NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Karen Renee Vaughn, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Bellmead, TX

Karen Renee Vaughn, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Bellmead, Texas, and NPI 1972605459, issued on Sep 4, 2006. Check the license (Texas M9071, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas 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
1972605459
Name
Karen Renee Vaughn
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
M9071 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
903 North IH35, Bellmead, TX 76705
Phone
(254) 335-5844
Enumerated
Sep 4, 2006
Record last updated
Jan 25, 2023
Fax
(254) 651-1133
Medicaid ID
009941474 AL
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20080522000116); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Texas Medical School At Houston, 2001
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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Verify Karen Renee Vaughn in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas 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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23% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

3,898 Medicare Part D claims for 355 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 61 claims were for opioids.

  1. Karen Vaughn3,898
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Amlodipine Besylate163 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium147 claims
  3. Gabapentin143 claims
  4. Levothyroxine Sodium139 claims
  5. Lisinopril107 claims
  6. Metformin Hcl99 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: $184.85

5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abiomed. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Karen Vaughn$184.85
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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

  1. Mexia Principal Healthcare Limited PartnershipMexia, TX
  2. Primary Health Physicians PLLCWaco, TX

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

Karen Renee Vaughn among 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas

Karen Renee Vaughn, M.D. is one of 9,175 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% 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 9% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 59% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated2001 · median 2004 among the 6,088 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

1 internal medicine physician record lists a practice address in Bellmead

They are 1 of the 32 NPPES records with a practice address in Bellmead, and 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Melisa Benham, MDWaco, TX 767061871558429
  2. Michael Borucki, M.D.Waco, TX 767071194713230
  3. Benjamin Wilson, M.D.Waco, TX 767071992091003
  4. Rima Bishara, MDWaco, TX 767081194837732
  5. James Gilley, M.D.Waco, TX 767081770506768
  6. Lauren Miller, MDWaco, TX 767101952740094
  7. Srikanth Bandela, MDWaco, TX 767111619988755
  8. Gary Barbin, MDWaco, TX 767121568436780

Common questions

What is Karen Renee Vaughn, M.D.'s NPI number?

Karen Renee Vaughn, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972605459, issued on Sep 4, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Karen Renee Vaughn, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 903 North IH35, Bellmead, TX, 76705. Phone: (254) 335-5844. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Karen Renee Vaughn, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number M9071, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Karen Renee Vaughn, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Karen Renee Vaughn, M.D. had 3,898 Medicare Part D claims for 355 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.