Katherine D. Carias, M.D.
Specialist · Ashland, KY
Katherine D. Carias, M.D. is a specialist with a practice address in Ashland, Kentucky, and NPI 1205828282, issued on Aug 17, 2005. Check the license (Kentucky 32424, as entered in NPPES) with the Kentucky board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Katherine D. Carias
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Specialist 174400000X
- License numbers
- 32424 KY
35071043 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2501 Lexington Ave, Ashland, KY 41101
- Phone
- (606) 324-7704
- Enumerated
- Aug 17, 2005
- Record last updated
- Nov 14, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (606) 324-3985
- Medicaid IDs
- 0580232 OH
64959679 KY - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110223000438); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2501 Lexington Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Brendan McKenna, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1467528091
Verify Katherine D. Carias in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Kentucky board licenses this profession
Search for license 32424Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
15.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average specialist in 2024
20,924 Medicare Part D claims for 739 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims. 289 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium806 claims
- Eliquis754 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium733 claims
- Potassium Chloride672 claims
- Furosemide664 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium533 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): 82 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: $621.45
30 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Genzyme Corporation. The 5,844 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,760.79 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
- Premier Therapy And Health Centers IncIronton, OH
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Katherine D. Carias among 382 specialist records in Kentucky
Katherine D. Carias, M.D. is one of 382 specialist records with a practice address in Kentucky. 13% 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, 93% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 13% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 9% of these records are
- Graduated1988 · median 1988 among the 35 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 88% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Specialist providers in Kentucky
There are 382 specialist records in Kentucky.
All 382 in Kentucky → Every provider in Ashland → Specialist nationwide →
The 8 specialist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Melissa Avery, MD MMM CPEFAAFPFAAPLAshland, KY 411011508044363
- Douglas Mottley, M.D.Ashland, KY 411011013930361
- Mrudula Shah, M.D.Ashland, KY 411011427144823
- Amina Tariq, M.D.Ashland, KY 411011295768067
- Valerie White, MDAshland, KY 411011699735472
- Lori Doran, PSCAshland, KY 411021982853602
- Karen JudyWarsaw, KY 410951245331156
- Dawn SanderUnion, KY 410911780894105
Common questions
What is Katherine D. Carias, M.D.'s NPI number?
Katherine D. Carias, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1205828282, issued on Aug 17, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Katherine D. Carias, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2501 Lexington Ave, Ashland, KY, 41101. Phone: (606) 324-7704. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Katherine D. Carias, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number 32424, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Katherine D. Carias, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Katherine D. Carias, M.D. had 20,924 Medicare Part D claims for 739 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Katherine D. Carias, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 82 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.