Marie Smith, MD had 1,795 Medicare Part D claims for 274 beneficiaries; the average among interventional cardiology physician prescribers was 3,179. 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.