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2026 NPPES data Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician NPI 1982680567 MD
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Douglas Katula, MD

Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician in New Albany, Ohio.

This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 1,637 in Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.

Federal data, no proprietary rating. We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
2K
Medicare Part D claims · 135 beneficiaries · Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician avg: 1K
MIPS score
30.7/100
▼ 53 pts below national avg 83.5 · Below average
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What the federal data shows

Douglas Katula, MD reported a CMS MIPS final score of 30.7/100 - below the 83.5 national average - and filed 2,362 Medicare Part D claims in 2024.

30.7/100
MIPS score · -53 vs avg
2K
Part D claims, 2024
Likely
board-certified (heuristic)
≥3rd
pct among measured MIPS (lower-bound band)

Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.

Federal trust snapshot

What official records show about Douglas Katula, MD

Federal records show an active NPI with both Medicare prescribing volume and a measured CMS quality score — objective registry data, not patient reviews.

  • Verified

    NPI registry status

    Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1982680567), first enumerated 12/15/2005.

    Source: CMS NPPES

  • Reported

    Medicare Part D participation

    Filed 2,362 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.

    Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF

  • Reported

    CMS quality reporting (MIPS)

    Reported a CMS MIPS final score of 30.7/100 in the Quality Payment Program — a federal quality measure, not a patient review.

    Source: CMS Quality Payment Program

  • Reported

    Board certification signal

    Heuristic suggests board-certified status based on ABMS-eligible specialty taxonomy plus active CMS participation signals — not a direct ABMS verification.

    Source: NUCC taxonomy + CMS participation heuristic

  • Reported

    Hospital affiliations

    1 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliation on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.

    Source: CMS Care Compare

  • State context

    State board disciplinary context

    Ohio statewide board action statistics are published annually — these figures describe aggregate state activity, not Douglas Katula, MD's individual license status. Verify directly with the state medical board.

    Source: OMB annual report 2023

  • Not in federal data

    Individual sanction lookup

    PlainDoctor does not publish per-provider disciplinary determinations. Confirm current license and any individual actions through the state medical board or FSMB verification service.

    Source: State medical board / FSMB

This trust snapshot summarizes only what appears in federal CMS/NPPES public records. It is not a composite score, star rating, patient review, or clinical recommendation. PlainDoctor never fabricates reviews or AggregateRating schema.

CMS NPPES provider registry desk

NPI 1982680567 · Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician

NPI-10 · ENUM-LEGACY · TAX-NARROW · MIPS-LOW · RX-MID · BOOK-THIN · NEAR-MIPS

  • NPI-10 1982680567
  • ENUM-LEGACY 2005
  • TAX-NARROW 1,637
  • MIPS-LOW 30.7/100
  • RX-MID 2,362
  • BOOK-THIN 84 in Ohio
  • NEAR-MIPS Barry Simkin · 2.3

MIPS final-score neighbourhood

Same-specialty nationwide peers by CMS final score, not geographic proximity

MIPS pts

What this shows Nearest measured MIPS peers for this NUCC specialty (2023 performance year).

Source CMS Quality Payment Program (MIPS) As of 2023

Douglas Katula, MD's MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician

CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.

31 ≥ 3rd percentile 3% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands

0–10: 8,684 measured providers (2%). Below this entry. 10–20: 3,008 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 20–30: 3,069 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 30–40: 2,746 measured providers (1%). This entry sits in this band. 40–50: 2,928 measured providers (1%). Above this entry. 50–60: 5,882 measured providers (1%). Above this entry. 60–70: 13,906 measured providers (3%). Above this entry. 70–80: 94,570 measured providers (21%). Above this entry. 80–90: 129,887 measured providers (29%). Above this entry. 90+: 189,403 measured providers (42%). Above this entry. This provider 0 100 every measured MIPS clinician, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more measured providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

The percentile is a conservative whole-score-point band: it counts only measured clinicians in lower score bands. A CMS MIPS metric is not a recommendation or a clinical-quality rating by PlainDoctor. See methodology § corpus placement.

Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023

Where Douglas Katula, MD sits

This provider among hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician peers

Across the 329 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Douglas Katula, MD writes more Part D claims than 89% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 2% - placing this provider in the high-volume, lower-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.

