Karen Brown Ashley, MD

Primary specialty

Ophthalmology PhysicianTaxonomy code 207W00000X

License

2025-04035 Issued in NC

Practice address

2170 Midland Rd
Southern Pines, NC 28387-2999

Phone

(910) 295-2100

Fax

(910) 295-0917

NPI assigned

Apr 3, 2018

Last updated

Jul 15, 2026By the provider in NPPES

Sex

Female

Sole proprietor

No

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 2

Addresses

Other names 1

• Karen Rebecca Brown Former name

Electronic endpoints 1

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in TX, NC2 enrollments

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 2

Specialty

Ophthalmology

Education

Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Medicine, 2017

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Carolina Eye Associates IncGroup PAC ID 0446245864, 39 clinicians

Texas Oculoplastic Consultants LLPGroup PAC ID 3173594249, 12 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Hill Country Memorial Hospital Hospital, Fredericksburg, TX, CCN 450604

Procedures performed for Medicare patients

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• FHIR API: https://fhir.nextgen.com/nge/prod/fhir-api-r4/fhir/r4/
• Direct secure messaging: karen.ashley@direct.carolinaeye.nextgenshare.com
• Direct secure messaging: kbrown91343@direct.phhs.org
• Direct secure messaging: kbrownmd@direct.tocaustin.nextgenshare.com

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships, National Provider Directory roles and organizations whose NPPES authorized official is this provider.

• Texas Oculoplastic Consultants LLP

  • Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Physician
  • Austin, TX
  • NPI 1942270103

  Ophthalmology

  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Carolina Eye Associates Inc

  dba Carolina Eye Associates PA

  • Ophthalmology Physician
  • Dunn, NC
  • NPI 1861655714
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group
• Texas Oculoplastic Consultants LLP

  • Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Physician
  • Austin, TX
  • NPI 1154870038
  NPD
• Texas Oculoplastic Consultants LLP

  dba TOC Eye and Face

  • Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Physician
  • Fredericksburg, TX
  • NPI 1760940431
  NPD

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

• Methodist Healthcare System of San Antonio, LTD., L.L.P.

  dba Methodist Hospital Hill Country

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Fredericksburg, TX
  • NPI 1376256354
  Care Compare affiliation

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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            "country_code": "US",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "MAILING",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "2170 MIDLAND RD",
            "city": "SOUTHERN PINES",
            "state": "NC",
            "postal_code": "283872999",
            "telephone_number": "910-295-2100",
            "fax_number": "910-295-3625"
        },
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        }
    ],
    "practiceLocations": [
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            "address_1": "1991 Fordham Dr Ste 301",
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            "city": "Fayetteville",
            "state": "NC",
            "postal_code": "283043774",
            "country_code": "US",
            "telephone_number": "910-485-2020",
            "fax_number": "910-485-7571",
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        },
        {
            "address_1": "107 Hunt Dr",
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            "state": "NC",
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            "telephone_number": "910-891-4129",
            "fax_number": "910-891-4320",
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        }
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    "basic": {
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        "sole_proprietor": "NO",
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        "enumeration_date": "2018-04-03",
        "last_updated": "2026-07-15",
        "certification_date": "2026-07-15",
        "status": "A"
    },
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        },
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    "identifiers": [],
    "endpoints": [
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            "endpointType": "DIRECT",
            "endpointTypeDescription": "Direct Messaging Address",
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            "affiliation": "N",
            "address_1": "2170 Midland Rd",
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            "country_name": "United States",
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        }
    ],
    "other_names": [
        {
            "first_name": "KAREN",
            "last_name": "BROWN",
            "middle_name": "REBECCA",
            "credential": "MD",
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        }
    ]
}

• Andrew Lewis Apple, OD
• Nicole Piatt Apple, OD
• Joseph Paul Appollo, PH.D
• Sonya Bennett Armistead, MSW, LCSW
• Danielle Jennings Ashley, COTA L
• At Home Medical Care PLLC
• At Home Senior Services, Inc. (HomeChoice Healthcare)
• Anasia Atkins
• Atlas Child Counseling, PLLC
• Avada

• Ophthalmology Physician in Southern Pines, NC
• Providers in Southern Pines, NC by specialty
• Ophthalmology Physician in North Carolina

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Jul 15, 2026; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

Verify at the official NPI Registry.