Steven Franklin Karner, MD
Neurology Physician · Charlotte, NC
Steven Franklin Karner, MD is a neurology physician with a practice address in Charlotte, North Carolina, and NPI 1821052945, issued on Apr 14, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 9701786, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Steven Franklin Karner
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
- License number
- 9701786 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 15110 John J Delaney Dr, Charlotte, NC 28277
- Phone
- (704) 377-9323
- Enumerated
- Apr 14, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 15, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080213000563); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Oklahoma College Of Medicine, 1990
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest neurology physician records → All 621 in North Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 15110 John J Delaney Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Elizabeth Aravapalli, NPNurse Practitioner1912417627
- Rhonda Ardelean, PAPhysician Assistant1174552020
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- Christina Bullard, PAPhysician Assistant1578866075
Verify Steven Franklin Karner in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 9701786Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average neurology physician in 2024
4,497 Medicare Part D claims for 561 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Levetiracetam443 claims
- Lamotrigine262 claims
- Gabapentin224 claims
- Donepezil Hcl163 claims
- Carbidopa-Levodopa159 claims
- Carbamazepine Er145 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): 95.4 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: $639.58
9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was SK Life Science, Inc. The 10,858 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,318.07 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
- Carolinas Physicians Network IncCharlotte, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Steven Franklin Karner among 621 neurology physician records in North Carolina
Steven Franklin Karner, MD is one of 621 neurology physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 82% 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, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 2005 among the 457 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 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 2084N0400X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurology Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 621 neurology physician records in North Carolina.
All 621 in North Carolina → Every provider in Charlotte → Neurology Physician nationwide →
The 8 neurology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Nabil Ahmad, MDCharlotte, NC 282771508021791
- James Heckaman, MDCharlotte, NC 282771902860505
- Navid Jalali, MDCharlotte, NC 282771154681955
- Ashok Patel, MDCharlotte, NC 282771417030230
- Mohammad Bolouri, MDCharlotte, NC 282701659322691
- Matthew Carraro, M.D.Charlotte, NC 282871437441052
- Kurt Washburn, MDCharlotte, NC 282871437108826
- Nikhil Balakrishnan, MDCharlotte, NC 282621396993184
Common questions
What is Steven Franklin Karner, MD's NPI number?
Steven Franklin Karner, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821052945, issued on Apr 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Steven Franklin Karner, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 15110 John J Delaney Dr, Charlotte, NC, 28277. Phone: (704) 377-9323. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Steven Franklin Karner, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 9701786, 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 Steven Franklin Karner, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Steven Franklin Karner, MD had 4,497 Medicare Part D claims for 561 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Steven Franklin Karner, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.4 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.