Thomas E. Karelis, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Hazard, KY
Thomas E. Karelis, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Hazard, Kentucky, and NPI 1053324129, issued on Aug 13, 2006. Check the license (Kentucky 36880, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Thomas E. Karelis
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 36880 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 311 Roy Campbell Dr, Hazard, KY 41701
- Phone
- (606) 487-0776
- Enumerated
- Aug 13, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 7, 2023
- Fax
- (606) 487-0777
- Medicaid ID
- 64037088 KY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050714000455); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Kentucky College Of Medicine, 1998
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 311 Roy Campbell Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Robetta Baker, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1043590227
- Elizabeth Crank, MSN, APRN, RD, LDNurse Practitioner1417153727
- Jeffrey Fugate, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1578843777
Verify Thomas E. Karelis in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 36880Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
8,397 Medicare Part D claims for 477 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 2% of claims. 4,591 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen2,565 claims
- Gabapentin2,329 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen763 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl488 claims
- Morphine Sulfate Er476 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl423 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): 46.8 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 one group practice
- Kentucky Pain Management ServicesHazard, KY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Thomas E. Karelis among 1,526 internal medicine physician records in Kentucky
Thomas E. Karelis, MD is one of 1,526 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Kentucky. 84% 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 14% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2006 among the 1,025 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 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 207R00000X and a Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
13 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Hazard
They are 13 of the 1,111 NPPES records with a practice address in Hazard, and 1,526 internal medicine physician records in Kentucky.
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Common questions
What is Thomas E. Karelis, MD's NPI number?
Thomas E. Karelis, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053324129, issued on Aug 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Thomas E. Karelis, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 311 Roy Campbell Dr, Hazard, KY, 41701. Phone: (606) 487-0776. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Thomas E. Karelis, MD's license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number 36880, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure at https://web1.ky.gov/GenSearch/LicenseSearch.aspx?AGY=5. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Thomas E. Karelis, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Thomas E. Karelis, MD had 8,397 Medicare Part D claims for 477 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Thomas E. Karelis, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 46.8 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.