Karl W. Hempel, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Danville, KY
Karl W. Hempel, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Danville, Kentucky, and NPI 1053814046, issued on Mar 15, 2018. Check the license (Kentucky 57874, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karl W. Hempel
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 57874 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 640 E Lexington Ave Ste B, Danville, KY 40422
- Phone
- (859) 239-4950
- Enumerated
- Mar 15, 2018
- Record last updated
- Sep 29, 2023
- Fax
- (859) 239-4959
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230913004079); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Karl W. Hempel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 57874Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
38% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
4,391 Medicare Part D claims for 356 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. 77 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Omeprazole184 claims
- Lisinopril120 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium113 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl112 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium111 claims
- Losartan Potassium111 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 79.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Ephraim Mcdowell Health Resource IncDanville, KY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Karl W. Hempel among 1,526 internal medicine physician records in Kentucky
Karl W. Hempel, MD is one of 1,526 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Kentucky. 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 2018, is newer than 81% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 81% of these records are older, 16% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2020 · median 2006 among the 1,025 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 56% 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 Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
15 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Danville
They are 15 of the 545 NPPES records with a practice address in Danville, and 1,526 internal medicine physician records in Kentucky.
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Common questions
What is Karl W. Hempel, MD's NPI number?
Karl W. Hempel, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053814046, issued on Mar 15, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karl W. Hempel, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 640 E Lexington Ave Ste B, Danville, KY, 40422. Phone: (859) 239-4950. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karl W. Hempel, MD's license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number 57874, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure at https://web1.ky.gov/GenSearch/LicenseSearch.aspx?AGY=5. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Karl W. Hempel, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karl W. Hempel, MD had 4,391 Medicare Part D claims for 356 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Karl W. Hempel, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 79.1 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.