Karl Alexander Schmitt, MD
Hospitalist Physician · Florence, KY
Karl Alexander Schmitt, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Florence, Kentucky, and NPI 1740769231, issued on Aug 7, 2018. Check the license (Kentucky 55375, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karl Alexander Schmitt
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License numbers
- 55375 KY
01095124A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4900 Houston Road, Florence, KY 41042
- Phone
- (859) 301-8074
- Enumerated
- Aug 7, 2018
- Record last updated
- Apr 16, 2025
- Fax
- (859) 301-4945
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210715004384); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Cincinnati College Of Medicine, 2018
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Karl Alexander Schmitt in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 55375Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
6.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average hospitalist physician in 2024
3,213 Medicare Part D claims for 420 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 70 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium160 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium118 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate113 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium106 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium90 claims
- Lisinopril88 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: $37.67
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Dexcom, Inc. The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Summit Medical Group IncFlorence, KY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Karl Alexander Schmitt among 302 hospitalist physician records in Kentucky
Karl Alexander Schmitt, MD is one of 302 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Kentucky. 92% 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 70% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 70% of these records are older, 24% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 82% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2011 among the 248 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 37% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
26 hospitalist physician records list a practice address in Florence
They are 26 of the 1,234 NPPES records with a practice address in Florence, and 302 hospitalist physician records in Kentucky.
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Common questions
What is Karl Alexander Schmitt, MD's NPI number?
Karl Alexander Schmitt, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740769231, issued on Aug 7, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karl Alexander Schmitt, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4900 Houston Road, Florence, KY, 41042. Phone: (859) 301-8074. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karl Alexander Schmitt, MD's license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number 55375, 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 Alexander Schmitt, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karl Alexander Schmitt, MD had 3,213 Medicare Part D claims for 420 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.