Laurence P. Karper, MD
Psychiatry Physician · Bethlehem, PA
Laurence P. Karper, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1063468353, issued on May 26, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD062406L, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Laurence P. Karper
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- MD062406L PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2545 Schoenersville RD, Bethlehem, PA 18017
- Phone
- (484) 884-6503
- Enumerated
- May 26, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 19, 2025
- Fax
- (484) 884-6504
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050310000576); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Rutgers R W Johnson Medical School (Cam/New Bruns/Pisc), 1988
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Laurence P. Karper in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD062406LCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
50% more Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
1,502 Medicare Part D claims for 76 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Aripiprazole105 claims
- Lamotrigine93 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate69 claims
- Gabapentin63 claims
- Clonazepam62 claims
- Lorazepam57 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Lehigh Valley Physician GroupBethlehem, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Laurence P. Karper among 2,662 psychiatry physician records in Pennsylvania
Laurence P. Karper, MD is one of 2,662 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 72% 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 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 61% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 45% of these records are
- Graduated1988 · median 2003 among the 1,186 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
81 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Bethlehem
They are 81 of the 4,797 NPPES records with a practice address in Bethlehem, and 2,662 psychiatry physician records in Pennsylvania.
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Common questions
What is Laurence P. Karper, MD's NPI number?
Laurence P. Karper, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1063468353, issued on May 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Laurence P. Karper, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2545 Schoenersville RD, Bethlehem, PA, 18017. Phone: (484) 884-6503. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Laurence P. Karper, MD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD062406L, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Laurence P. Karper, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Laurence P. Karper, MD had 1,502 Medicare Part D claims for 76 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.