NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Andrew Karich, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Fullerton, CA

Andrew Karich, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Fullerton, California, and NPI 1508866575, issued on Jul 29, 2005. Check the license (California A69440, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1508866575
Name
Andrew Karich
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License number
A69440 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2141 N Harbor Blvd, Fullerton, CA 92835
Phone
(714) 626-8630
Enumerated
Jul 29, 2005
Record last updated
Nov 3, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(714) 626-8659
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040920000978); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Creighton University School Of Medicine, 1998
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 2141 N Harbor Blvd

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Donald BittnerOrthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician1538169578
  2. Bradley Borsari, MDInternal Medicine Physician1104826619
  3. Alison Brown, N.P.Family Nurse Practitioner1396093738
  4. Ruben Cabral, MDInternal Medicine Physician1568458008
  5. Carl Chen, M.D.Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician1235114950
  6. Theodoros Daskalakis, MDSurgery Physician1467409250

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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70% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

103 Medicare Part D claims for 74 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 44 claims were for opioids.

  1. Andrew Karich103
  2. Specialty average346

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen25 claims
  2. Methylprednisolone20 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Providence Medical FoundationFullerton, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Andrew Karich among 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records in California

Andrew Karich, MD is one of 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 90% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
  • Graduated1998 · median 2003 among the 1,347 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 66% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in California

There are 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records in California.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Karen Evensen, MDFullerton, CA 928351750452652
  2. Kiarash Khajavi, M.D.Fullerton, CA 928351265518443
  3. Stewart Shanfield, M.D.Fullerton, CA 928351346286580
  4. Shahram Solhpour, MDFullerton, CA 928351548268287
  5. Mikel Whiting, MDFullerton, CA 928351275576795
  6. Paul Kirz, M.D.Fullerton, CA 928331336418011
  7. David Downs, MDFullerton, CA 928311023101375
  8. Joseph Laughlin, MDFullerton, CA 928311619080587

Common questions

What is Andrew Karich, MD's NPI number?

Andrew Karich, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508866575, issued on Jul 29, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Andrew Karich, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2141 N Harbor Blvd, Fullerton, CA, 92835. Phone: (714) 626-8630. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Andrew Karich, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A69440, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Andrew Karich, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Andrew Karich, MD had 103 Medicare Part D claims for 74 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

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.