Karen Vines, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Hoover, AL
Karen Vines, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Hoover, Alabama, and NPI 1417392010, issued on May 8, 2013. Check the license (Alabama 33981, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karen Vines
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 33981 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2057 Valleydale RD Ste 100, Hoover, AL 35244
- Phone
- (659) 333-8038
- Enumerated
- May 8, 2013
- Record last updated
- Feb 5, 2025
- Fax
- (659) 201-5454
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150928002430); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 2013
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Karen Vines in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 33981Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
60% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
5,680 Medicare Part D claims for 372 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 29 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate381 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium294 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium278 claims
- Losartan Potassium251 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium203 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium160 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 87.5 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $2,720.41
174 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie 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.
Karen Vines among 1,996 family medicine physician records in Alabama
Karen Vines, MD is one of 1,996 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 84% 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 67% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 67% of these records are older, 31% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2005 among the 1,346 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 55% 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 Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
31 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Hoover
They are 31 of the 1,246 NPPES records with a practice address in Hoover, and 1,996 family medicine physician records in Alabama.
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- Jody Gilstrap, M.D.Hoover, AL 352441902856628
- Allyson Gilstrap, MDHoover, AL 352441679618490
- Mary Gipson, MDHoover, AL 352441801904982
- Pearl Govea, M.D.Hoover, AL 352441336123587
Common questions
What is Karen Vines, MD's NPI number?
Karen Vines, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1417392010, issued on May 8, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karen Vines, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2057 Valleydale RD Ste 100, Hoover, AL, 35244. Phone: (659) 333-8038. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karen Vines, MD's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 33981, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Karen Vines, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karen Vines, MD had 5,680 Medicare Part D claims for 372 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Karen Vines, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 87.5 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.