Dr. Karen L. Epperson, MD

  • Harrisonville, MO
  • General practice physician
NPI1306849948PAC ID1951363191
Medicare services, 2024
699
Medicare patients, 2024
347
Part D claims, 2024
18,892
Hospital affiliations
3
Industry payments
$237
Practice address
1626 E Elm St, Harrisonville, MO 64701
Practice phone
Call (660) 851-0668
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Primary practice

E. W. Thompson Health & Rehabilitation Center

Harrisonville, Missouri

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Dr. Karen L. Epperson is a general practice physician in Harrisonville, Missouri

Dr. Epperson practices at E. W. Thompson Health & Rehabilitation Center in Harrisonville, Missouri.

Dr. Epperson's NPI, 1306849948, was assigned on May 27, 2005. Dr. Epperson holds Missouri license 109809.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
1951363191
NPI enumeration date
May 27, 2005
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(660) 851-0668
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Sex
Female
Estimated age
65
Medical school graduation
1987

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Karen L. Epperson practices at E. W. Thompson Health & Rehabilitation Center in Harrisonville, Missouri

Dr. Epperson's primary practice is E. W. Thompson Health & Rehabilitation Center, at 1626 E Elm St, Harrisonville, MO 64701 in Cass County. The practice phone is (660) 851-0668.

  • E. W. Thompson Health & Rehabilitation Center
    1626 E Elm St, Harrisonville, MO 64701 · Cass CountyPhone(660) 851-0668

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data

Dr. Karen L. Epperson is affiliated with 17 sites of care and 3 medical groups

Dr. Epperson's primary practice is E. W. Thompson Health & Rehabilitation Center in Harrisonville, Missouri. Dr. Epperson is also affiliated with University Hospital. The medical group on file is Curana Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Epperson to 2 more hospitals, 5 hospices, 4 skilled nursing facilities, 3 group practices and clinics, 2 medical groups and 1 home health agency, each named with a free account.

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Karen L. Epperson's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Epperson practices, 16 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
E. W. Thompson Health & Rehabilitation CenterAvailable with a free account
+16 more sites and 2 medical groupsAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Karen L. Epperson is one of 124 general practice physicians in Missouri

General practice is Dr. Epperson's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208D00000X. Dr. Epperson is licensed in Missouri.

Specialties and state licenses

  • General practice, MissouriPrimaryLicense 109809 · taxonomy 208D00000X

General practice physicians near Dr. Epperson

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124general practice physicians in Missouri
2general practice physicians in Harrisonville

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Karen L. Epperson billed Medicare for 699 services in 2024

CMS data shows 699 Medicare services from Dr. Epperson across 7 procedure codes in 2024, for 347 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $65,709 for them.

Medicare services, 2024699
Medicare patients347
Paid by Medicare$65,709
Procedure codes7

Dr. Epperson's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 4952024: 65332%
Other services
2023: 932024: 4651%

Where Dr. Epperson's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office41960%
  • In a facility28040%

Dr. Epperson compared with the Missouri median for general practice physicians, 2024

  • Dr. Epperson
  • Missouri median
Medicare services
699vs 1405.0 times
Medicare patients
347vs 923.8 times
Part D claims
18,207vs 101180.3 times

Medians across 122 general practice physicians in Missouri with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Epperson's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Karen L. Epperson treated 347 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 81

CMS counts 347 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Epperson in 2024. The largest group is 85 and over, with 150 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 69% have high cholesterol. 31% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.10, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Epperson's median patient age at 81, with 59% women.

Medicare patients, 2024347
Average age81
Average risk score2.10
Also on Medicaid31%

Dr. Epperson's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Epperson's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women23467%
  • Men11333%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Epperson's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol69%
  3. Arthritis66%
  4. Mood disorders62%
  5. Depression61%
  6. Anxiety56%
  7. Alzheimer's and dementia51%
  8. Heart failure41%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Epperson's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 81

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women59%
  • Men41%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Karen L. Epperson wrote 18,892 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Epperson wrote 18,892 Medicare Part D claims for 545 patients. 86% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 18,207 of them, across 214 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $894,481 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 13,729 claims across 190 drugs.

Part D claims, 202418,892
Drugs named by CMS214
Total drug cost$894,481
Part D patients545

Dr. Epperson's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic16,340 claims86%
  • Brand-name2,442 claims13%
  • Other110 claims1%

Dr. Epperson's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Epperson's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids2%372 of 18,892 claims
  • Antibiotics2%286 of 18,892 claims
  • Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over5%890 of 18,892 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 13,7292024: 18,20733%

Drugs named by CMS: 214 in 2024, 190 in 2023.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

How Dr. Karen L. Epperson takes part in Medicare

Dr. Epperson accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

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Dr. Karen L. Epperson received $237 in industry payments from 2016 to 2022

CMS Open Payments shows 4 general payments to Dr. Epperson from 3 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2022. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc paid the most, $102.

General payments to Dr. Epperson by program year, 2016 to 2022

Companies that paid Dr. Epperson the most, 2016 to 2022

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Sources for Dr. Karen L. Epperson's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Karen L. Epperson's NPI number?

Dr. Karen L. Epperson's NPI number is 1306849948. It was assigned on May 27, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Karen L. Epperson?

Dr. Karen L. Epperson is a general practice physician in Harrisonville, Missouri. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is General Practice Physician (taxonomy code 208D00000X).

Where does Dr. Karen L. Epperson practice?

Dr. Epperson practices at 1626 E Elm St, Harrisonville, MO 64701. Dr. Epperson's primary practice is E. W. Thompson Health & Rehabilitation Center in Harrisonville, Missouri. Dmand AI also links Dr. Epperson to 2 hospitals, 5 hospices, 4 skilled nursing facilities, 3 group practices and clinics, 2 medical groups and 1 home health agency.

What is Dr. Karen L. Epperson's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Epperson is (660) 851-0668.

What is Dr. Karen L. Epperson's medical license number?

Dr. Epperson holds Missouri license 109809.

Which hospitals is Dr. Karen L. Epperson affiliated with?

Dr. Epperson is affiliated with University Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Epperson to 2 more hospitals.

What medical group is Dr. Karen L. Epperson part of?

Dr. Epperson is linked to Curana Health. Dmand AI links Dr. Epperson to 2 more medical groups.

Does Dr. Karen L. Epperson accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Epperson billed Medicare for 699 services in 2024, and Dr. Epperson accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Karen L. Epperson see?

CMS counts 347 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Epperson in 2024, with an average age of 81.

What services does Dr. Karen L. Epperson bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Epperson's most billed Medicare services were nursing facility care (99309), nursing facility care (99306) and nursing facility care (99305).

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What drugs does Dr. Karen L. Epperson prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Epperson's most prescribed drugs by claims were Levothyroxine Sodium, Furosemide and Atorvastatin Calcium.

Has Dr. Karen L. Epperson received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $237 in general payments to Dr. Epperson from 3 companies from 2016 to 2022. The largest total came from ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc.

How long has Dr. Karen L. Epperson been practicing?

Dr. Epperson graduated from medical school in 1987, 39 years ago.

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