Dr. Steven Franklin Karner, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 502
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 364
- Part D claims, 2024
- 4,497
- MIPS score, 2024
- 94
- Hospital affiliations
- 5
- Practice address
- 12311 Copper Way, Charlotte, NC 28277
- Practice phone
- Call (704) 377-9323
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Atrium Health Neurology Ballantyne
Charlotte, North Carolina
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Dr. Steven Franklin Karner is a neurologist in Charlotte, North Carolina
Dr. Karner practices at Atrium Health Neurology Ballantyne in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Dr. Karner's NPI, 1821052945, was assigned on April 14, 2006. Dr. Karner graduated from University of Oklahoma College of Medicine in 1990. Dr. Karner holds North Carolina license 9701786.
- NPI
- 1821052945NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 9537242573
- NPI enumeration date
- April 14, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (704) 377-9323
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 62
- Medical school graduation
- 1990
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Steven Franklin Karner practices at Atrium Health Neurology Ballantyne in Charlotte, North Carolina
Dr. Karner's primary practice is Atrium Health Neurology Ballantyne, at 12311 Copper Way, Charlotte, NC 28277 in Mecklenburg County. The practice phone is (704) 377-9323.
- Atrium Health Neurology Ballantyne12311 Copper Way, Charlotte, NC 28277 · Mecklenburg CountyPhone(704) 377-9323
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Steven Franklin Karner is affiliated with 8 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Karner's primary practice is Atrium Health Neurology Ballantyne in Charlotte, North Carolina. Dr. Karner is also affiliated with Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center. The medical group on file is Atrium Health Cleveland Imaging. Dmand AI also links Dr. Karner to 4 more hospitals, 1 group practice or clinic, 1 ambulatory surgery center and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Steven Franklin Karner's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Karner practices, 7 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Atrium Health Neurology Ballantyne | Available with a free account |
| +7 more sites and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Steven Franklin Karner is one of 543 neurologists in North Carolina
Neurology is Dr. Karner's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2084N0400X. Dr. Karner is licensed in North Carolina.
Specialties and state licenses
- Neurology, North CarolinaPrimary
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Steven Franklin Karner billed Medicare for 502 services in 2024
CMS data shows 502 Medicare services from Dr. Karner across 5 procedure codes in 2024, all of them office visits, for 364 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $50,214 for them. Every service was in an office.
Dr. Karner's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 4262024: 50218%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 692024: 0100%
Dr. Karner compared with the North Carolina median for neurologists, 2024
- Dr. Karner
- North Carolina median
- Medicare services
- 502vs 35043% above
- Medicare patients
- 364vs 18696% above
- Part D claims
- 4,175vs 5507.6 times
Medians across 528 neurologists in North Carolina with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Karner'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. Steven Franklin Karner treated 364 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 72
CMS counts 364 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Karner in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 150 patients. 73% of them have high cholesterol, and 68% have high blood pressure. 14% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.35, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Karner's median patient age at 67, with 58% women.
Dr. Karner's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Karner's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women20155%
- Men16345%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Karner's Medicare patients, 2024
- High cholesterol73%
- High blood pressure68%
- Arthritis43%
- Mood disorders38%
- Depression34%
- Anxiety33%
- Ischemic heart disease27%
- Diabetes23%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Karner'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
- Women58%
- Men42%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Steven Franklin Karner wrote 4,497 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Karner wrote 4,497 Medicare Part D claims for 561 patients. 85% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 4,175 of them, across 73 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,142,076 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 3,851 claims across 71 drugs.
Dr. Karner's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic3,836 claims85%
- Brand-name627 claims14%
- Other34 claims1%
Dr. Karner'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. Karner's Part D claims, 2024
- Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over2%70 of 4,497 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: 3,8512024: 4,1758%
Drugs named by CMS: 73 in 2024, 71 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. Steven Franklin Karner scored 94 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 94 out of 100 for Dr. Karner for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Karner accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Karner as offering telehealth.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Dr. Karner's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 94of 100Final score
- 81.6of 100Quality
- 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Skin biopsy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Steven Franklin Karner received $3,237 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 35 general payments to Dr. Karner from 15 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 94% of the total. SK Life Science, Inc. paid the most, $706.
General payments to Dr. Karner by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Karner by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Food and beverage$3,03094%
- Education$2076%
Companies that paid Dr. Karner the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Steven Franklin Karner graduated from University of Oklahoma College of Medicine
Dr. Karner graduated from University of Oklahoma College of Medicine in 1990.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Steven Franklin Karner'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 | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation 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)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (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. Steven Franklin Karner's NPI number?
Dr. Steven Franklin Karner's NPI number is 1821052945. It was assigned on April 14, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Steven Franklin Karner?
Dr. Steven Franklin Karner is a neurologist in Charlotte, North Carolina. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Neurology Physician (taxonomy code 2084N0400X).
Where does Dr. Steven Franklin Karner practice?
Dr. Karner practices at 12311 Copper Way, Charlotte, NC 28277. Dr. Karner's primary practice is Atrium Health Neurology Ballantyne in Charlotte, North Carolina. Dmand AI also links Dr. Karner to 4 hospitals, 1 group practice or clinic, 1 ambulatory surgery center and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Steven Franklin Karner's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Karner is (704) 377-9323.
What is Dr. Steven Franklin Karner's medical license number?
Dr. Karner holds North Carolina license 9701786.
Which hospitals is Dr. Steven Franklin Karner affiliated with?
Dr. Karner is affiliated with Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Karner to 4 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Steven Franklin Karner part of?
Dr. Karner is linked to Atrium Health Cleveland Imaging. Dmand AI links Dr. Karner to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. Steven Franklin Karner accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Karner billed Medicare for 502 services in 2024, and Dr. Karner accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Steven Franklin Karner offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Karner as offering telehealth services.
What is Dr. Steven Franklin Karner's MIPS score?
Dr. Karner's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 94 out of 100, reported through an alternative payment model (APM).
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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Steven Franklin Karner see?
CMS counts 364 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Karner in 2024, with an average age of 72.
What services does Dr. Steven Franklin Karner bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Karner's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), office visit, established patient (99215) and office visit, new patient (99205).
Where did Dr. Steven Franklin Karner go to medical school?
Dr. Karner graduated from University of Oklahoma College of Medicine in 1990.
What drugs does Dr. Steven Franklin Karner prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Karner's most prescribed drugs by claims were Levetiracetam, Lamotrigine and Gabapentin.
Has Dr. Steven Franklin Karner received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $3,237 in general payments to Dr. Karner from 15 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from SK Life Science, Inc.
How long has Dr. Steven Franklin Karner been practicing?
Dr. Karner graduated from medical school in 1990, 36 years ago.
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