NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Karol Hicks Kerr, M.D.

Pediatric Hematology & Oncology Physician · Colorado Springs, CO

Karol Hicks Kerr, M.D. is a pediatric hematology & oncology physician with a practice address in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and NPI 1447256623, issued on Jun 22, 2005. Check the license (Colorado 0056973, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1447256623
Name
Karol Hicks Kerr
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Pediatric Hematology & Oncology Physician 2080P0207X
License numbers
0056973 CO
252082 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4125 Briargate Pkwy, Colorado Springs, CO 80920
Phone
(719) 305-9025
Enumerated
Jun 22, 2005
Record last updated
Aug 30, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(719) 305-9026
Medicaid IDs
01999146 NY
258521900 FL
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20160909002493); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 1987
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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Also registered at 4125 Briargate Pkwy

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Alexander Aretakis, MDPediatric Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1003377284
  2. Elinor Berger, RN, CPNPPediatric Nurse Practitioner1649421777
  3. Linda Bucher, NP-CPediatric Nurse Practitioner1174931349
  4. Antoinette Burns, DOPediatric Pulmonology Physician1043315211
  5. Summer Coburn-Scheid, PAPhysician Assistant1336321041
  6. Brynn ConaRegistered Nurse1508792136

Verify Karol Hicks Kerr in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado 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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The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 97.6 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score86.5
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $33.77

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Avanos Medical. The 1,215 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,404.07 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Karol Kerr$33.77
  2. Specialty average$7,404.07

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

  1. University Physicians IncorporatedAurora, CO

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

Karol Hicks Kerr among 89 pediatric hematology & oncology physician records in Colorado

Karol Hicks Kerr, M.D. is one of 89 pediatric hematology & oncology physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 61% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 97% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 61% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 47% of these records are
  • Graduated1987 · median 2011 among the 42 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2016 · 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 2080P0207X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Pediatric Hematology & Oncology Physician providers in Colorado

There are 89 pediatric hematology & oncology physician records in Colorado.

The 8 pediatric hematology & oncology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Pamela Hutt, M.D.Durango, CO 813011932159522
  2. Kristen Eisenman, M.D.Denver, CO 802301912920166
  3. Robert Garcea, MDDenver, CO 802181427133156
  4. Florence Choo, M.D.Denver, CO 802051356720528
  5. Jennifer Clark, MDDenver, CO 802051336106053
  6. Roohie Poonia, MDDenver, CO 802051801357470
  7. Lara Riegler, MDDenver, CO 802051710121488
  8. John Van Doorninck, MDDenver, CO 802051194970350

Common questions

What is Karol Hicks Kerr, M.D.'s NPI number?

Karol Hicks Kerr, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1447256623, issued on Jun 22, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Karol Hicks Kerr, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4125 Briargate Pkwy, Colorado Springs, CO, 80920. Phone: (719) 305-9025. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Karol Hicks Kerr, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Colorado license number 0056973, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado Medical Board at https://dpo.colorado.gov/Medical. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

What is Karol Hicks Kerr, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.6 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.