Dr. Barbara Mitchell Karcher, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 2,896
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 388
- Part D claims, 2024
- 9,538
- Hospital affiliations
- 1
- Industry payments
- $1,492
- Practice address
- 6051 US Highway 49, Hattiesburg, MS 39401
- Practice phone
- Call (601) 288-7000
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
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Dr. Barbara Mitchell Karcher is an internist in Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Dr. Karcher practices at Forrest General Hospital in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, part of Forrest County, MS.
Dr. Karcher's NPI, 1558756387, was assigned on March 30, 2015. Dr. Karcher graduated from University of Mississippi School of Medicine in 2015. Dr. Karcher holds Mississippi license 25589.
- NPI
- 1558756387NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 7012223290
- NPI enumeration date
- March 30, 2015
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (601) 288-7000
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Female
- Estimated age
- 37
- Medical school graduation
- 2015
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Barbara Mitchell Karcher practices at Forrest General Hospital in Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Dr. Karcher's primary practice is Forrest General Hospital, at 6051 US Highway 49, Hattiesburg, MS 39401 in Forrest County. The practice phone is (601) 288-7000.
- Forrest General Hospital6051 US Highway 49, Hattiesburg, MS 39401 · Forrest CountyPhone(601) 288-7000
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Barbara Mitchell Karcher is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Karcher's primary practice is Forrest General Hospital in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, part of Forrest County, MS. The medical group on file is Hattiesburg Clinic. Dmand AI also links Dr. Karcher to 2 more home health agencies, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Barbara Mitchell Karcher's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Karcher practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Forrest General Hospital | Available with a free account |
| +3 more sites and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Barbara Mitchell Karcher is one of 785 internists in Mississippi
Internal medicine is Dr. Karcher's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dr. Karcher is licensed in Mississippi.
Specialties and state licenses
- Internal medicine, MississippiPrimary
Internists near Dr. Karcher
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Barbara Mitchell Karcher billed Medicare for 2,896 services in 2024
CMS data shows 2,896 Medicare services from Dr. Karcher across 20 procedure codes in 2024, for 388 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $142,296 for them. Every service was in an office.
Dr. Karcher's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1,3752024: 1,2936%
- Other services
- 2023: 4282024: 945121%
- Surgery
- 2023: 5722024: 31445%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 2142024: 213No change
- Lab and pathology
- 2023: 2172024: 9556%
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 462024: 3622%
Dr. Karcher compared with the Mississippi median for internists, 2024
- Dr. Karcher
- Mississippi median
- Medicare services
- 2,896vs 9872.9 times
- Medicare patients
- 388vs 31424% above
- Part D claims
- 8,948vs 28131.8 times
Medians across 747 internists in Mississippi with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Karcher's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Barbara Mitchell Karcher treated 388 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74
CMS counts 388 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Karcher in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 169 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 9% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.34, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Karcher's median patient age at 67, with 57% women.
Dr. Karcher's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Karcher's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women23160%
- Men15740%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Karcher's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis63%
- Ischemic heart disease39%
- Anxiety37%
- Chronic kidney disease35%
- Depression35%
- Mood disorders35%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Karcher's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 67
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women57%
- Men43%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Barbara Mitchell Karcher wrote 9,538 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Karcher wrote 9,538 Medicare Part D claims for 560 patients. 86% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 8,948 of them, across 142 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $760,637 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 7,873 claims across 130 drugs.
Dr. Karcher's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic8,198 claims86%
- Brand-name1,307 claims14%
- Other33 claims0%
Dr. Karcher'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. Karcher's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids1%79 of 9,538 claims
- Antibiotics3%264 of 9,538 claims
- Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over0%29 of 9,538 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: 7,8732024: 8,94814%
Drugs named by CMS: 142 in 2024, 130 in 2023.
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
Dr. Barbara Mitchell Karcher offers telehealth to Medicare patients
Dr. Karcher accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Karcher as offering telehealth.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Removal of skin lesions: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Barbara Mitchell Karcher received $1,492 in industry payments from 2019 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 89 general payments to Dr. Karcher from 25 drug and device companies from 2019 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Eli Lilly and Company paid the most, $205.
General payments to Dr. Karcher by program year, 2019 to 2025
Companies that paid Dr. Karcher the most, 2019 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Barbara Mitchell Karcher graduated from University of Mississippi School of Medicine
Dr. Karcher graduated from University of Mississippi School of Medicine in 2015.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Barbara Mitchell Karcher's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare 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 percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Barbara Mitchell Karcher's NPI number?
Dr. Barbara Mitchell Karcher's NPI number is 1558756387. It was assigned on March 30, 2015, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Barbara Mitchell Karcher?
Dr. Barbara Mitchell Karcher is an internist in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Internal Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207R00000X).
Where does Dr. Barbara Mitchell Karcher practice?
Dr. Karcher practices at 6051 US Highway 49, Hattiesburg, MS 39401. Dr. Karcher's primary practice is Forrest General Hospital in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, part of Forrest County, MS. Dmand AI also links Dr. Karcher to 2 home health agencies, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Barbara Mitchell Karcher's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Karcher is (601) 288-7000.
What is Dr. Barbara Mitchell Karcher's medical license number?
Dr. Karcher holds Mississippi license 25589.
Which hospitals is Dr. Barbara Mitchell Karcher affiliated with?
Dr. Karcher practices at Forrest General Hospital in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.
What medical group is Dr. Barbara Mitchell Karcher part of?
Dr. Karcher is linked to Hattiesburg Clinic. Dmand AI links Dr. Karcher to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. Barbara Mitchell Karcher accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Karcher billed Medicare for 2,896 services in 2024, and Dr. Karcher accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Barbara Mitchell Karcher offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Karcher as offering telehealth services.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Barbara Mitchell Karcher see?
CMS counts 388 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Karcher in 2024, with an average age of 74.
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What services does Dr. Barbara Mitchell Karcher bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Karcher's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), medicare service (G2211) and care management and other visits (99490).
Where did Dr. Barbara Mitchell Karcher go to medical school?
Dr. Karcher graduated from University of Mississippi School of Medicine in 2015.
What drugs does Dr. Barbara Mitchell Karcher prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Karcher's most prescribed drugs by claims were Atorvastatin Calcium, Amlodipine Besylate and Losartan Potassium.
Has Dr. Barbara Mitchell Karcher received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $1,492 in general payments to Dr. Karcher from 25 companies from 2019 to 2025. The largest total came from Eli Lilly and Company.
How long has Dr. Barbara Mitchell Karcher been practicing?
Dr. Karcher graduated from medical school in 2015, 11 years ago.
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