Karl Richard Speers, D.O.
Family Medicine Physician · Arden, NC
Karl Richard Speers, D.O. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Arden, North Carolina, and NPI 1528000684, issued on Jun 12, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 128345, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karl Richard Speers
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 128345 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2585 Hendersonville RD Ste C, Arden, NC 28704
- Phone
- (828) 687-6847
- Enumerated
- Jun 12, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 10, 2022
- Fax
- (828) 684-6891
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090819000381); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- West Virginia School Of Osteopathic Medicine, 2005
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Karl Richard Speers in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 128345Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
111 Medicare Part D claims for 76 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass15 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): 100 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 2 group practices
- MH Transylvania Regional Hospital, LllpClyde, NC
- Mission Health Community Multispecialty Providers LLCAsheville, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Karl Richard Speers among 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina
Karl Richard Speers, D.O. is one of 4,953 family medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 79% 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 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2005 · median 2006 among the 3,104 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 50% 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 North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
32 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Arden
They are 32 of the 441 NPPES records with a practice address in Arden, and 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina.
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- Gary Curran, MDArden, NC 287041346225232
- Stephanie Gillis, M.D.Arden, NC 287041437241197
- Candace Ireton, M.D.Arden, NC 287041669456752
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Common questions
What is Karl Richard Speers, D.O.'s NPI number?
Karl Richard Speers, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1528000684, issued on Jun 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karl Richard Speers, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2585 Hendersonville RD Ste C, Arden, NC, 28704. Phone: (828) 687-6847. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karl Richard Speers, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 128345, 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 Karl Richard Speers, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karl Richard Speers, D.O. had 111 Medicare Part D claims for 76 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Karl Richard Speers, D.O.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.