Lower volume · High qualityHigh volume · High qualityLower volume · Lower qualityHigh volume · Lower quality0255075100024.949.874.799.7Part D claim volume, percentile in specialtyMIPS quality, percentilePoint, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 42 · MIPS quality, percentile: 77Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 10 · MIPS quality, percentile: 78Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 58 · MIPS quality, percentile: 45Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 95 · MIPS quality, percentile: 88Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 80 · MIPS quality, percentile: 95Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 3 · MIPS quality, percentile: 82Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 87 · MIPS quality, percentile: 83Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 37 · MIPS quality, percentile: 85Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 43 · MIPS quality, percentile: 65Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 50 · MIPS quality, percentile: 95Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 75 · MIPS quality, percentile: 42Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 2 · MIPS quality, percentile: 15Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 3 · MIPS quality, percentile: 30Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 12 · MIPS quality, percentile: 22Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 67 · MIPS quality, percentile: 60Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 98 · MIPS quality, percentile: 45Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 7 · MIPS quality, percentile: 78Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 15 · MIPS quality, percentile: 33Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 78 · MIPS quality, percentile: 52Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 45 · MIPS quality, percentile: 62Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 40 · MIPS quality, 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specialty: 90 · MIPS quality, percentile: 70Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 35 · MIPS quality, percentile: 20Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 18 · MIPS quality, percentile: 68Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 62 · MIPS quality, percentile: 58Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 57 · MIPS quality, percentile: 67Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 38 · MIPS quality, percentile: 8Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 60 · MIPS quality, percentile: 87Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 68 · MIPS quality, percentile: 23Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 48 · MIPS quality, percentile: 95Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 0 · MIPS quality, percentile: 63Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 83 · MIPS quality, percentile: 30Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 53 · MIPS quality, percentile: 10Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 82 · MIPS quality, percentile: 40Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 8 · MIPS quality, percentile: 72Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 70 · MIPS quality, percentile: 50Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 92 · MIPS quality, percentile: 92Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 77 · MIPS quality, percentile: 57Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 47 · MIPS quality, percentile: 90Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 28 · MIPS quality, percentile: 93Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 13 · MIPS quality, percentile: 18Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 88 · MIPS quality, percentile: 38Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 63 · MIPS quality, percentile: 75Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 97 · MIPS quality, percentile: 15Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 65 · MIPS quality, percentile: 55Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 72 · MIPS quality, percentile: 7Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 25 · MIPS quality, percentile: 3Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 55 · MIPS quality, percentile: 43Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 20 · MIPS quality, percentile: 45Douglas Katula, MD, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 89 · MIPS quality, percentile: 2
Part D claim volume vs MIPS quality, by specialty percentile

Each dot is one hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Douglas Katula, MD. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.

✓
Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)

Douglas Katula, MD practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 1 hospital affiliation - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).

What does the federal data show about Douglas Katula, MD?

Below national average

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 12/15/2005

NPI 1982680567

Primary specialty

Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician

Niche

1,637 US NPIs in this specialty

Medicare Part D claims

2,362 79% vs specialty avg

2024 prescription claims

Specialty avg: 1,322

MIPS final score

30.7/100 52.8 pts vs avg

Below average band

vs 83.5 national avg

Specialty distribution in Ohio

How Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician compares to other specialties among Ohio providers

Ohio providers
Case Manager/Care Coordinator11.2%Student in an Organized Heal…4.8%Licensed Practical Nurse3.9%Registered Nurse3.5%Addiction (Substance Use Dis…3.4%Pharmacist3.3%Hospice and Palliative Medic…0%
Largest specialties in Ohio (% of in-state providers)

Medicare quality performance, MIPS

Douglas Katula, MD's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician national average

Below national average
MIPS Final Score
30.7/100
vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
0%100%National avg84%30.7%
MIPS final score (Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician) - 30.7/100 vs national avg 83.5
How MIPS and board certification work

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.

Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).

Practice Address

7277 SMITHS MILL RD STE 250
New Albany, OH 43054
(614) 221-3725

Provider Details

NPI 1982680567
Specialty Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician
Credentials MD
Gender Male
NPI Issued 12/15/2005

CMS Quality Score (MIPS)

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.

30.7215
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
40.1933
Quality
48.814
Cost

Reporting: Individual

Hospital and facility affiliations

Facilities where Douglas Katula, MD bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.

Beacon Orthopaedics And Sports Medicine Ltd
New Albany, OH

Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).

License & disciplinary context - Ohio OMB 2023 annual report

Aggregate state board data only, NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~48K Ohio medical licensees in 2023 - they are NOT specific to Douglas Katula, MD. To verify Douglas Katula, MD's current license status, search the OMB public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.

158
Total board actions, Ohio 2023
Across 154 cases
3.29
Actions per 1,000 licensees
Ohio statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
56 cases

OMB publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the Ohio disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.

Medicare Part D Prescribing Data

CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.

2,362
Total Claims
$218K
Total Drug Cost
135
Medicare Beneficiaries

Prescribing Breakdown

30-Day Fills
2,477.333
Total Day Supply
54,875
Generic Drug Cost
$48K
Opioid Claims
42 (1.8% rate)
Antibiotic Claims
88

Patient Demographics

Average Patient Age
77.7 years
Avg HCC Risk Score
2.11
Gender Split
70% female / 30% male

Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)

Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.

What Douglas Katula, MD prescribes most

Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024

claims
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File As of 2024
Drug Claims
Eliquis
Apixaban
176
Gabapentin
 81
Atorvastatin Calcium
 80
Furosemide
 73
Levothyroxine Sodium
 61
Buspirone Hcl
 57
Tamsulosin Hcl
 56
Trazodone Hcl
 52
Sertraline Hcl
 49
Losartan Potassium
 48

* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.

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Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician Overview

How Douglas Katula, MD fits within the Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician landscape nationally.

1,637
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician Providers in US
51
States with Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician
1,322
Avg Claims per Provider

Douglas Katula, MD's 2,362 claims are above the specialty average of 1,322.

Nationwide Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year

Two federal-record peer sets for Katula, both outside Ohio so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.

Similar MIPS final score

Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (30.7 here).

Barry Simkin 33 FL Daniel Wollman 28.1 CT Christopher Burress 36 TN Michael Cohen 25.3 CA

Same NPPES enumeration year (2005)

Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.

Thomas Dillon Wenatchee, WA Donato Dumlao Daphne, AL Amy James Green Bay, WI Firaz Hosein Lighthouse Point, FL

Nearby Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician Providers in Ohio

Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Ohio, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Katula.

One of 84 Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers enrolled in Ohio, 5 are shown here.

Dr. Julia Agne
MD
Columbus, OH
Dr. Qurratulain Ahmed
MD
Cleveland, OH
Dr. Meera Babu
MD
Columbus, OH
Dr. George Bertalan
M.D.
Akron, OH
Dr. Alexander Beylinson
MD
Cleveland, OH

Compare Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Douglas Katula, MD's specialty? ▼
Douglas Katula, MD specializes in Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician and practices in New Albany, Ohio. Credentials: MD.
How much does Douglas Katula, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Douglas Katula, MD wrote 2,362 Medicare Part D claims totaling $218K in drug costs for 135 beneficiaries.
What is Douglas Katula, MD's Medicare quality score? ▼
Douglas Katula, MD has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 30.7/100 (Quality: 40.2, Cost: 48.8). The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Douglas Katula, MD located? ▼
Douglas Katula, MD is located at 7277 SMITHS MILL RD STE 250, New Albany, OH, 43054. Phone: (614) 221-3725.
What is Douglas Katula, MD's NPI number? ▼
Douglas Katula, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982680567, issued on 12/15/2005.
Does Douglas Katula, MD prescribe opioids? ▼
Yes, Douglas Katula, MD had 42 opioid claims in 2024 with an opioid prescribing rate of 1.8%.
How many Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 1,637 Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers across 51 states in the US. The average Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician provider writes 1,322 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Douglas Katula, MD prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Douglas Katula, MD's most frequently prescribed drugs include Eliquis, Gabapentin, Atorvastatin Calcium. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Douglas Katula, MD accept Medicare? ▼
Douglas Katula, MD appears in CMS Medicare data with 2,362 Part D claims and 135 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Douglas Katula, MD's credentials? ▼
Douglas Katula, MD's NPI is 1982680567 with credentials MD. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.

Data Sources

View source datasets and methodology notes
Provider Directory
CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
Specialty Classification
NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
Quality Performance
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
Limitations
Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.

See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.

Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

Disclaimer: Data from CMS NPPES and Medicare Part D. PlainDoctor does not rate or rank providers. Provider information is self-reported and may not be current. Always verify information directly with the provider. About · Methodology

Compiled from official public sources by the editorial process.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.